Masao Imafuku

A stark, desperate tale of vengeance, Shura examines the plight of Gengobe - a Ronin and his quest to right the wrongs done unto him. (imdb)

A poetic story about a man rendered comatose by an accident and a bar maid, where the months pass, the seasons come and go, and the man sleeps on... (movies.yahoo.com)

This erotic and violent story taken from Emily Bronte's classic novel, takes place in medieval Japan instead of 19th-century Yorkshire. Onimaru (Yasaku Matsuda) is an orphan boy taken in by a group of priests who worship the Mountain of Fire and try to appease the gods of anger. He loves Kinu (Yuko Tanaka), the beautiful daughter of a local family. (mubi.com)

Japanese coming of age youth film. (themoviedb)

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local official who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discovers that not all is as it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.