Chiyoko Ôkura

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Genre: History

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Isuzu Yamada

Based on Soseki Natsume’s 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Fujio is beautiful,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yukichi Iwata

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of...

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Haruyo Ichikawa

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Japan's first feature film directed by a female. The film was about the naïve, premature emotions between a young geisha-to-be and a youth...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ichirō Tsukida

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Cast: Kunitaro Sawamura

A movie by Hiroshi Inagaki

Genre: War

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka