Birthday: 1916-05-18
Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda....
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While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives hav...
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Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorit...
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In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th...
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Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intri...
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A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji...
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Ishimatsu is strong in fights, but weak in relationships with women and enjoys great popularity amon...
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An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto....
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First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private"....
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Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Em...
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A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama...
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The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexpe...
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Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha w...
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Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo...
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Bored Hatamoto movie #11...
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In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets wh...
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A group of bandits flee to the mountains after killing an evil moneylender. Remake of Hiroshi Inaga...
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In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets wh...
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Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) is the recruiter and protector of hostesses at the Club Rose. One ...
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Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld....
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Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters th...
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During the era of the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, to strengthen the shogunate, many daimyo clans...
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Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and ...
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In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was ...
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In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the promi...
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During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed ...
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A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that ev...
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In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift ...
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During the tumultuous end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tengu Party rose in rebellion in Mito. Frie...
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In the fourth year of Keio (1868), defeated retainers sought to restore the Tokugawa shogunate with ...
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Underneath Himeji Castle, Miyamoto Bensuke was determined to inherit the will of his late father, Sh...
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Ginpei, in an act of desperation to get money for his gravely ill mother, was laughed at and ended u...
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In the town of Izu known for its hot springs, Den Shichi from Kuromon Town sets off for a healing tr...
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Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved ...
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Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they in...
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Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn father,...
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Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the ...
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Den Shichi of Kurodomon-chō, the best detective in Edo, captured members of a thief gang called "Kit...
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In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a...
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One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, reveali...
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In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tene...
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This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defen...
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Shinsuke Inaba, a thief who snuck into the Kishu family residence in Edo. He was almost discovered b...
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A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to hav...
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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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As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy ...
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First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku....
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Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private"....
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In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is ...
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This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of ...
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During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest w...
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Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, ...
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A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline....
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Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a s...
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Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard....
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Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotte...
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Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He ...
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The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigato...
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There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, duri...
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Convict son revenges innocent father's death....
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The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new build...
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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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A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a cru...
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Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrate...
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Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama....
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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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Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides i...
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A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on th...
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Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his ...
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Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family....
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Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope l...
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The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as a...
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After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the c...
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1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the governmen...
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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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During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, ...
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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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Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals r...
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A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing ...
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Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive...
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Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil....
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Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who pl...
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Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale...
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Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and be...
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A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed ...
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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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This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thi...
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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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It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in ...
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Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesita...
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The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima ...
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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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The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the cove...
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A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison...
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Mt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to the...
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A two-part series of ninjutsu films directed by Masahiko Izawa, director of Yagyu Bugeichou (1961), ...
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Tsukinosuke narrowly misses capturing the lord of the phantom castle by a hair's breadth. The mounta...
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In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ...
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Original work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was collected by...
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