Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

AKA: Tôkizô Nakamura, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Kiyoto Monden
1.068

1902-03-18

Miyagi, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {226}

1951-03-31 0

Zoku Sasaki Kojiro

1951 Japanese movie ...
Genre :Action, History

Sogoro

1951-11-22 5

Five Men of Edo

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Honda

1951-01-13 0

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all ...
Genre :Adventure, History, Mystery

1963-07-13 0

20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many duels he fought were intended to bring justice to th ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1948-10-12 0

G-Men of Japan

The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippo ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1941-01-17 5

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1941-03-07 6

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo. ...
Genre :Drama

1944-08-11 0

Thus the Divine Wind Blows

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1953-08-12 0

Wild Lion

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his n ...
Genre :Drama, History

1960-03-27 0

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3

The adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his father, the Shogun. However, his journey is disturbed by those who wish to claim his life. This is the ...
Genre :Drama

1958-10-22 5.7

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi's fiancee, Otoyo, was a chambermaid whom Kawakats ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

1952-11-06 0

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation. ...
Genre :

Gennosuke Higaki

1943-03-25 6.519

Sanshiro Sugata

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guar ...
Genre :Drama

1958-05-20 0

Kingdom of Youth

An entertaining youth drama, which tells about the struggle of a young swordsman Yamanaka Shikanoske (Kinya Kitaoji) and his friends who resist the tyranny of the Mori clan in a war-torn country durin ...
Genre :Drama

1959-10-18 0

53 Stages of the Road

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto. ...
Genre :Drama

1950-01-03 0

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious radio signal, the coast Guard discovers that a smu ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Crime

Lord Mito

1956-09-26 6.6

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto

10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto. ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery

Lord Nakano

1962-01-14 6

Good Rascals

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives. ...
Genre :Comedy

1960-05-22 0

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces. ...
Genre :Drama

1952-04-03 0

お洒落狂女

Genre :

Chûji Kunisada

1936-02-18 0

Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

A film based on the life of the bakuto Kunisada Chuji ...
Genre :Drama

Gennosuke Higaki / Teshin Higaki, Gennosuke's younger brother

1945-05-03 5.974

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and pu ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Adventure

1949-09-11 0

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

Genre :

Kambei

1950-12-31 0

A Thousand Standards of Stone

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama. ...
Genre :Drama

1946-01-31 0

Meiji no kyōdai

Genre :

Ôtaguro

1961-10-07 0

Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues

Genre :Drama

1959-07-12 8.1

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by ever ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1958-01-03 7

A Chivalrous Spirit

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, u ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1951-10-26 5

Sasaki Kojiro

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to nati ...
Genre :Action, History

1927-06-17 0

Dochu hiki

Genre :

1955-12-28 0

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge

Bored Hatamoto film #19 ...
Genre :Action, History

1950-09-23 0

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides

Bored Hatamoto film #10 ...
Genre :History, Action

1950-10-07 0

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

Bored Hatamoto movie #11 ...
Genre :History, Action

1927-05-14 0

Akuma no hoshî no shita nî

Genre :

1926-06-28 0

Tenraku

Genre :

1931-11-01 0

Hakurai Bunmeigai

Genre :

1954-01-12 0

Sanada Ten Braves

1954 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Momochi Sandayu

1957-12-15 7.7

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

During the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power and each uses their secret weapons in order to try and defeat the other. Momochi Sandayu of the Iga, al ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

1958-10-29 5

The Purple Hood

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront an ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime

Kumoemon Tochuken

1936-06-01 6

Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a gei ...
Genre :Drama, History

1953-02-19 0

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

Part two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation. ...
Genre :

1931-05-05 0

Reimei izen

In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a prostitute. ...
Genre :

1956-01-03 0

Goblin of Rashomon

Genre :

1938-06-17 0

Taiko's Rising in the World

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1957-02-12 0

Lofty Ambitions

Genre :

Kasahara Kiyoshige

1969-03-01 7.4

Samurai Banners

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suw ...
Genre :Action, War, History

1950-09-16 0

Hirenge

A 1950 film by director 原研吉. ...
Genre :

め組の辰五郎

1953-01-22 0

江戸いろは祭

Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, ...
Genre :

中久保主水

1953-03-26 0

疾風からす隊

During the end of the shogunate, there was a group of black-clothed masked samurai known as the "Crow Squad" who resisted the shogunate's oppression, taking down key figures one by one. During a Go ga ...
Genre :

Mamoru Mabuchu

1953-10-27 0

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the steward of Kakukura, Kurokawa Senjiro, was Tamaki Dai ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

Colonel Fukushima

1943-12-01 0

Wakaki sugata

Genre :Drama

1956-08-15 0

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9

9th film in the series about Lord Mito ...
Genre :Horror

1951-08-03 0

Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon. ...
Genre :

1954-02-24 0

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise. ...
Genre :

1954-04-13 9

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise. ...
Genre :

1957-01-29 0

Flowers on the Trail

Genre :

1953-11-18 0

The Sun

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel. ...
Genre :

1954-12-27 0

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

Bored Hatamoto film #17 ...
Genre :Action, History

1952-06-26 0

はだか大名　後篇

Genre :

1961-02-01 0

Unruly Lion

Genre :

Mito Komon

1955-05-10 0

Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka

Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise. ...
Genre :Adventure

1956-08-29 0

Ancient Coins

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version. ...
Genre :History, Adventure

1944-05-11 0

Kokusai Mitsuyudan

Directed by Daisuke Ito. ...
Genre :

1958-09-23 0

Epic Crash

Utaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and opposes power and tyranny with his will and spirit. ...
Genre :Drama

1958-02-25 0

直八子供旅

Genre :

Toshin

1966-02-02 5

Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage

After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a ...
Genre :Crime, Action, Drama

Nikichi

1932-12-31 0

Kessen Kojinyama

Kind of the Japanese equivalent of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, this film is a fictionalized version of the gang battle in the later Edo period, which ended up in a direct duel between Kira no Ni ...
Genre :Action

1946-12-31 0

Seven Faces

First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka ...
Genre :Crime

1948-12-30 0

Thirty-three footprints

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka ...
Genre :Crime

Mito Kōmon

1956-03-26 0

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7

A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature. ...
Genre :Crime, Horror

1949-10-20 0

Yaji Kita Cat Ghost Road

Film about Ghost-cat. ...
Genre :Horror, Comedy

1962-05-16 0

Genkuro Yoshitsune

An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the period of his stay on Mount Kurama to his reconciliation with his brother Yoritomo. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Benkei

1955-07-30 0

Minamoto Yoshitsune

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action of the first part takes place in the late Heian pe ...
Genre :Drama, History

Sagawa Hikokuro

1944-01-03 0

Kenpu Renpeikan

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan ...
Genre :History, Drama

1952-04-03 0

Kojiki Taishô

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotom ...
Genre :History, Drama

1960-09-27 0

Shinran, Part II

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, was placed in a monastary on Mount Hiei when still ...
Genre :Drama, History

1960-12-27 0

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from S ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1961-06-21 0

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region

He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji, Yoshimoto's lender, and Kanehira Akagi, the older b ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1955-06-07 0

Hirado Pirates

In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the way, he picked up Ichinojo Kaneko, a Ronin who surviv ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1957-10-08 0

Goblin's Highway

Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he gets into a fight with local bad bosses who behave b ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1951-05-05 0

豪快三人男

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a mysterious woman protecting a young lord, and the overwh ...
Genre :History

1927-07-01 0

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

Genre :Horror, Drama

1953-07-01 0

Genta Shigure

Ryō Hagiwara movie ...
Genre :

1960-06-29 6

Ninja Assassins

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

Danjô Matsunaga

1957-09-23 0

Ghost Ship Part 1

As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy seas of Luzon. All hands on board the Kannonmaru were lost except for Shinkei, who alone made his wa ...
Genre :Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

1961-03-12 5.8

An Edo Magistrate

When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate o ...
Genre :

1951-07-12 0

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of pr ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1955-03-06 0

Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2

Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed "Ah Toyamaru," and Hiroshi Fukushima, who worked on ...
Genre :

1956-11-14 0

鞍馬天狗 第一話 白馬の密使

1956 movie from Japan ...
Genre :

1945-05-17 0

Ikeru isu

1945 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1945-08-30 0

花婿太閤記

1945 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1955-01-27 0

大岡政談　血煙り地蔵

A thrilling historical drama that revolves around the exoneration of a falsely accused family, the protection of a fallen merchant house, and the overturning of the powerful Shimazu clan, while the Ec ...
Genre :Drama

Hirate Masahide

1955-09-20 0

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character and courage, and who became a great commander and ...
Genre :Drama, History

1950-02-19 0

Ore wa yōjimbō

1950 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1947-05-06 0

壮士劇場

1947 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Shimizu no Jirocho

1952-09-25 0

Shimizu no Jirocho den

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho. ...
Genre :

