Crest of Betrayal

The Ako Retainers

March 1961 •Japanese

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.

The 47 Loyal Ronin

December 1910 •Japanese

An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from various different 1910s adaptations totaling nearly three hours in length. The bulk of the content comes from the 1911 adaptation by legendary Japanese filmmaker Makino Shozo.

The 47 Ronin

December 1941 •Japanese

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.

Chûshingura

November 1962 •Japanese

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Devoted Servant Naosuke

December 1939 •Japanese

Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima Yasoemon, lost his face in front of people. It was a revenge by Oono, a karo (minister) who lost his chance to earn money by selling a fake antique to the lord. Okajima told the lord it was fake. Okajima endured Oono's humiliation. But, his servant Naosuke, could not. But what could he do? Oono is superior of his master. Naosuke would not hesitate to lay down his life for his master. But killing Oono would ruin his master. He wanted to clear his master's disgrace. What to do?

The Fall of Ako Castle

October 1978 •Japanese

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.

元祿美少年記

December 1955 •Japanese

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When news of his lord, Asano Naganori, attacking Kira Yoshinaka in the palace reached Akō, Uemon no Shichi was sixteen. The family elder, Ōishi Kuranosuke, determined to avenge, gathered allies, but Uemon no Shichi's father, Chōsuke, being sickly and considered too young, was not included. Chōsuke committed suicide.

Astronaut

July 2019 •English

A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space.

8

March 2020 •English

An old man, fated to collect souls for eternity, seeks atonement after trading his daughter's soul.

The Wretched

December 2019 •English

A rebellious teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, encounters a terrifying evil after his next-door neighbor becomes possessed by an ancient witch that feasts on children.

O Bandido Antônio Dó

August 1980 •Portuguese

Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway

February 2020 •English

CIA agents Palmer and Gagano are tasked with the perilous mission of destroying “The Soviet Union!" As they enter the system using a VR simulation, their mission quickly turns into a delirious trap, far more complex than expected, as the fabric of reality starts unraveling around them.

The Moon in the Hidden Woods

October 2018 •Korean

Shooting star hunter Jang-gu is looking for star fragments when he meets Nabilera, a girl born with the destiny of the moon. As their fates cross, they uncover the secret of the suddenly vanished moon – the true nature of a conspiracy that has lasted for a thousand years.

Dravci

April 1948 •Czech

Wild Beasts

The Beast from the Egg

January 1968 •English

Early (very early) monster movie from the Chiodo Bros. Features stop-motion animation monster.

Sludge Grubs

January 1972 •English

8mm/Super 8 early silent short films by the Chiodo Brothers, inspired by Ray Harryhausen, included on the 4K remastered Arrow Video Blu-ray of ‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’