Birthday: 1898-08-31
Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
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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Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorit...
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The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in E...
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Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encou...
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A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlef...
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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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The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring ad...
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Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a g...
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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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It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts...
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A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizak...
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Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale...
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Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu I...
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Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
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Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the sto...
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One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan ...
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This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bank...
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Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. H...
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The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives ...
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An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him t...
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The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro ...
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Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including ...
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This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of ...
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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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An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offer...
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The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oich...
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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit hara...
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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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This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mi...
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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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From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as t...
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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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Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that ...
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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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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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Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] Thi...
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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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Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyam...
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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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Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic vi...
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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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The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the cove...
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Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto....
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Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a chil...
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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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Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise....
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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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Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu....
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A sequel to "Vampire Dead Beauty Carving", featuring the same members from the previous work, includ...
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