Kodayu Ichikawa

Kogarashi Monjiro

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown w...

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country....

Hana no shôgai

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed i...

Always in My Heart Part 2

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a...

Shadow Over Fuji

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open off...

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown betwe...

Always in My Heart

Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tok...

Zangiku monogatari

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki thea...

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are...

治郎吉格子

Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked l...

The Purple Hood

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the...

流轉

In the eleventh year of the Tenpō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new produc...

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4

Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this fin...

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerles...

Thief and Magistrate

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their ea...

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

浮かれ狐千本櫻

Japanese comedy film.

Cases of Hanshichi

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star c...

Tange Sazen

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by...

Official with a Tattoo

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

Passion Fire

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida T...

Young Miss Executive

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Mado...

No Stronger Swords

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a...

Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself...

Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble

During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an inv...

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. Thi...

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to com...

The Further Adventures of Genta

Beautiful Gonpati

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpasse...

Somersault on the Way

A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as b...

お役者小僧

The phantom thief, known as the "Actor Kid", who was creating a stir in the Daimyo's mansion, especially in the...

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira...

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks...