Ryōsuke Kagawa

AKA:

0.5572

1896-10-10

Saga Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {311}

1933-04-27 0

Hotta Hayato

Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film. ...

Genre :History

1951-07-11 0

Lantern Under a Full Moon

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Boss Izumasa

1971-01-23 0

Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation

Lesser, but still modestly entertaining sequel. Wakayama is wonderfully bastardly here, but has to do without Chicago bros. Yamashiro & Watanabe and the film is just that much less fun. It's also a li ...

Genre :Crime

1953-10-02 0

Princess Finds Her Prince

Genre :

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

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

1948-03-30 0

Children Hand in Hand

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates. ...

Genre :Drama

1960-07-10 0

Scarred Yosaburo

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and emotional scars he now carries with him, Yosaburo falls fo ...

Genre :Drama, Action

Shôni Tsunesuke

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

Zen'emon Tanaka

1949-05-10 0

Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film. ...

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

Old People's Club Chairman

1984-11-17 7.1

The Funeral

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home. ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

1932-06-03 0

Professional Killer

Directed by Mansaku Itami. ...

Genre :

1962-02-14 0

八幡鳩九郎

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1960-05-22 0

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces. ...

Genre :Drama

Odagiri Tosamori

1952-04-03 0

お洒落狂女

Genre :

1959-02-25 0

Hebihime sama

Genre :

1951-02-11 0

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi ...

Genre :

1949-09-11 0

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

Genre :

1960-01-21 0

Glorious Firefighter’s Standard

Firefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth. ...

Genre :

1962-07-29 0

170 Leagues to Edo

Genre :

1960-02-26 0

越後獅子祭

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo ...

Genre :

1957-12-15 5.4

Freelance Samurai

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy. ...

Genre :Action

1960-06-01 5.7

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlig ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1959-01-09 5.8

The Acrobats of Death

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town. ...

Genre :History, Action

1939-06-01 0

Shunjû ittôryû

After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' ...

Genre :

1957-01-09 6

Cantankerous Edo

It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular couple... Misora Hibari and Okawa Hashizo. Along wit ...

Genre :

1962-03-25 8

Lady Sen and Hideyori

From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Princess Sen, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is caugh ...

Genre :Drama

1962-04-06 0

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1962-04-17 0

Kabe no naka no bijo

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1951-02-15 0

Judge of the Ashuras

Genre :Drama

1950-10-07 0

A Man from Akagi

Genre :

1950-04-09 0

Song of Love

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts her past, she navigates themes of forgiveness, identity, ...

Genre :Drama

1946-01-31 0

Meiji no kyōdai

Genre :

1951-11-16 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

Genre :Action, Drama

1951-11-30 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

film directed by Tai Katô ...

Genre :Action, 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

1962-06-03 6.9

Love Under the Crucifix

A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens. ...

Genre :Romance, Drama, History

Boss

1962-04-29 0

Home-Brewed Tatsu

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :Adventure, Drama

Dansho Tsukue

1966-02-25 7.723

The Sword of Doom

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1931-11-13 0

Ippon-gatana dohyo iri

Genre :

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

Priest Zenkai

1958-09-22 7.1

Conflagration

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress. ...

Genre :Drama

1962-11-23 0

The King

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and live ...

Genre :Drama

1932-03-17 0

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

Genre :

1955-12-28 0

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge

Bored Hatamoto film #19 ...

Genre :Action, History

1959-11-22 7.2

Samurai Vendetta

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1928-06-15 0

Tenka taiheiki

Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie. ...

Genre :

Shigebei, a pilgrim

1979-12-01 0

Hell Worms

A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inagaki's Jigoku no mushi (1938). ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1964-11-28 0

Kojiki taishō

Genre :

1960-05-17 6

Road Warriors

A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wak ...

Genre :

1949-04-11 0

White-haired Demon

A man dies in an automobile accident and returns as a white-haired demon and seeks revenge on his wife and her lover ...

Genre :Horror

Kôchinokami Tôyama

1938-12-01 0

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi. ...

Genre :Comedy, Adventure

1953-07-01 0

Genta Shigure

Ryō Hagiwara movie ...

Genre :

1949-07-11 0

Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes

Film about Ghost-Cat. ...

Genre :Horror

1938-03-15 0

Kurama Tengu

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went bankrupt shortly after the transition to sound). As h ...

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

1962-12-23 0

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Nagasaka Yorihiro

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

1965-09-18 0

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters of the Emperor, who are fighting for the overthrow of the Shogunate, and the Shinsengumi ...

Genre :Action, Adventure

Chobei Kagaya

1960-09-09 0

What Price Love?

Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff ...

Genre :Drama

Oda Nobuhide

1940-02-05 0

Oda Nobunaga

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and Shimura Takashi ...

Genre :

岳雲和尚

1952-10-15 0

武蔵と小次郎

As the reputation of Sasaki Kojiro, who traveled through various provinces with his long sword seeking duels, began to spread, he was summoned by Lord Hosokawa Sansai upon the recommendation of Kokura ...

Genre :

松平逸斎

1953-04-15 0

お役者小僧

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the inner chambers, was called Inaba Goutaro. He was the adopted son of a samurai, Inaba Bue ...

Genre :

Goemon Sumikura

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

木屋文蔵

1954-04-21 0

快盗三人吉三

On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a geisha named Oshima, was publicly exposed at Nihonbashi for committing an illicit act with a woman. While t ...

Genre :

海老名の常造

1954-06-23 0

Beautiful Tengu

During the tumultuous end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tengu Party rose in rebellion in Mito. Friends from their hometown, Tanaka Genzo and Fujita Koshiro, each walked different paths. Koshiro, who ...

Genre :

喜左衛門

1955-01-09 0

八州遊侠伝白鷺三味線

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Omachi was stalked by a ronin named Akiyama Kanosuke, ...

Genre :

荒尾但馬

1955-09-21 0

荒木又右衛門

Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they inevitably became enemies after Matagorō killed Kazuma's younger brother, Gentayū, and fled. Seeking a ...

Genre :

中津勘解由

1955-08-10 0

お役者小僧江戸千両幟

Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved geisha, Ko-en. On the run, they were rescued by the actor Nakamura Utaemon, but Ko-en was taken by t ...

Genre :

荒屋宮内

1955-10-04 0

若き日の千葉周作

Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, and his wet nurse in Rikuzen Onikobe, where he early on earned the nickn ...

Genre :

山村長太夫

1955-10-30 0

Ejima and Ikushima

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mo ...

Genre :Drama

1964-06-06 0

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

Genre :

1951-08-03 0

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

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon. ...

Genre :

1951-12-14 0

Izayoi kaidō

Genre :

1958-02-12 0

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuk ...

Genre :Drama, History

1953-11-29 0

Kaiketsu kuro zukin

First film of the The Black Hooded Man series. ...

Genre :Action

山城屋長左衛門

1956-01-22 0

大当り男一代

Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn father, Chōzaemon, dismissed his lover, the maid Oyasu. Shinzō and Oyasu set up a household near a soba sho ...

Genre :

江田島佐内

1956-07-13 0

のんき侍大暴れ

In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the former shogun Iesai, bequeathing the eighth shogunate to young Lord Manguro of Owari domain. This do ...

Genre :

1957-01-29 0

Flowers on the Trail

Genre :

1953-11-18 0

The Sun

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel. ...

Genre :

1952-11-29 0

花吹雪男祭り　

Genre :

1960-09-28 0

風来物語あばれ飛車

Genre :

1959-10-28 0

風来物語任侠篇

Genre :

1956-01-08 0

The Kuroda Affair

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his clan’s new leader, Tadayuki, becomes increasingly ...

Genre :

1957-06-25 0

Jigoku bana

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō. ...

Genre :Drama

1938-01-01 0

The Skull Coin

“Dokuro sen” (The Skull Coin) is the first film adaptation of the popular novel by Kikuo Sumita. The story evolves around the seven cursed coins (the Skull Coin) that are supposed to reveal the secret ...

Genre :History, 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

1961-05-03 0

Kirimaru Kirigakure

Genre :Drama, Action, History

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

1954-06-29 0

一本刀土俵入　

Genre :Drama

1955-06-07 0

The Further Adventures of Genta

Genre :

1962-09-30 0

Tekka Wakashū

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1929-10-17 0

Miyamoto Musashi

Silent jidaigeki film ...

