Kodayu Ichikawa
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as (uncredited)Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Mizuno Izumi-no-kamiKondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national...
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
as uncreditedThe story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki...
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のんき侍大暴れ
as 大岡越前守In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by...
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Five Men of Edo
as Matsudaira Izu-no-kamiDuring the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of...
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快盗三人吉三
as 阿部伊勢守On March 11 in the seventh year of Tenpo (1836), a monk named Bennō, who fell in love with a...
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Hirado Pirates
as uncreditedIn the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado,...
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流轉
as 杵屋六三郎In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement...
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An Edoite Judge
as Ichikaku YasokawaPeriod film about a feudal era judge living in Edo
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Official with a Tattoo
as uncreditedKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
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Love and Duty
as uncreditedEach one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She...
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Hana no shôgai
as 水戸齋昭In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times,...
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お役者小僧
as 市川小団次The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion,...
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The Purple Hood
as uncreditedKataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need....
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A Spectacular Showdown
as uncreditedOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
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Fireball Magistrate
as uncreditedTwo guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as uncreditedThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
as uncredited1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
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Cases of Hanshichi
as Ikedaya JuemonDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
as uncreditedTasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu...
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Always in My Heart
as uncreditedMachiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge...
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
as uncreditedThe adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is...
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濡れ髪権八
as 白井庄右衛門A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship...
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Shadow Over Fuji
as uncreditedThe year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which...
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Falcon Magistrate
as uncreditedToyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind...
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Always in My Heart Part 2
as uncreditedMachiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
as 中村珊五郎One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya,...
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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
as 笹川繁蔵Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a...
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Somersault on the Way
as DenbeiA young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of...
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Young Miss Executive
as uncreditedA President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old...
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治郎吉格子
as 重松左次兵衛Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A...
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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
as uncreditedA ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble
as 善平During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately...
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No Stronger Swords
as uncreditedFeaturing some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells...
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Rebellion from Below
as uncreditedTomu Uchida's Gyakushu Gokumon Toride is a masterpiece which treats class struggle in the end of...
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Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
as uncreditedA power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As...
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The Imposter
as 松平左近将監Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior...
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Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties
as uncreditedFamed detective Dandy Sashichi tries to solve who's behind the serial murders of six beautiful...
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Passion Fire
as 新見内膳The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was...
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Great Edo Song Festival
as uncreditedThe feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne...
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Merciless Blade Part 3
as uncreditedThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
as uncreditedUmon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the...
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Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai
as uncreditedThird in the Nage utasamon series
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The Young Avenger
as uncreditedAkitaro Orizuru, who set out on a journey to avenge his father's death in the darkness, returned...
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Kogarashi Monjiro
as ShigesakuMonjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...
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