Shunji Sakai
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
as uncreditedThe tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a...
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Magic Boy
as Batta no Miyoshi (voice)Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his...
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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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The Black Hooded Man 2
as SanpachiThe mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the...
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The Phantom Goblin
as uncreditedAn injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and...
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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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Carmen's Innocent Love
as uncreditedStrip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing...
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Edo Purebreed
as uncreditedAction and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters,...
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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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Eight Views of Samurai
as uncreditedBright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai...
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as uncreditedThis is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a...
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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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Good Rascals
as Carnival hucksterA group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Kagebōshi
as でんぐり松On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
as uncreditedPlayhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of...
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Edo Girl Detective
as GorohachiOshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman...
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The Medicine Case
as ChuhachiMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
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Shingo's Final Duel
as uncreditedAfter Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest...
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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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Yakuza Official
as uncreditedBunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
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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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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
as uncreditedThe continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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Men in a Rough Town
as uncreditedAn action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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Nonki saiban
as uncreditedA spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected...
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Noble Tasuke
as uncreditedThe story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed...
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Excursion to Treasure Isle
as uncreditedThe story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who...
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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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Tokaido Fullhouse
as uncreditedWhen Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother...
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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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Evil Man of Edo
as MoheiA classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying...
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The Spiders' The Noisy Parade
as uncreditedPopular Japanese Group Sounds band, The Spiders, star in their second movie, a "HELP!" inspired...
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Scramble for Fortune
as uncreditedA young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets...
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Case 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...
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The Bandits
as uncreditedFriendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.
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Detective Duel
as uncreditedA friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome...
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Rabble Tactics
as SentaThe warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers...
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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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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
as uncreditedJirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
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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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Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
as uncreditedJapanese comedy film.
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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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Quick Change Tanuki Palace
as PonkichiThis is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a...
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Tomboy Samurai
as uncreditedThe beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle...
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女と海賊
as 豆太夫In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea,...
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One-Eyed Wolf
as uncreditedFive swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two...
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A Martial Crowd
as uncreditedAs a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin...
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Mysteries of Edo
as uncreditedA princess in disguise, Oshichi launches an investigation to reveal the truth about the...
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Freelance Samurai
as InosukeOne of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in...
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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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The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
as Sumiyaki no MiyoshiIn the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the...
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The Second Bullet is Marked
as uncreditedTsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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Glorious Firefighter’s Standard
as uncreditedFirefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth.
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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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 Age of Undutiful Children
as uncreditedComedy with music starring the rock band The Spiders.
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Lord of Steel Heart
as Kiuchi SasayamaA Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a...
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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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The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
as uncreditedJidaigeki film from 1960
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Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
as uncreditedA continuation of the prior film (影法師).
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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風来忍法帖
as uncreditedThe first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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お役者変化
as 狸助During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar,...
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The Mysterious Cape
as KinaiRyujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy...
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The Eve of the Chinese Festival
as Talking DenrokuA kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone,...
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Lords of Oppression 2
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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A Country Boss
as uncreditedA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
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First Love of Okon
as uncreditedA fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.
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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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Cases of Hanshichi
as HachibeiDetective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an...
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Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
as uncreditedThe serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds...
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珍説忠臣蔵
as Muramatsu KiheiA comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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Kanbei's Bargain Sale
as uncreditedWandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights,...
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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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Flowers on the Road
as uncreditedYae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers...
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Festival of Swordsmen
as uncreditedDuring the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most...
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Aoi Secret Book
as KerohachiA Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a...
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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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The Mansion of Intrigue
as uncreditedA swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.
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Lord Mito Komon: World commotion
as RokubeiCounselor Mito and his companions departed from Mito to see Kikutaro, a young lord of the shogun...
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The Swordsman and the Actress
as uncreditedA fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical...
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Lords of Oppression
as uncreditedPeriod drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword
as Okubo HikozaemonThis is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu...
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The Swishing Sword
as uncreditedA beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha,...
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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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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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風来忍法帖 八方破れ
as uncreditedThe second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.
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Somersault on the Way
as GenrokuA young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of...
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Travels of Gonkuro
as uncreditedSugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and...
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Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief
as uncreditedThe story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.
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Lord of Red Banner
as uncreditedA young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.
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The Imposter
as 爺や喜内Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior...
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Epic Crash
as uncreditedUtaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and...
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Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat
as uncreditedClassic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period
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Pure-Hearted Unit
as uncreditedA story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers,...
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Case of Umon: Red Lizard
as uncreditedUmon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.
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The Tokyo Kid
as uncreditedA young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather...
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Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
as uncreditedSecond "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private",...
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Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
as uncreditedA frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the...
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