Genre :History

1954-03-31 0

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments. ...

Genre :Drama

Ozawa

1948-10-18 0

The Grand Master

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is a ...

Genre :Drama

1963-10-19 6

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest a ...

Genre :

1964-02-08 0

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings. ...

Genre :

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

1961-04-26 0

Tabiwa Oiroke

Will the assassin take my life or will a beautiful woman take my chastity? Or will a beautiful woman take your chastity? On the Tokaido Highway of Flowers, a beautiful swordsman is in peril! Tokaido i ...

Genre :Action

1956-02-18 0

鍔鳴浪人

Genre :

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

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

Yohei Hiromiya

1954-04-07 0

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments. ...

Genre :Drama

Yohei Hiromiya

1954-04-20 0

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments. ...

Genre :Drama

Isabei Shioyama

1938-11-17 0

Akagaki Genzo

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo. ...

Genre :History, Action

1937-07-14 0

Echo of Love

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge his father-in-law's death and retrieve the family ...

Genre :Drama

Nadaemon Mizunoya

1958-03-25 0

Aoi Secret Book

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which will determine the rise or fall of the 350,000-koku ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller, History

1962-12-16 0

The Duel at the Satta Pass

A variety of characters, including ninja Noto, a swordsman disguised as a komuso monk, and a young samurai chasing them, participate in a chaotic bloody battle for 4,000 gold coins that were stolen fr ...

Genre :

1960-10-16 0

A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride

A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to have some fun and practice. And here he is attacked by a beautiful thief... A light comedy historical d ...

Genre :Adventure, Comedy

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 :

Shôgen Unno

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

1940-11-01 0

Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom gang, but loses the key to unlocking it. The one wh ...

Genre :Action

1940-10-10 0

Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio

Mt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to the eerie triple-faced deity of the Sennjogadake Rocks - the lord of the phantom castle, scheming to ov ...

Genre :Action

1940-10-10 0

Phantom Castle

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial. ...

Genre :Action, History, Adventure

1958-11-29 10

The Gay Masquerade

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa. ...

Genre :Drama

1945-05-17 0

Ikeru isu

1945 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1963-10-13 0

The Coin Thrower Zenigata

The film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and unusual case involving the manufacture of counterfeit money. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1959-03-17 6.3

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

Genre :

1945-07-12 0

東海水滸伝

1945 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1958-08-31 0

Hana no yukyo-den

1958 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

Ritsushi Kumotake

1954-03-31 8.077

Sansho the Bailiff

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier. ...

Genre :Drama

1956-10-02 0

The Black Hooded Man 4

Genre :

1938-07-21 0

Kaidan Oiwa Yakusha

Genre :Drama, Horror

Yasutada

1953-10-30 7.1

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is m ...

Genre :Drama, History, Romance

1947-05-06 0

壮士劇場

1947 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1964-10-14 6

Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword

The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true Shinkage style. Yagyu Jubei faces his biggest cha ...

Genre :Action

1954-12-29 7.1

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim. ...

Genre :Horror

1942-03-25 0

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

1942 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1954-11-01 0

Onatsu and Seijuro

Genre :Drama, Romance

1957-09-29 6.9

Secret of Naruto

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody r ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1961-03-05 5.2

Samurai Hawk

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom ...

Genre :History, 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

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 ...

Genre :

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

Soshichi Kagawaya

1939-12-14 6

Singing Lovebirds

An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love. ...

Genre :Music, Comedy

1958-06-03 5.7

A Martial Crowd

As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to be raised by a yakuza family in Edo, returns home a ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Music

1958-04-30 5

Seven from Edo

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of ac ...

Genre :Drama

1959-09-13 5

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Hunted criminals, the ...

Genre :Romance

1963-02-23 6

Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption

In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life. ...

Genre :

1951-09-07 7

Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko Otowa stars as the wife who supports him through his ea ...

Genre :Drama

1968-11-23 7

The Day the Sun Rose

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, br ...

Genre :Drama

Kenkichi Kato

1951-02-24 0

Claws of Iron

During the war a man is bitten by a creature which looks like a cross between a bear and an ape in the jungle. Later he starts to transform to a monster like creature who kills with his claw like fing ...

Genre :Horror

1950-05-06 0

I Saw a Phantom Fish

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish. ...

Genre :

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

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

Kono Banzaemon

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

Naota Ryohei

1963-08-14 7

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-riva ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

1952-05-22 7

Sword for Hire

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But wh ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1956-02-26 7

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as th ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1957-04-14 7

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among ...

Genre :Action, Adventure

1959-06-03 6.8

Jirocho Fuji

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa. ...

Genre :Drama

1934-03-01 0

The Elegant Swordsman

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost film. ...

Genre :History

1932-10-13 0

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgus ...

Genre :Action, Romance

1937-03-18 0

Ishimatsu from the Forest

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film. ...

Genre :

1941-05-04 0

Festival Across the Sea

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including ses ...

Genre :Drama

1963-04-28 6.827

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords. ...

Genre :History, Action, Drama

Michiiku Itamiya

1961-01-03 7.056

Daredevil in the Castle

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mo ...

Genre :History, War, Action

Naota Ryohei

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

1963-12-07 7.4

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

1964-01-01 7

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Mu ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

1962-03-07 7.2

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belongs to the Shogun. This is one of the most highly ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1967-04-01 7.5

Kojiro

Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Tatsuya Nakadai). Oscar winning Hiroshi Inagaki direc ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1965-09-18 0

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father. ...

Genre :

1963-05-25 6

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This time, Jubei must stop the evil plot of Lord Hayato ...

Genre :

1961-01-15 6

Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders

The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. With the capital on edge, master crimefighter Kondo U ...

Genre :History, Mystery, Action

1969-04-10 6.2

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu th ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1966-04-23 7

Code Between Brothers

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1959-09-08 0

Secrets of Fuji 2

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô. ...

Genre :

Mochizuki Sobei

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

Shuzen Kagemura

1965-10-16 6.1

Sword Devil

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword c ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Tomijirô Hirosawa

1963-01-03 6.5

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and ...

Genre :Action, Thriller, War

1959-01-28 0

Gambler and the Princess

Film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...

Genre :

1935-05-30 0

Capricious Young Man

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the competition. ...

Genre :Drama

Saibei Kamon

1959-09-13 0

The Lord Pretends

Genre :

Wakisaka

1959-05-20 0

A Thousand Flying Cranes

Genre :

Hikoemon Yahikoya

1966-11-09 5.8

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1958-10-01 0

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of ...

Genre :

Rokuzaemon Sugano

1937-12-31 6.2

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because ...

Genre :Action, Comedy, Drama

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

Shiotaro Nanbu

1967-08-12 6.5

Code Between Brothers 5

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Famil ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1960-05-15 5.2

The Master Spearman

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the in ...

Genre :Drama

1961-03-21 6.1

Festival of Swordsmen

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. ...

Genre :Action, History, Romance

1954-12-08 0

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman ...

Genre :

1970-02-09 5.4

Duel at Fort Ezo

1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a sec ...

Genre :Action

1964-01-15 7.1

Samurai from Nowhere

Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ra ...

Genre :Action, Adventure

1969-09-13 5.8

The Magoichi Saga

Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.000 gunners. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

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

1942-08-13 0

Vengeance at Iga

Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. ...

Genre :Drama, History

Heirokurô Numata

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

1928-08-01 5.8

The Wandering Gambler

Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui ...

Genre :Drama

1960-10-30 7.2

Castle of Flames

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon finds to be mysterious circumstances, and his mother's ...

Genre :Drama

1955-01-29 5

Gyakushû Orochimaru

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama. ...

Genre :Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Takuan

1943-04-01 6

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

Jebei Ôkuniya

1961-12-24 6.4

The Red Shadow

Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes into Fushimi Castle. At the night, Hattori Hanzo, ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1961-05-03 5.2

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family. ...

Genre :

1940-07-10 0

Zoku Shimizu Minato

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu. ...

Genre :History, Comedy, Adventure, Music, Drama, Action

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

1963-11-20 7

Ukyunosuke on Patrol

This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting. Sena Denemon is the rarest ...

