Kajō Onoe

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

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

Genre: History

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Hibari Misora

Hanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated by Hikosaku Tokurai three years ago. The first film...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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Cast: Kaichi Yamamoto

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the ...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic...

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Cast: Gorō Kawabe

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

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Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

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Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

Genre: Action

Cast: Kensaku Hara

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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Cast: Kōtarō Satomi

The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

1942 Japanese movie

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable...

Genre: Music

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Pinku from 1965.

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Cast: Tamaki Katori

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Seinosuke Hayashi

The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...

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Cast: Hibari Misora

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Gorō Kawabe

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored Shinano region, which is guarded by a descendant of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Genre: History

Cast: Shuichiro Atsumi

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Genre: History

Cast: Kunitaro Bando

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

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Cast: Kiyoshi Sawada

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Japanese horror drama movie from 1961.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shingo Yamashiro

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kensaku Hara