Shin Tokudaiji
The Masseurs and a Woman
as TokuA pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The...
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Wakasama samurai torimonochō o keshō kumo
as uncreditedMovie directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
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The Lights of Asakusa
as Jun AsukaiPre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking...
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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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The Cave of the Vampire Bats
as uncreditedA maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good...
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Official with a Tattoo
as Tokugawa IeyoshiKinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did...
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The Duel at the Satta Pass
as uncreditedA variety of characters, including ninja Noto, a swordsman disguised as a komuso monk, and a...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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A Carpenter and Children
as uncreditedA carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an...
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Hawk of the North
as uncreditedDuring the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close....
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The Fort of Death
as uncreditedThe second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group...
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The Forbidden Castle
as uncreditedFrom an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the...
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Kisaragi Sword
as uncreditedThe story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new...
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Lords of Oppression
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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Code Between Brothers 5
as uncreditedSaburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai...
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Kagebōshi
as 半次On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as uncreditedIn the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of...
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Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws
as uncreditedThis time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help...
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The Abandoned Swords
as uncreditedBest friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document...
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Vendetta of a Samurai
as uncreditedThe famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism...
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Hibari is Fashion Crazy
as uncreditedUnder a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. ...
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Shinran, Part II
as uncreditedContinuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji...
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The Envoy
as uncreditedSinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes...
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Keepers of Order
as uncreditedChuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHe was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not...
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Warm Current
as SasajimaAdaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a...
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Sasaki Kojiro
as uncreditedDirector Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro....
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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
as uncreditedIn Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased...
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Jirocho’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...
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Mark of Blood
as DenpachiThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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Law in Ghost Island
as uncreditedUpon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady...
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Gentle Breeze
as uncreditedA young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
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Temple of Revenge
as Tadanao HondaRevenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in...
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Street of Wandering Men
as uncreditedWhen a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin...
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The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
as uncreditedJidaigeki by Tai Kato
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Judo vs. Karate
as uncreditedA story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.
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Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedTwo groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her...
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Road of Chivalry
as uncreditedWhile on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising...
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Human Torpedoes
as uncreditedStory of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end...
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Brave Red Flower of the North
as uncreditedAn exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of...
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Fighting Disposition
as uncreditedWith the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the...
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The Acrobats of Death
as uncreditedSaotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial...
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Victory of Women
as Keita YamaokaRepresenting a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a...
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
as uncreditedOne of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his...
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The Coin Thrower Zenigata
as uncreditedThe film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and...
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G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
as uncreditedThe second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the...
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Hana no shôgai
as 九條関白In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times,...
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Daikichi Konomura
as Tatewaki MatsudairaA samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and,...
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An Actor's Revenge
as uncreditedNakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor...
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Delinquent Girl
as uncredited"Delinquent Girl" - A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular...
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Wild Lion
as uncreditedA gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the...
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Woman in the Mist
as SeiichiOtoku asks her brother Bunkichi to speak with her son Seiichi, a young man for whom sacrificed...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
as uncreditedThe epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Ishikawa HanjiroOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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Tattoo of Love
as uncreditedThe great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save...
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Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword
as uncreditedThis is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
as uncreditedFifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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Morning for the Osone Family
as Taiji OsoneA Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them...
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Sword of Destiny
as uncreditedWhen master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his...
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Souls in the Moonlight III
as uncreditedMaster swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be...
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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
as uncreditedDetective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
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The Seven Vows, Part 3
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the...
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Sasaki Kojiro
as uncreditedRonin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he...
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The Boss's Son at College
as Head clerk ChûichiThe story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his...
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New Woman Question and Answer
as uncreditedJie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
as uncreditedThe deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at...
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Road Warriors
as Hayato AkiyamaA dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the...
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Eight Views of Samurai
as uncreditedBright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai...
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The Seven Vows
as FukuromaruToruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be...
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedIn this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his...
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The Master Spearman
as uncreditedThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
as uncreditedMaster swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.
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人形佐七捕物帖 闇に笑う鉄仮面
as uncreditedThe head clerk of a decorative shop that captivates Edo girls with goods from the Nanban trade...
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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
as uncreditedOda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history....
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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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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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Glorious Standard Bearer
as uncreditedHashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who...
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Aoi Secret Book
as Sakon SugaiA Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a...
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One-Eyed Detective
as Tetsuo AikawaFifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who...
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The Seven Vows, Part 2
as uncreditedThe adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being...
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A Certain Woman
as uncreditedPretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at...
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A Young Rabble 2
as uncreditedAn adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves.
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The Fighting on The Trial
as uncreditedHanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated...
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A Man Among Men
as InuiGangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but...
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Lords of Oppression 2
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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The Yakuza Awaits
as uncreditedForth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
as uncreditedSome of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue...
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濡れ髪権八
as 津下友右衛門A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship...
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Yakuza Official
as uncreditedBunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
as uncreditedThe conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of...
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Young Lord Yakuza
as uncreditedYoung Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under...
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Mother's Love Letter
as uncreditedDomestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run...
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In Search of Mother
as KihachiPeriod piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a...
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Our Chief, Our Doctor
as uncreditedIt chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular...
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
as uncreditedFrom the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as...
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Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
as uncreditedThis is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour...
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Mother and Child
as KōkichiThe movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and...
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Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy
as uncreditedMatsukichi, a worker at a fish market, tries to settle the business between the two competitors...
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武蔵と小次郎
as 早坂三弥太As the reputation of Sasaki Kojiro, who traveled through various provinces with his long sword...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
as uncreditedFourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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Runway to Hell
as uncreditedWhen Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the...
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Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
as uncreditedIn this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to...
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Dancing with a Mask
as Suganuma JunnosukeJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
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Happily Tied to the Road
as FujigoroWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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Dance of the Capital
as uncreditedHiromasa Nomura World War II era film
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as Todo HeisukeThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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47 Vendettas
as Tsunayoshi TokugawaThe legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused...
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The Black Fury
as Captain Mitani of the Fukujin-maruA narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance...
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Wakasama samurai torimono-chō shin'ya no shi bijin
as uncreditedWakasama Samurai movie directed by Kinnosuke Fukada
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
as uncreditedAt the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and...
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A Young Rabble
as uncreditedWhen an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to...
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The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
as uncreditedYagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination...
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The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
as uncreditedFramed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only...
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Shirai Gonpachi
as uncreditedThe film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the...
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Song of the Flower Basket
as Mr. LeeThree men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the...
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Case 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...
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Mask of the Moon
as uncreditedYoung swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles...
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人形佐七捕物帖 恐怖の通り魔
as uncreditedIn the streets of Edo, influential official merchants are being brutally murdered one after...
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Restoration Fire
as Yoshikawa SanpeiMegastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic...
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as YoshimuneA story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely...
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Feline Spirit
as uncreditedGo master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the...
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Lady From Hell
as uncreditedThree and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is...
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The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
as uncreditedThe famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate.
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Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
as uncreditedMariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father...
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