Genre :Action, History

1970-03-21 0

The Invisible Swordsman

A cowardly boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic potion. ...

Genre :Adventure, Action, Fantasy

1962-11-03 7.205

Chûshingura

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

Genre :History, Drama, Action

Bunzaemon Kinokuniya

1959-09-20 6

Echo in the Mountains

Genre :

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

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

1962-01-31 7

Knightly Advice

Genre :

1962-01-14 7.3

The Wiser Age

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner. ...

Genre :Drama

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

1963-04-21 9

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as t ...

Genre :Drama

Village Master

1953-03-26 8.002

Ugetsu

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. ...

Genre :Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

1962-12-08 8

The Lightning Sword

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who s ...

Genre :Adventure, Crime, Drama

1960-10-16 6

Cases of Hanshichi

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see! ...

Genre :Mystery, Crime

1964-10-03 6.9

Female Ninja Magic

In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Fantasy

1956-11-07 6

Mysteries of Edo

A princess in disguise, Oshichi launches an investigation to reveal the truth about the disappearance of young women in Edo. ...

Genre :Drama

1968-01-27 7

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has toward their yakuza boss and brothers. A railroad line brings changing times to a community. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1962-10-12 6

Mark of Blood

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil. ...

Genre :Crime, Adventure

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

Boss Bunkichi

1964-07-11 6.806

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himsel ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Adventure

1965-01-03 8.2

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return. ...

Genre :Drama

1961-07-09 5.2

The South Sea Wolf

Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a band of pirates who are also hunting the hidden stash. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

Village chief

1977-10-29 0

Sugata Sanshiro

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, bu ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1955-09-21 6.817

Taira Clan Saga

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei. ...

Genre :Drama, History

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

Yokota Bitchu no kami

1963-05-29 10

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Tryi ...

Genre :Drama

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

1957-11-22 0

On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the d ...

Genre :Drama

1961-04-18 0

Magistrate of Dice

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1958-02-05 0

Hanatarō Jumon

Genre :Adventure

1966-01-01 0

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Genre :Crime

1955-12-07 0

Thief and Magistrate

Genre :Drama

1955-01-29 0

The Second Son

Genre :Drama

1970-02-21 0

Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement

Third and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy. ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1959-12-08 0

The Princess Says No

Genre :Drama

1955-04-19 0

The Young Lord

Genre :Drama

1955-09-06 0

The Magical Warrior

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they co ...

Genre :Drama

1959-01-03 0

Peony on the Skin

Genre :Drama

1957-03-13 0

Lords of Oppression

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Genre :Drama

1959-01-14 0

Yutaro kodan

Genre :

1957-03-27 0

Lords of Oppression 2

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Genre :Drama

1959-03-25 0

Turbulent Highways

Genre :

Kaneuri Kichiji

1952-09-17 0

Ushiwakamaru

Genre :Drama

1961-06-21 0

An Eagle Eyed Lord

Genre :

1963-10-05 0

Sword of Wind and Clouds

This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take possession of the “Sword of Heaven and Earth.” The ...

Genre :

1962-02-14 0

A Warrior Generation

Genre :

1962-11-11 0

Revenge for His Lover

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta against 17 wicked castle men. ...

Genre :

1952-03-20 0

Dedication of the Great Buddha

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha. This work is based on a play by Hideo Os ...

Genre :Drama

1950-06-10 0

Resurrection

Genre :Drama

1951-06-07 0

The Well-known Magistrate

Genre :Crime

1951-01-05 0

The Official And The Princess of Thieves

Genre :Crime

1952-11-27 0

The Jumping Magistrate

Genre :Crime

1955-03-28 0

The Fighting Magistrate

Genre :

1954-09-29 0

Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

Genre :Horror

松前屋五郎蔵

1967-04-20 0

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song. ...

Genre :Comedy

1957-02-25 0

Pirates Magistrate

As it turns out, the evil hand of drugs has reached the inner palace of the Shogunate. It was thought that the opium was coming from Nagasaki, but it turns out that it was reaching Edo through smuggli ...

Genre :Crime

1965-04-03 0

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi

Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been commemorated in kabuki theatre, folk songs, jidaigeki, ...