1957-12-15 0

Jet Air Base 101

The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Ca ...
Genre :War, Drama

1961-11-08 6.4

The Conspirator

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds ...
Genre :Drama, History

1962-08-12 6

The Phantom Goblin

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his behalf. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1955-12-12 0

Mito Komon Travelogue: The Hunchback Man of the Ghost Castle

Japanese horror movie from 1955. ...
Genre :Horror

1955-08-01 0

Shimazu no sanshita yakko

Japanese film. ...
Genre :

Murayama

1937-05-11 0

Yoru no hato

Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her. ...
Genre :Drama

Akagaki Genba

1954-04-27 0

Clan Revival

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi" terrorized the country under the leadership of Akagaki G ...
Genre :Adventure

Kira Kouzukenosuke

1961-03-28 5.2

The Ako Retainers

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 strik ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1964-03-01 7

The Third Ninja

Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga. ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Comedy, Family, Adventure

1960-03-01 6

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in several recent murder cases. To prove their innocen ...
Genre :History, Mystery, Action

1961-08-13 5.3

Law in Ghost Island

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become inv ...
Genre :Adventure

1951-09-07 0

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown

Bored Hatamoto movie #12 ...
Genre :Action, History

1954-01-03 0

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls

Bored Hatamoto movie #15 ...
Genre :Action, History

1957-01-15 0

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower

Bored Hatamoto film #21 ...
Genre :Action, History

Miyamoto Musashi

1963-08-31 6.5

Young Swordsman

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about ...
Genre :Drama

Orochimaru

1956-10-31 0

Ninja's Weapon

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's only living heir, now a skilled ninja, uses sorcery t ...
Genre :Action

Heima Kiyomizawa

1925-03-06 0

Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi

Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thief’, Kageboshi. ...
Genre :Action

1959-02-04 5

Goblin in Stirrups

Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi. ...
Genre :Drama, Adventure

1959-07-25 6

The Edo Official and Apprentice

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hib ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Kurokama

1957-01-03 7.5

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gamb ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, History

Magonojô Katsuura

1927-01-01 0

The Spell of the Sand Painting

The Ryueis and the Tenmokus fight over gold bullion secretly stored away in Osaka Castle. A dramatization of a popular novel - three competing studios also produced their own versions of the story. ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, History

1964-01-09 7

Vanquished Foes

A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yakuza families, Mitsuwa and Aikawa. Forced by the code of the yakuza to put one's life on the line for ...
Genre :Drama

Onono Yosifuru

1962-05-01 7.4

The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, bu ...
Genre :Fantasy, Drama, Romance

1958-02-05 6

Noble Tasuke

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when a small child runs into the street, a crime punis ...
Genre :Action

1958-10-01 6

The Abandoned Swords

Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the Tokugawa Shogun. Gentaro of the Owari clan sets out to ...
Genre :Drama

1943-10-28 6.8

The Life of Matsu the Untamed

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure

Setsuo

1960-03-15 6

Official with a Tattoo

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit. ...
Genre :Drama

1958-08-27 5.2

Kunisada Chuji

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to fin ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

Isaburo

1960-01-03 5.4

Road of Chivalry

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his henchmen in an attempt to raise money for the Boss gambles ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Gengoemon Kataoka

1953-03-31 0

47 Vendettas

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death. ...
Genre :Drama

Mito Kōmon

1957-08-11 5.4

Lord Mito

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faith ...
Genre :Drama

Danpei

1950-08-26 6

Fencing Master

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

Koizumi Ise-no-kami

1945-05-17 0

Duel at Yagyu Valley

During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches w ...
Genre :Action

Kenzô Nakazato

1949-09-26 6.3

The Invisible Man Appears

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. ...
Genre :Horror, Science Fiction, Crime

Katakura Kojuro

1942-07-02 5.7

Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until subduing almost all his enemies, the lonely comprehen ...
Genre :History, Drama, War

1963-03-16 8

Life of Hishakaku

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes i ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1958-07-13 8

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isam ...
Genre :Action

1959-10-25 7.5

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy military governor with land holdings in Owari province. ...
Genre :Drama, History, Adventure

Sakon Shogen Matsudaira

1957-12-28 0

The Mansion of Intrigue

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun. ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

Tōzaburō

1955-02-27 7.4

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in ...
Genre :Drama, Adventure

1959-03-10 5.5

Whirlwind Magistrate

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold b ...
Genre :Action

1963-05-25 8.2

Life of Hishakaku 2

Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their rival, Domoto family. To reciprocate the kindness of the Kikkyos, Hishakaku heads ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Priest Shunkai

