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Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
Bangaku no issho
At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer...
The Best Lord in Japan
Directed by Mansaku Itami.
Professional Killer
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara
The Devil of Edo
Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita
Tokkan ekichô
Japanese war-era film
Life Begins at 61
A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu,...
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
A Page of Madness
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.
Travelling Actors
Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...
Jirokichi the Rat
An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...
Until Victory Day
The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.
Harmonica Boy
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent...
Crossroads
Easy Alley
A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...
The Monkey King
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
Aa mujo: zenpen
Aa mujo: Kohen
Suronin Chuya
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...
Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honourable side of himself, and maybe some form...
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society.
The Village Tattooed Man
1930s Japanese film.
Great Bodhisattva Pass
Directed in 1921
Winter Camellia
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
Priest of Darkness
Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa
Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.
Edo Spring
Japanese historical film.
Kunisada Chūji
In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...
The Greatest Man in the World
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
Kuriyama Daizen
Directed by Daisuke Itō.
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in...
Enoken's Yaji and Kita
Japanese movie
Itahachi shima
Five Tokyo Men
Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.
The Kasahara School
1945 Japanese movie
Uta e! Taiyō