Eijirō Kataoka
13 Assassins
as Shigeru OtakeA sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even...
Movie pageFive Ronins
as uncreditedThe story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl,...
Movie pageGang Loyalty and Vengeance
as uncreditedA modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin...
Movie pageBloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as Sakawa KojūrōTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
Movie pageA Spectacular Showdown
as uncreditedOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
Movie pageCruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
as uncreditedA headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his...
Movie pageOfficial with a Tattoo
as uncreditedKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
Movie pageHoodlum Match
as uncreditedA good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
Movie pageA Chivalrous Spirit
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
Movie pageThe Paper Crane
as uncreditedA wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from...
Movie pageHawk of the North
as uncreditedDuring the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close....
Movie pageKisaragi Sword
as Gensabuô BizenyaThe story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new...
Movie pageHero of the Red Light District
as uncreditedA successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his...
Movie pageShingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
as uncreditedThese are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is...
Movie pageShinran, Part II
as uncreditedContinuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji...
Movie pageThe 26 Martyrs of Japan
as uncreditedJesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to...
Movie pageJirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHis skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected...
Movie pageThe Conspirator
as uncreditedYoung lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime,...
Movie pageMinamoto Yoshitsune
as uncreditedA historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto...
Movie pageGentle Breeze
as uncreditedA young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
Movie pageLord Mito
as uncreditedThis most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke...
Movie pageMiyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as uncreditedIn the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the...
Movie pageThe Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
as uncreditedThird part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's...
Movie pageRoad of Chivalry
as uncreditedWhile on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising...
Movie pageShingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his...
Movie pageCase of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
as uncreditedAll is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are...
Movie pageKunisada Chuji
as uncreditedKunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the...
Movie pageEcho in the Mountains
as Tsuruno HoriA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
Movie pageShimizu Port of Chivalry
as ObataAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
Movie pageSouls in the Moonlight
as uncreditedFirst part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long...
Movie pageThe Beauty and the Dragon
as uncreditedKabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman,...
Movie pageA Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
as uncreditedThe epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the...
Movie pageGoblin in Stirrups
as uncreditedKurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of...
Movie pageThe master of the sword dance
as uncreditedThe film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in...
Movie pageThe Lord Takes a Bride
as SeikichiYoung Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier...
Movie pageThe Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
as uncreditedDetective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
Movie pageScramble for Fortune
as uncreditedA young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets...
Movie pageMito Komon Journey: Superhuman Apes
as uncreditedA series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly...
Movie pageThe Seven Vows, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the...
Movie pageScarier than the Devil
as uncreditedA stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no...
Movie pageSouls in the Moonlight II
as KinzoThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
Movie pageMorning Breeze in Edo
as uncreditedThe sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members...
Movie pageRoughneck From Asama
as uncreditedWhen Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss...
Movie pageThe Lord's spy
as uncreditedMaeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his...
Movie pageThe Seven Vows
as uncreditedToruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be...
Movie pageMagistrate of Dice
as uncreditedBased on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this...
Movie pageThe Great Duel
as uncreditedIn this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his...
Movie pageThe Master Spearman
as uncreditedThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
Movie pageLucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
as uncreditedOda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history....
Movie pageCases of Hanshichi
as uncreditedDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
Movie pageNinja's Weapon
as uncreditedDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his...
Movie pageFoul Play
as Keiichi TogawaPrivate eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa)...
Movie pageMagistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate
as uncreditedOne of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no...
Movie pageThe Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
Movie pageThe Purple Hood
as uncreditedKataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need....
Movie pageInugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
as uncreditedEarly adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.
Movie pageOne-Eyed Detective
as uncreditedFifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who...
Movie pageOne-Eyed Wolf
as uncreditedFive swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two...
Movie pageThe Seven Vows, Part 2
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being...
Movie pageHatamoto taikutsu otoko torimono hikae: Dokusatsu maden
as uncredited1950 Japanese movie
Movie pageRebellion
as uncreditedIn the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a...
Movie pageKojiki Taishô
as uncreditedGotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually...
Movie pageFalcon Magistrate
as uncreditedToyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind...
Movie pageRed peonies on the skin
as uncreditedGenjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies,...
Movie pageFall of the Shogun's Militia
as uncreditedThe story about the rise and fall of the famed mercenaries, Shinsengumi, who are hired by a...
Movie pageSasaki Kojiro, Part 2
as uncreditedThe conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of...
Movie pageBored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
as uncreditedMaster swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent...
Movie pageThe Grand Master
as KazuhanaShogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor...
Movie pageMerciless Blade Part 3
as uncreditedThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Movie pageTales of Young Genji Kuro
as uncreditedGenji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the...
Movie pageThe Kuroda Affair
as uncreditedThis adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in...
Movie pageNo Stronger Swords
as uncreditedFeaturing some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells...
Movie pageMerciless Blade
as uncreditedThe first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Movie pageThe Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Okita SojiThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
Movie pageThe Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
as uncreditedWhen the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the...
Movie pagePrison Gate Island Clarification
as uncreditedSequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).
Movie pageWakasama samurai torimono-chō shin'ya no shi bijin
as uncreditedWakasama Samurai movie directed by Kinnosuke Fukada
Movie pageThe Black Hooded Man 2
as Saiki HanshiroThe mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the...
Movie pageThree-Headed Tower
as uncreditedNewly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition...
Movie pageClan Revival
as uncreditedAfter the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete...
Movie pageMerciless Blade Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Movie pageCase of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
as uncreditedA murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a...
Movie pageOoka Seidan: Devil Image
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
Movie pageDiary of a Wandering Lord
as uncreditedTwo thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
Movie pageMask of the Moon
as uncreditedYoung swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles...
Movie pageKyoto Assassin
as uncreditedA dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.
Movie pageThe Medicine Case
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
Movie pageRestoration Fire
as uncreditedMegastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic...
Movie pageYoung Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
as Maeda ToshiieA dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the...
Movie pageSorcerer's Orb: Part 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by...
Movie pageSecret of the Golden Coin
as uncreditedA princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to...
Movie pageBlind Monk Swordsman
as uncreditedThis is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing...
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