Meichō Soganoya

Kogarashi Monjiro

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

True Osaka Grit

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

The Geisha

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and rema...

Nunnery Confidential

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.

Industrial Spy

Kogure, an industrial spy, is tasked by Sawada, head of the research department of the Nisshin Corporation, to...

The Fixer

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But h...

The Bride from Japan

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates...

Big Time Gambling Boss

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to...

Female Ninja Magic

In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descende...

Young Guy at Sea

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to th...

A Lively Geisha

Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When s...

Shingo's Final Duel

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the...

The Blossom and the Sword

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths w...

Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the i...

The Gambling Nun

A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunn...

A Country Boss

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

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

Eighteen Years in Prison

A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to...

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her i...

Doterai Man

Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saig...

Hoodlum Match

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

The Glamorous Ghost

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous hu...

Fools at Work

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel

The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddler, who thi...

Between Women and Wives

Japan's No. 1 Braggart

When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript a...

Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō

Make-Up

Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakag...

Dawn of Judo

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to San...

Adventures of Princess Anmitsu

Everybody, Let's Go!

A new stationmaster is appointed to a dilapidated local line. On top of the failing local line feuding for hot...

The Adventures of Kantaro

Comedy historical film about a wandering warrior, based on the novel by Shin Hasegawa.

The Boss

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagam...

Kawachi fūten zoku

1968 film

Mappira shain yūkyōden

1968 Japanese movie