Genre :

1946-10-01 0

Taki no shiraito

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura. ...

Genre :Drama

1958-10-07 0

The Red Bat

Genre :Drama

1956-01-09 0

Matashirō Fighting Journey

Genre :Romance

1956-01-03 0

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

Genre :Mystery

Okubo

1941-11-28 0

Last Days of Edo

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period. ...

Genre :History, Drama

Sachu Mizoguchi

1968-06-22 6.9

Kill!

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a fo ...

Genre :Action, Comedy

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro

1967-08-03 7.2

Japan's Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army ...

Genre :Drama, History, War

1953-05-07 0

Traveling with Breeze

1953 Hiroshi Inagaki movie. ...

Genre :

1932-01-14 5.2

The Greatest Man in the World

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the s ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Comedy

Murakami Umon

1936-11-12 0

Kuriyama Daizen

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi ...

Genre :History

1967-09-15 0

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters ...

Genre :

1934-11-29 0

Gantaro Path

Genre :History

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

1949-01-04 6

Goblin Courier

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune. ...

Genre :History

1937-12-31 0

Jiraiya

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals. ...

Genre :Fantasy, History

1961-08-27 0

Koina no Ginpei

Genre :Drama

1956-07-25 0

Flowery Hood

Genre :Drama

1964-11-14 0

The Gambling Samurai

Genre :Drama

1934-02-08 0

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Martial Arts Encyclopedia ...

Genre :History

1957-08-06 0

Mangorō Tengu

Genre :

1961-02-07 0

Edo Purebreed

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1960-06-29 6

Ninja Assassins

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

Genre :Action

1961-01-03 5.7

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu. ...

Genre :

1961-01-25 0

Straw hat of Itako

A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role. ...

Genre :Adventure, Drama

1950-04-23 0

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-05-28 0

Vampire Dead Beauty Carving

Japanese horror drama movie from 1961. ...

Genre :Drama, Horror

1952-01-25 0

三万両五十三次

Genre :

1961-01-09 0

晴小袖

1961 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1954-07-28 0

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

Second in the Nage Utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

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

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

1950-04-14 0

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

Genre :Crime, Drama

Masakichi Arakawa

1968-01-14 7.2

Big Time Gambling Boss

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime, Thriller

1953-12-22 0

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama. ...

Genre :Comedy, History

1979-09-01 5.111

The Shogun Assassins

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1965-07-10 0

The Gambler

A crime film released in 1965 ...

Genre :Crime

1960-09-18 0

Tsubakuro dōchū

Genre :

1956-10-24 0

やくざ大名

Genre :

1956-03-08 0

快剣士・笑いの面

Genre :

1959-08-02 0

The Black Hooded Man Rides Again

Genre :

1960-05-10 0

Saikoro mushuku

Genre :History, Action

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

1953-04-29 0

近藤勇池田屋騒動

Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group around him spend their days and nights having fun in Gion and Shimabara, squandering precious military fu ...

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1940-11-23 0

Maboroshijō kaiketsu-hen kizoji no gaika

Tsukinosuke narrowly misses capturing the lord of the phantom castle by a hair's breadth. The mountain map was with Kirisaku at the Ashiwara residence, belonging to the phantom gang. Tsukinosuke heads ...

Genre :Action

1962-01-03 0

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime, History

1961-06-04 0

Vampire Monster Mansion

A sequel to "Vampire Dead Beauty Carving", featuring the same members from the previous work, including scriptwriter Koji Takada, director Hideaki Onishi, and cinematographer Shigehira Suzuki. ...

Genre :Drama, Horror

1954-05-23 0

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki

First in the Nage Utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

1954-11-10 0

Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai

Third in the Nage utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

Takuan

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

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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

Hyogo Makino

1965-06-12 6.25

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die ...

Genre :Action

1956-02-12 0

Shirai Gonpachi

The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the beautiful courtesan Komurasaki. ...

Genre :Drama

1933-03-15 0

Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki. ...

Genre :

1933-06-01 0

Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki

The second in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki. ...

Genre :

1933-10-12 0

Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki

The third in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki. ...

Genre :

Shuri Jinbo

1967-01-01 8

Three Sisters

The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. ...

Genre :Drama