Iconic poster-shows in 50s/60s Japan

Most here are chanbara period dramas.

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RandomUsagi May 28, 2022

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1. Witchcraft Martial Arts Book

Japanese Drama - 1969, 13 episodes
2. Taro Hiwa

Japanese Movie - 1956
3. Satomi Hakkenden Part 1 Yotomura Amemaru

Japanese Movie - 1954
4. Satomi Hakkenden Part 2 Ryuko Seihaku

Japanese Movie - 1954
5. Satomi Hakkenden Part 3 Phantom Cat Ranbu

Japanese Movie - 1954
6. Satomi Hakkenden Part 4 Clan Hachikenshi

Japanese Movie - 1954
7. Satomi Hakkenden Final Edition Akatsuki no Katsushi

Japanese Movie - 1954
8. Moon Whistle Sun Whistle Volume 1 Young Warrior under the Moon

Japanese Movie - 1955
9. Moon Whistle Sun Whistle Volume 2 Hakuba Fly in the Sky

Japanese Movie - 1955
10. Moon Flute Sun Flute Final Volume Senjogahara's Gekito

Japanese Movie - 1955
11. Fuefuki Doji Part 1: Skull Flag

Japanese Movie - 1954
12. Fuefuki Doji Part 2: The Witchcraft Struggle

Japanese Movie - 1954
13. Fuefuki Doji Final Part: The Triumph of Mangetsu Castle

Japanese Movie - 1954
14. Benikujaku Volume 1: Nachi's Small Tengu

Japanese Movie - 1954
15. Benikujaku Volume 2: Cursed Magic Whistle

Japanese Movie - 1955
16. Benikujaku Volume 3: Moon White Bone Castle

Japanese Movie - 1955
17. Benikujaku Volume 4: Ken Mekura Ukine Maru

Japanese Movie - 1955
18. Benikujaku Final Volume: The Hidden Treasure of The Ruins

Japanese Movie - 1955
19. Furi Sode Taiko

Japanese Movie - 1957
20. Kaze Kozo

Japanese Drama - 1958, 52 episodes
21. Hyakumen Doji Part 1: The Secret of Gearman

Japanese Movie - 1955
22. Hyakumen Doji Part 2: Satan's Cave

Japanese Movie - 1955
23. Hyakumen Doji Part 3: Batteren's Feast

Japanese Movie - 1955
24. Hyakumen Doji Final Part: Islamic Queen

Japanese Movie - 1955
25. Taro Hiwa Final Part: Snake Hell Phantom

Japanese Movie - 1956
26. Ninjutsu Gozen Match

Japanese Movie - 1957
27. Shinshu Tenmakyo

Japanese Movie - 1958

not added by me
28. Shinshu Tenmakyo Final Part

Japanese Movie - 1958
29. Twin Princess

Japanese Movie - 1958
30. Gekka no Wakamusha

Japanese Movie - 1957
31. Mysterious Golden Island Part 1 Devil's Secret Book

Japanese Movie - 1954
32. Mysterious Golden Island Part 2 Devil's Blade Shadow

Japanese Movie - 1954
33. Mysterious Golden Island Part 3 Devil's Sea God

Japanese Movie - 1954
34. Koi Yamabiko

Japanese Movie - 1959
35. Shogi Daimyo Skull Maboroshi

Japanese Movie - 1960
36. Lion Crest

Japanese Movie - 1958
37. Samurai Momotaro: Edo Chaos King

Japanese Movie - 1960
38. Samurai Momotaro: Devil of The Seas

Japanese Movie - 1960
39. New Golden Peacock Castle Seven Knights 1

Japanese Movie - 1961
40. New Golden Peacock Castle Seven Knights 2

Japanese Movie - 1961
41. New Golden Peacock Castle Seven Knights 3

Japanese Movie - 1961
42. Edo Ninpocho Seven Shadows

Japanese Movie - 1963
43. Sunset Doji Part 1 Dewa no Kotengu

Japanese Movie - 1955
44. Sunset Doji Part 2 Akatsuki's Spear Knights

Japanese Movie - 1955
45. Kid Magician Sasuke Part 2 Prison Princess

Japanese Movie - 1958
46. Kid Magician Sasuke Part 3 Hakuba in the Sky

Japanese Movie - 1958
47. Seafaring Lord Part 1

Japanese Movie - 1956
48. Seafaring Lord Pt.2

Japanese Movie - 1956
49. Seafaring Lord Part 3

Japanese Movie - 1956
50. Green-Eyed Samurai

Japanese Movie - 1956
51. Secrets of Fuji

Japanese Movie - 1959
52. Satomi Hakkenden

Japanese Movie - 1959
53. Satomi Hakkenden: Yokai no Rambu

Japanese Movie - 1959
54. Satomi Hakkenden: Hachi Kenshi no Gaika

Japanese Movie - 1959
55. Mito Komon

Japanese Movie - 1957
56. Yagyuu Renyasai: Hiden Tsukikagesho

Japanese Movie - 1956
57. Tales of Young Genji Kuro 1

Japanese Movie - 1957
58. Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2

Japanese Movie - 1958
59. Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

Japanese Movie - 1962
60. The Great King of Mongolia

Japanese Movie - 1959
61. Good Rascals

Japanese Movie - 1962
62. The Forbidden Castle

Japanese Movie - 1959
63. Whistling Innocent

Japanese Movie - 1961

bromance
64. Kabuki Vengeance

Japanese Movie - 1958
65. Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

Japanese Movie - 1958
66. Hanagasa Futari Wakashu

Japanese Movie - 1961
67. Yaguruma Kennosuke

Japanese Drama - 1959, 91 episodes
68. Kotohime Shichihenge

Japanese Drama - 1960, 105 episodes

female warrior
69. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Japanese Movie - 1956
70. Jigoku no hamonjo

Japanese Movie - 1969
71. Rangiku Monogatari

Japanese Movie - 1956
72. Chushingura

Japanese Movie - 1962

Akoroshi gang, just 47 dudes and their revenge for their bias lord.
73. Akoroshi

Japanese Drama - 1979, 36 episodes
74. Akouroushi

Japanese Movie - 1961
75. 47 Loyal Samurai

Japanese Movie - 1956
76. Benten Kozo

Japanese Movie - 1958
77. Ojosan Sandogasa

Japanese Movie - 1960
78. Ojo Kichizo

Japanese Movie - 1959
79. Hana no Kyodai

Japanese Movie - 1961
80. Okesa Utaeba

Japanese Movie - 1961
81. Itako Kasa

Japanese Movie - 1961
82. Hiren no Wakamusha

Japanese Movie - 1962
83. Tenma Tenpei

Japanese Drama - 1960, 52 episodes
84. Onnagoroshiya Hanagasa Oryu

Japanese Drama - 1969, 26 episodes

female warrior
85. Tabigara Sukurenai Osen

Japanese Drama - 1968, 52 episodes

female warrior
86. Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Japanese Movie - 1969

female warrior
87. Benitsu Bame Oyuki

Japanese Drama - 1970, 13 episodes

female warrior
88. Nuregami Botan

Japanese Movie - 1961

1st nurekami
89. Nure Kami Kenka Tabi

Japanese Movie - 1960

2nd nurekami
90. The Lord and the Gambler

Japanese Movie - 1959

3rd nurekami
91. Samurai Vendetta

Japanese Movie - 1959

OG Hakuoki that puts the romance-genre in the Ako Roshi events (instead of the Shinsengumi this time lol)
92. Suzakumon

Japanese Movie - 1957
93. Princess says, "No"

Japanese Movie - 1959

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