1962-09-01 0

The Warrior from Kishu

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else fr ...
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Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami

1962-10-27 0

Showdown at Lightning Pass

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline. ...
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1961-07-18 0

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the so ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, Drama

1957-01-09 7

The Seven Vows, Part 3

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven crosses are finally united to reveal the secret of the royal treasure. ...
Genre :Adventure

1956-12-26 7

The Seven Vows

Toruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed though secret codes hidden in seven crosses carried by his fellow samurai. ...
Genre :Adventure

1957-01-03 7

The Seven Vows, Part 2

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held captive by the enemy pirate Ongo, Goro discovers the whereabouts of the missing seventh cross. Will h ...
Genre :Adventure

Ooka-no-kami Echizen

1958-03-18 5.8

Secret of The Golden Spell

One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, must rescue the Yagyu clan from the treachery of a master plotting to take control over a sword figh ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1960-05-03 6.5

Runway to Hell

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Koheita

1941-11-30 0

The Battle of Kawanakajima

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport ...
Genre :Drama, History, War

Nikkan

1962-11-17 7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philos ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

Komori Hanzaemon

1958-06-29 0

Feline Spirit

Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The mother of the murdered Matashichiro, Akishino, cursing the Nabeshima family, ...
Genre :Horror

Makino Tsuyoshi

1963-12-07 7.423

13 Assassins

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed u ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama, Action

1960-04-16 0

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4

Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular “Shingo’s Original Challenge” series, Shingo confronts his mast ...
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1960-01-15 5.8

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to steal bribe money on its way to Edo for the benefit to poor farmers. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Arakida Samanosuke

1960-07-10 5.2

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and S ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

Ito Kashitaro

1954-11-22 7

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the ...
Genre :History

1959-01-03 5

Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons

In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-shaped incense burner that holds the key to hidden treasures. This is the most exciting film in the ser ...
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Chief Fujisaku

1965-11-13 0

Yakuza G-Men

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold. ...
Genre :Crime

1957-04-30 6

Rebellion

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival. ...
Genre :Drama

Mito Komon

1956-07-12 0

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat

In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her beloved cat takes revenge by becoming an incarnatio ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

1957-07-13 6.2

Souls in the Moonlight

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ...
Genre :Drama

1958-09-03 8.5

The Sword Knows

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Shichibei

1958-04-20 6.6

Souls in the Moonlight II

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explos ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Shichibei

1959-04-28 6.6

Souls in the Moonlight III

Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, wi ...
Genre :Drama

1958-12-27 0

Fighting Disposition

With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death of his close friend. ...
Genre :Action

Raizaburo

1929-09-20 5.8

Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, ...
Genre :Drama, Action, War, History

1959-01-01 0

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun Yoshimune. ...
Genre :Action, History

1951-11-02 5

Miki, the Swordman

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, Drama

1967-02-25 6

Organized Violence

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans. ...
Genre :Crime

1963-01-15 0

A Fishmonger's Tour

The supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a whopping 1 ryo, and unable to face his customers openly anymore, Tasuke closes the shop and goes on a trip to ...
Genre :Drama

Tokuda

1963-10-20 5

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era. ...
Genre :Crime

1953-04-23 0

Merciless Blade

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass. ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1959-05-05 6

No Stronger Swords

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style called ”Otonashi” (The Silent Form) and the proper wa ...
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1961-04-09 4.3

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolves to end his clan's exile and avenge the brutal l ...
Genre :Drama, History

Chamberlain Hyobu

1958-01-15 6.2

Bull's Eye of Love

Young Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to restore peace amidst disruption over an inheritance dispute. Warned by a fortune-teller that he would die by ...
Genre :Comedy, Action

1938-03-31 6

Chushingura

The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family. ...
Genre :History, Drama

Saisuke Godai

1944-12-28 8.8

Signal Fires of Shanghai

During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai. Although the Western powers are officially neutral, the ...
Genre :Drama, History

Baiken Shishido

1943-04-01 6

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Jubei Nakatomi

1960-05-29 6

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them. ...
Genre :Drama

1942-09-10 0

Oichi no kata

Genre :Drama

1960-01-09 0

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

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 tak ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1963-01-03 7

Tokaido Fullhouse

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the sit ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1960-12-11 6

Sword of Destiny

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Date Terumune

1959-05-25 5.3

Hawk of the North

During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After crushing almost all of his enemies, Date Masamune aka the "Hawk of the North" sets his eyes on Hatak ...
Genre :Action, History

