Birthday: 1935-09-15
Place of Birth: Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, w...
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The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda....
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The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was ...
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The peaceful passage of daily life in the Pacific Ocean is upended in a flash on March 1, 1954, with...
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Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is r...
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An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto....
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Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen....
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On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the ...
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After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a se...
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In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the...
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The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings....
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Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima....
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Hanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated by H...
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A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the c...
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Adventures of Mori no Ishimatsu, a famous member of Jirocho gang. Ishimatsu is strong in righteousne...
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A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmer...
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The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler ...
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Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...
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His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people ...
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He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In...
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Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries...
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A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a myster...
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The second film about the adventures of Chosichiro Matsudaira. This time he fights against conspirat...
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In this exciting story, Sasuke Sarutobi, known as the bravest child in the world, fulfills the will ...
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Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to ...
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Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi....
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Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventu...
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Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile,...
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In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the st...
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Harima Aoyama (Chiyonosuke Azume) was a young hatamoto (samurai bannerman) to the Shogun. He seduced...
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Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of...
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Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror....
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When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samura...
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The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to...
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One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody sho...
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Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, ...
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The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigato...
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Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a st...
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Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the ...
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Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not ...
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A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun....
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The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the govern...
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Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals r...
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Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for po...
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When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei...
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In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end ...
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A skilled assassin's services are called upon to put an end to the ugly turf battle between two yaku...
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Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (N...
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This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the you...
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A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline....
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Toruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed ...
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The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven cr...
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After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw gen...
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In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man...
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The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Mi...
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Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta a...
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A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when on...
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Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now...
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Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. ...
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Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family....
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Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard....
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Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A f...
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The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the ...
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In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals...
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When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster b...
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The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam...
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Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion a...
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First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series...
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This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva...
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Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be ser...
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A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-fu...
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A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his bir...
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Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the ...
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During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful...
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Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi an...
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Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to ...
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A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu”...
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Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to mo...
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A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...
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While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and...
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The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo e...
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Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu....
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A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to s...
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Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as...
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Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale...
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Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on...
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Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on a...
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Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
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In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the ...
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One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as...
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A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the provi...
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From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri ...
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When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kir...
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Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess....
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Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacatio...
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The story of "Fuun Kuroshiomaru:- Young Warrior of the South Seas...
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Chutaro and Toshiko, a married couple who run a Zenzai shop called "Shiratama Zenzai," lived next to...
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The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work b...
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In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks ...
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