Michisaburō Segawa
Sanshiro Sugata
as WadaThe story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn...
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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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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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Gyakushû Orochimaru
as uncreditedAn early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
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Roughneck From Asama
as uncreditedWhen Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss...
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Magistrate of Dice
as uncreditedBased on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this...
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Echo of Love
as uncreditedA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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Cases of Hanshichi
as uncreditedDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
as uncreditedThe tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down...
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The Balloon
as Shôta NishimuraHaruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to...
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Akanishi Kakita
as Date HyobuA samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a...
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Kunisada Chuji
as uncreditedKunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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In Search of Mother
as SukegoroPeriod piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a...
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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The Battleship Yamato
as uncreditedThe film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland...
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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
as DenshichiA captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū...
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The Princess Sen
as uncreditedDuring the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with...
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Till We Meet Again
as Old radish fatherSonejiro sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is...
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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
as uncreditedGonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager...
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Jûbei ArakuraThis epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story...
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Devoted Servant Naosuke
as Oono KurobeiNaosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master...
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Duel at Sundown
as KumaguraA remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.
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In Search of Mother
as KingoroHis mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so,...
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Happily Tied to the Road
as Jiro TaroWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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The Greatest Man in the World
as uncreditedIn the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme....
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Dancers of Awa
as uncreditedJurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the...
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Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
as Matsujûrô NakamuraPeriod film about the legendary detective Umon
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Sunset Over Mount Fuji
as uncreditedJidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
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珍説忠臣蔵
as Man in the play / Kajikawa YosobeiA comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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Taiko's Rising in the World
as uncreditedTaikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the...
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Kurama Tengu
as uncreditedThis is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went...
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Backward Flow
as Heikichi YamamuroNanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory....
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Capricious Young Man
as uncreditedAn adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are...
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