Very entertaining Kihachi Okamoto feature, and while it is a WWII film, it is also a tribute to John Ford’s Westerns, set in Manchuria. In addition to the regulars in the series, a fine performance by the always lovely Kumi Mizuno.

One of Okamoto’s trademarks is his recessive staging, i.e. the big foreground wide-angle look, the kind of wide-screen composition which is quite common in spaghetti westerns, particularly those of Sergio Leone’s (partly due to the technical problems of the Techniscope format, widely used in Italy in that period). We could notice this signature in Okamoto’s late 50s films already, that is, a few years earlier than Leone and other western directors.

Operation.Sewer.Rats.1962.DVDRip.XviD-MNAUCE.avi

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https://nitro.download/view/B4923868D8CFCC5/Operation.Sewer.Rats.1962.DVDRip.XviD-MNAUCE.avi

Language(s):Japanese and a bit Japanese Chinese
Subtitles:Japanese Hardsubs for the bit Japanese Chinese Only

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The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master’s honor after patiently waiting and planning for over a year to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder.

3.51GB | 3h 27m | 1024×436 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/454B2307A45B7CA/Chushingura_(1962).mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring, and the contract subsequently purchased against him and his employer.

1.44GB | 1h 26m | 844×352 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/A0CB36AEEF6A2DA/Hiromichi_Horikawa_-_Sogeki_AKA_Sun_Above,_Death_Below_(1968)-KG.mkv
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https://nitro.download/view/4A5D7671BC7DCDF/Hiromichi_Horikawa_-_Sogeki_AKA_Sun_Above,_Death_Below_(1968)-KG.part1.rar
https://nitro.download/view/808EA37631BDFC6/Hiromichi_Horikawa_-_Sogeki_AKA_Sun_Above,_Death_Below_(1968)-KG.part2.rar

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Bara no hyôteki (1972)
A gunslinger is hired to kill a news photographer. The young ward of the shot photographer discovers the set-up behind the killing – that a laboratory is being set up by a Nazi organization to capture and train talented youth and that the photographer was about to expose it.

2.77GB | 1h 34m | 2560×1440 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/4E05382902FE063/Target.of.Roses.1972.1080p.HDTV.AVC.AAC_2.0.mkv
or
https://tezfiles.com/file/10248f8167cde/Target.of.Roses.1972.1080p.HDTV.AVC.AAC_2.0.mkv

Language(s):Japanese,English
Subtitles:English,Japanese

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Thriller about a Japanese-American CIA agent (Kayama) in Japan.

1.26GB | 1h 34m | 852×348 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/1D4222543D49A18/Shiro_Moritani_-_Dankon_AKA_Bullet_Wound_(1969).mkv
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https://nitro.download/view/12CE8CE36B6ECD2/Shiro_Moritani_-_Dankon_AKA_Bullet_Wound_(1969).part1.rar
https://nitro.download/view/1E47CDA63C39C82/Shiro_Moritani_-_Dankon_AKA_Bullet_Wound_(1969).part2.rar

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

2.53GB | 2 h 0 min | 1024×438 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/A3389ECEB60438A/Sword_of_Doom.1966.576p.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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In this Japanese samurai adventure, a brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack.
The sword fights are especially exciting.

an imdb user wrote:
Before “Samurai Assassin”, “Sword of Doom” or “Kill!”, director Okamoto helms this light hearted actioner that has just about every element from other chambara movies. Well photographed and meticulously planned, it’s an impressive genre film.

The film opens with action as the Iga ninja chase and attack a lone young man who turns out to be another Iga ninja but has quit the clan in search of a moral life. The young man defeats the ninja including the feared leader. Observing the fight is a wandering ronin who befriends the young man noting that while the man is a good fighter, he’s ignorant of the ways of the world. Almost immediately they are greeted by an odd stranger who claims he will soon become the ruler of Japan. The stranger convinces them to join a passing armed delivery service headed by a young woman who’s a short sword expert. And so it starts, complete with political intrigue, a stolen shipment of rifles, a ruthless pirate gang commanded by a beautiful princess and the return of the Iga ninja who have vowed to kill the young man.

The film is very brisk and Okamoto’s direction is stylish and experimental, especially in the editing. Shot in clear black and white and with a jazzy, quirky score by Masaru Sato, the film is a lot of fun despite the rather standard storyline.

The fight scenes are extremely well shot with careful camera placement and sharp editing taking place of actual movement from the actors. Believe me, I’d rather see actors who can actually do the moves but here is an example of how to shoot a fight when the actors may not be the best. It works really well.

Recommended.

697MB | 01:37:42 | 640×272 | avi

https://nitro.download/view/364111BB6664FC8/Warring.Clans.1963.DVDRip.XviD-WRD.avi
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Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English (idx/sub)

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