Birthday: 1898-09-14
Place of Birth: Nishishinmachi, Moji, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono ...
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When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan ...
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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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A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' de...
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Hashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who make a ...
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Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said ...
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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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An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most no...
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This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is...
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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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A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness....
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During the era of the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, to strengthen the shogunate, many daimyo clans...
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In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was ...
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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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In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift ...
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In Marugame Domain of Shikoku, a low-ranking foot soldier named Tagami Genbachi was envied for marry...
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Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mer...
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The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an...
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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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Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...
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The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of a...
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The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the reveng...
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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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The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his ...
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Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to ...
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A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman....
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Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile,...
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1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the governmen...
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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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Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate th...
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Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business....
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Based on the original story by Seishi Yokomizo, House of Spider Webs is a gorgeous historical drama ...
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In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visit...
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It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitemen...
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The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at...
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Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which o...
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Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan....
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Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Ma...
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This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mi...
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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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The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro ...
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Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, ...
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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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The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their ma...
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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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As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is ca...
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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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In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his ...
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In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the gr...
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One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, ...
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Fearless girl firefighter Oharu and skilled firefighter Shintaro battle against their evil rivals wh...
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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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Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes an...
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In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-sha...
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A mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the precio...
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Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his ...
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A film based on the memoir of a 4th grade student who received the grand prize in a writing contest ...
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A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating ...
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Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his eld...
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Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock...
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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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This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earl...
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With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death o...
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In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss o...
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A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...
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Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama a...
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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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A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to s...
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A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appea...
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Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu...
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As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress ...
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Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to...
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Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some ...
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Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers...
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A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogu...
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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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A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famo...
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From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri ...
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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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A samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored Shin...
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The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle,...
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Minowada, a young teacher at a National People's School, has his own theory of education and the dau...
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Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi....
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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 first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...
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The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkende...
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Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto....
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A thrilling historical drama that revolves around the exoneration of a falsely accused family, the p...
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In a desperate crisis, Inamaru is plunged into the dark sea by a strike from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ryutar...
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