Tsumasaburō Bandō
Birthday: 1901-12-14
Place of Birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono ...
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A Baby Given by a Fox
A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. B...
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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's...
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Wild Lion
A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji...
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Serpent
This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plot...
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Kagebōshi
On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. Hi...
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The Grand Master
Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-m...
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Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi
Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thie...
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Kosuzume Pass
Tokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song he l...
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Sakamoto Ryōma
Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration....
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Kenpu Renpeikan
Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern...
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Akagaki Genzo
Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of...
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Echo of Love
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...
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The Inner Palace Conspiracy
A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a m...
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Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This...
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Five Men of Edo
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo...
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The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorit...
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Broken Drum
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child...
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 op...
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Chushingura
The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and ...
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Backward Flow
Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring ...
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Tange Sazen
Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by t...
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Vengeance at Iga
Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides i...
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Devil’s Statue
A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends....
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Signal Fires of Shanghai
During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taipi...
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Last Days of Edo
It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in ...
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Story of Lightning
Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesita...
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Sword Wind Training Hall
About Kenpuren Training Hall: The story is set in the Bakumatsu period. Katsura Kogoro and his passi...
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