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Warner Bros. Japan to adapt 47 Ronin
As their first local production, Warner Bros. Japan will produce a big-budget adaptation of the classic tale of 47 Ronin, also known as “Chushingura.” This famous…
The Grand Passion (1970)
Future kung fu starlet Polly Shang-kwan in her third feature film is a swordswoman who joins forces with her onscreen brother (Bai Ying), an undercover agent…
Fumihiko Sori’s ‘Ichi’ coming to UK
Audiences in the U.K. will soon get a healthy dose of chambara action when director Fumihiko Sori’s ICHI arrives in theaters on July 10th. The film…
Geisha Assassin (2008)
Go Ohara, the action director of Japanese cult flicks DEATH TRANCE and CHANBARA BEAUTY, makes his solo directing debut with GEISHA ASSASSIN (aka GEISHA VS. NINJA).…
Takashi Miike to remake samurai pic ‘Thirteen Assassins’
Prolific Japanese cult filmmaker Takashi Miike (SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO) is taking on the jidai geki genre in a big way with an internationally-produced remake of Eiichi…
Update: Teaser for ‘The Legend of Kamui’
Update: A new, slightly longer teaser trailer for Yoichi Sai’s period ninja actioner THE LEGEND OF KAMUI is now available. (Scroll down to view the first teaser.)…
Toho takes on ‘Zatoichi’ one last time
Screen Daily reports that Sedic International and Toho have begun production on ZATOICHI THE LAST, starring 32-year-old actor Shingo Katori as the famous blind swordsman, gambler…
Lone Wolf and Cub 6: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Producer and star Tomisaburo Wakayama returns for the sixth and final glorious chapter in Katsu Productions’ feature film adaptation of the LONE WOLF AND CUB manga…
Lone Wolf and Cub 5: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Assassin for hire Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), along with his young son Daigoro, is challenged by five members of a disgraced house of samurai as a…
Actor Ken Ogata dies at 71
Ken Ogata, a veteran actor in Japanese cinema passed away suddenly at the age of 71 on Sunday, October 5th due to unknown causes. Ogata was…
Lone Wolf and Cub 4: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Under new direction from Buichi Saito, this fourth entry in the six-volume LONE WOLF AND CUB chambara series from Katsu Production and Toho Company maintains the…
‘Rashomon’ to kick off Academy salute to Kurosawa
A newly remastered print of RASHOMON (1950 – trailer) will screen at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as part of a three-month showcase…
Lone Wolf and Cub 3: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
The third cinematic chapter in manga and scriptwriter Kazuo Koike’s bloody LONE WOLF AND CUB series is a genuine tour de force of chambara filmmaking, more…
Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
In the sequel to producer Shintaro Katsu’s magnificent first screen adaptation of Kazuo Koike’s violent manga classic “Lone Wolf and Cub,” former Shogunate High Executioner and…
Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx (DVD – AnimEigo)
BABY CART AT THE RIVER STYX, the second feature film in the LONE WOLF AND CUB series was first introduced to western audiences in 1980 when…
Teaser trailer for female ‘Ichi’
Shochiku Company is stirring things up with their upcoming release of ICHI, an update to the Zatoichi franchise that re-imagines the iconic blind swordsman of over…
Snipes’ ‘Game of Death’ gets new director
Tai Seng’s December 2009 releases
2009 Golden Horse nominations
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‘Chen Zhen’ begins shooting as superhero movie
Carl Rinsch to direct Keanu Reeves in ‘47 Ronin’
Teacher busted for showing ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in class
Trailer for Manny Pacquiao’s ‘Wapakman’
REVIEW: ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’ (2009)
Exclusive ‘Kung Fu Man’ set pics