Kyoji Sugi

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

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

Samurai Vagabonds

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8t...

The Eleventh Hour

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A so...

Tale of Japanese Burglars

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he wi...

The Life of a Horse Trader

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island o...

A Carpenter and Children

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate w...

The Lord Takes a Bride

Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done,...

Fine Man

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mo...

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of troubl...

Shadow Over Fuji

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

Diary of a Nurse

Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu.

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...

With Songs in My Heart

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a...

A Country Boss

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate...

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...

Delinquent Girl

A melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the optimistic scholar re...

The Bridal Night Again

Diary of a Wandering Lord

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

Mado Kara Tobidase

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Sh...

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father,...

Eight Brave Brothers 2

2nd film in the Eight Brave Brothers trilogy

53 Stages of Action

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

Iki na fûraibô

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace

In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy...

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

豪快三人男

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin wh...

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks just like S...

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride

A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to have some fun...

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’...

The Eyes of Two People

Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 19...

Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.