1962-08-22 5

Keepers of Order

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yak ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1956-05-03 0

Virtue in Spades

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa. ...
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1962-01-31 7

Knightly Advice

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Munakata Kanzan

1961-08-01 6

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

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 fin ...
Genre :Mystery, Action, Drama

1950-10-18 0

Ship of Outlaws

Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido. ...
Genre :

1959-09-30 0

The Medicine Case

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox. ...
Genre :

1965-11-20 7.3

The Flower and the Dragon

A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1958-05-12 0

Fireball Magistrate

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lord ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Kimura Matazo

1956-03-01 5.3

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island. ...
Genre :Action

Kondo Isami

1961-10-14 7

Restoration Fire

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances ...
Genre :Drama, History

Nyudo Murakami

1960-09-18 7.2

The Pirates

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Sia ...
Genre :Action, Mystery

Fusagoro Ota

1964-07-11 10

Gambler

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss w ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1966-01-13 10

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

The sequel of "Flower and Dragon". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He unites people with his courage, and revolts against the entrepreneur Oki Nakashi, who is teeming with vic ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Saibei of Tagoto

1963-11-20 8.5

Yakuza of Seki

A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wis ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1958-12-15 9

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when Young Lord comes to relax he finds no peace until he can un ...
Genre :Crime, Action, Drama, Mystery

1960-08-07 8.3

Lord Mito: All Star Version

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning ...
Genre :

1959-11-29 0

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks just like Shogun Iemitsu undergoes a series of unforeseen troubles in his newly wedded life. ...
Genre :Drama, History, Comedy, Action

1959-10-10 5

Bloody Battle at Dawn

A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under the Yagyu family. He helped the younger brother of ...
Genre :Drama, History

1969-10-08 0

Fill the Cup with Blood

Second delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn between the organization and his old friends. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

1959-08-09 6.2

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Bo ...
Genre :Action

Notaro Nitta Yoshimitsu

1952-09-17 0

Ushiwakamaru

Genre :Drama

1952-04-24 0

Castle of Revenge

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the te ...
Genre :Drama, History

1955-04-26 0

Four Swordsmen of Ashura

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1951-12-28 0

Karate Sanshiro

Shunsuke Washimi, a member of the karate club, misunderstands the affections of Chiyo, a lodging house girl who is in love with him and in the midst of a confusion challenges Yamauchi Tatsuhiko to a ...
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Jakoman

1949-07-11 0

Jakoman and Tetsu

In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides ...
Genre :Drama

1950-04-14 0

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

Genre :Crime, Drama

1950-04-23 0

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

Genre :Crime, Drama

1955-03-28 0

The Fighting Magistrate

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1941-05-08 0

Rashōmon

A 1941 Japanese film directed by Shinzo Yoshida. ...
Genre :Mystery

1946-04-25 0

The Woman Who Opens the Door

Genre :Drama

1939-11-30 0

Sea Raiding Unit

Genre :History

1942-12-11 0

Dance of the Capital

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film ...
Genre :

Yagyū Munenori

1937-04-01 0

The Siege of Osaka

The Siege of Osaka ...
Genre :

1935-02-28 0

Chuji for Sale

Genre :History

1948-10-25 0

The Dead Beauty Incident

A dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi) begin investigating this mysterious crime at the investigation headquarters. Since the cause of death was po ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller

1965-09-30 0

High-Ranking Yakuza

1965 youth / yakuza film ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1963-10-29 0

A Lawless Outpost

1963 Toei film. ...
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1961-04-21 0

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō

Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate). Shot by Nishikawa Shoei (I Am the Magician of Hell). ...
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1940-03-31 0

Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto. ...
Genre :War, Drama, Action, Adventure

1944-03-01 0

Sword Wind Training Hall

About Kenpuren Training Hall: The story is set in the Bakumatsu period. Katsura Kogoro and his passionate Choshu comrades raise the banner of "Shinto Munen-ryu" and join the dojo of Saito Yakuro, a re ...
Genre :Drama

Baiken Shishido

1943-07-15 0

Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill

Miyamoto Musashi is challenged by a series of opponents in this follow up to Miyamoto Musashi's Kongoin Ketto (1942, also called Nitoryu Kaigen) also directed by Ito Daisuke. ...
Genre :Action, History

1951-08-10 0

木曽路の決闘 夏祭り三度笠

Genre :

0

Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro

First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto. ...
Genre :War, Drama, Action, Adventure

1957-05-12 0

Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief

The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in the previous film, "Kurama Tengu Kakubei Shishi" (1 ...
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