Sonosuke Sawamura
Godzilla Raids Again
as Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo ShibekiTwo fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as (uncredited)A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and...
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Foreman ShibekiA prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
as Seki no KanbeiReturning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent,...
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
as uncreditedWarlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of...
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Zatoichi's Revenge
as Boss TatsugoroItinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher,...
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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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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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Scarier than the Devil
as uncreditedA stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no...
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Invisible Man
as Nomura, DietmanWhen an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange...
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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 Swishing Sword
as uncreditedA beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha,...
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Secret of Naruto
as uncreditedFrom the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima...
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Late Chrysanthemums
as SentaroWith delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his...
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Samurai Vagabonds
as uncreditedOn New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for...
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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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Zatoichi on the Road
as Boss Tobei of ShimozumaZatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself...
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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
as uncreditedA kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes...
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Warrior of the Wind
as uncreditedA suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
as uncreditedNemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both...
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The Ninja Hunt
as uncreditedFour ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the...
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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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The Lone Journey
as uncreditedForced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. ...
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as uncredited[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
as uncreditedA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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Shingo'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...
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Mighty Shosuke
as uncreditedA comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered...
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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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Bengawan Solo
as Military police senior soldier BWar film by Kon Ichikawa
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The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
as KiheiYotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly...
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The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
as uncreditedJidaigeki by Tai Kato
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
as uncreditedIt’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by...
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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
as uncredited[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax....
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
as uncreditedTwo thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
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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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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
as uncreditedMagistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.
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The Man Disappears Yesterday
as uncreditedTired of everyday life, the 8th Shogun Yoshimune flees Edo Castle and asks Ooka Echizen to...
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
as uncreditedHistorical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin
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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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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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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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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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53 Stages of the Road
as uncreditedAn Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.
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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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The Flower and the Dragon
as uncreditedA story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman...
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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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Happily Tied to the Road
as uncreditedWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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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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Case of a Young Lord 8
as uncreditedA family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is...
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Fine Man
as uncreditedA young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he...
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Marital Relations
as uncreditedThe story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era....
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On the Road Forever
as uncreditedA wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the...
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A Man Among Men
as Takako's patronGangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but...
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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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Heiji, the Detective
as uncreditedFamous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an...
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Echo in the Mountains
as uncreditedA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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Seven Miles to Nakayama
as uncreditedWhen a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the...
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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
as Peasant InokichiJidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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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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Bride of Peacock Castle
as uncreditedPrincess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of...
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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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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
as uncreditedWith plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert...
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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as uncreditedDuring the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...
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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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Yakuza of Seki
as uncreditedA young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister,...
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Paper Crane Palanquin
as Manji-yaThe death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a...
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Yasubei Nakayama
as uncreditedJidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge...
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Ghost Story on Passage
as uncreditedA ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.
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The Pirates
as uncreditedFinding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships)...
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Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
as uncreditedRampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a...
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Blind 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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The Living Koheiji
as Actor 2The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro;...
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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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Unwieldy Brothers
as uncreditedTaisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Asaki ShisaiOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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Revenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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Hibari’s Favorite 2
as uncreditedYoung girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of...
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Lefty Fencer
as uncreditedAs a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was...
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Good Rascals
as Tamotsu WatanabeA group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Tenten Musume
as uncreditedBased on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.
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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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The Invisible Swordsman
as uncreditedA coward boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic pill.
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Mission to Hell
as uncreditedA samurai warrior attempts to stop Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes from overrunning Japan in the...
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Edo Girl Detective
as Iga no GenjiOshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman...
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Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
as Noshiho ArashiPeriod film about the legendary detective Umon
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Yakuza Official
as uncreditedBunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
as uncreditedNishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear...
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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties
as uncreditedThe first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on...
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Riverside Fish Market Empire
as uncreditedObscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
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