Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge

Bored Hatamoto

1930

Bored Hatamoto film #1

Bored Hatamoto

1930

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto

1930

Bored Hatamoto film #2

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto

1930

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai

1931

Bored Hatamoto film #3

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai

1931

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo

1931

Bored Hatamoto film #4

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo

1931

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage

1933

Bored Hatamoto film #5

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage

1933

Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo

1935

Bored Hatamoto film #6

Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo

1935

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku

1935

Bored Hatamoto film #7

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku

1935

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji

1937

Bored Hatamoto film #8

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji

1937

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure

1938

Bored Hatamoto film #9

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure

1938

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides

1950

Bored Hatamoto film #10

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides

1950

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord

1950

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord

1950

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown

1951

Bored Hatamoto movie #12

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown

1951

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

1952

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known as the Bored Samurai of the Hatamoto rank. Just as he was engulfed in boredom, Tokugawa Jo-Kaibo, claiming to be the Shogun's illegitimate child, made a grand entrance into Edo. At the behest of Sakon Shogen, Shusui-no-Suke was tasked to investigate Jo-Kaibo's background and had his young page Kyoya disguise as a woman to infiltrate Jo-Kaibo's gun mansion.

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

1952

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

1953

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

1953

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

1954

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

1954

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

1954

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace

1955

In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace

1955

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

1956

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

1956

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower

1957

Bored Hatamoto film #21

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower

1957

The Mansion of Intrigue

1957

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

The Mansion of Intrigue

1957

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

5.0

1958

Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

1958

5.0

The Acrobats of Death

5.8

1959

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

The Acrobats of Death

1959

5.8

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

1959

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

1959

6.0

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

1960

Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can save the shogunate from the dastardly plot to take over the country.

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

1960

Ninja Assassins

1960

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Ninja Assassins

1960

6.0

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

1961

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

1961

6.0

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

1962

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

1962

The Mysterious Cape

1963

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.

The Mysterious Cape

1963

6.0

Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his father’s warlord shoes as they expand rule across the country, Mumon jumps into the fray to satisfy his new bride Okuni’s demand that he make good on his promises of wealth. Yet Mumon soon finds what is worth fighting for beyond money or nation.

Mumon: The Land of Stealth

2017

6.4

Kill!

6.9

1968

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.

Kill!

1968

6.9

Kamui

6.1

2009

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

Kamui

2009

6.1

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

6.3

1989

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989

6.3

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

7.1

1955

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

7.1

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

7.2

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

7.2

New Tale of Zatoichi

6.9

1963

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

6.9

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

7.5

2012

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012

7.5

Zatoichi Challenged

6.8

1967

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

Zatoichi Challenged

1967

6.8

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

7.3

1967

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

7.3

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

6.8

2001

Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as the demons. Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror.

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

2001

6.8

Bushido

7.4

2024

Kakunoshin, renowned for his skills with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the samurai code. Falsely accused of a theft, he is forced to become a lowly ronin. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him into a new web of intrigue, Kakunoshin uncovers the truth behind his downfall. With the real culprit exposed, the go board flips, and a hellstorm of righteous vengeance follows.

Bushido

2024

7.4

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