List of the best Yoshio Inaba movies: Seven Samurai(1954), Hara-Kiri(1963), The Challenge(1982) ... ...
Action
1954
208 Minutes
Gorobei Katayama
Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Yoshio Inaba Seiji Miyaguchi Minoru Chiaki Daisuke Kato Isao Kimura Kunihori Kodo Kamatari Fujiwara Yoshio Tsuchiya
samurai villager bandit monk farmer tense intricate village japan honor kidnapping showdown violence father/daughter relationship hope rescue quest rivalry sacrifice 16th century
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.
Drama
Japan
1963
135 Minutes
Jinai Chijiiwa
Tatsuya Nakadai Shima Iwashita Akira Ishihama Yoshio Inaba Rentarô Mikuni Masao Mishima
samurai guard landowner daughter solemn brooding intricate striking japan feudal home revenge honor culture clash family death sacrifice fall revenge 17th century
When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
Crime, Drama
USA|Japan
1982
112 Minutes
Instructor
Scott Glenn Toshirô Mifune Atsuo Nakamura Donna Kei Benz Calvin Jung Clyde Kusatsu Sab Shimada Yoshio Inaba Seiji Miyaguchi Miiko Taka Kiyoako Nagai
A down-and-out American boxer becomes involved in a feud between two Japanese brothers.