1977 film by Kon Ichikawa

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.

U.F.O. Blue Christmas

1964 film by Kihachi Okamoto

东和大学的主将国分次郎（市川雷蔵 饰）出生于一个富裕殷实的家庭，经营公司父亲常与情人厮混，母亲则尽享牌桌的乐趣。与父母相比，次郎有如生长在泥沼中的一朵白莲，他的心地纯净无瑕，自顾自活在纯粹的剑道世界里，对世俗的一切全不上心。担任主将以来，次郎一门心思扑在剑道部的建设上来，将夺取全国大赛冠军定为终极目标。为此他亲加训练，还时而从父亲处筹款资助剑道部。他以苦行的风格管理着这群充满朝气和干劲的年轻人，但是却遭致周围人的非议。因竞选主将失败的贺川（川津祐介 饰）心生忌恨，时刻企图将这个纯粹近乎神明的次郎拖入泥沼……
本片根据三岛由纪夫的同名原著改编，系导演三隅研次“剑三部曲”的第二部。

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.