Nakamura Kanzaburo

Samurai Banners

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service o...

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they...

Zatoichi: The Last

A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle.

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family...

Dear Doctor

Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally s...

A Heartful of Love

Hiroshi, a 30 year-old businessman, has traveled back in time 20 years. He encounters Kazumi, a young woman who...

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is a...

Thus Another Day

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns t...

The Gambling Samurai

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsi...

Maboroshi no Satsui

Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

森の石松

One day, Mori no Ishimatsu (Kankuro Nakamura

Face

Awkward and withdrawn, Masako kills her sister in an explosion of pent-up humiliation and rage that sends her t...

Friendship

This is a story about the emotional connection between a young man with no clear purpose and a middle-aged man...

3 Dolls and Baby Gang

Based on the comic by Fuyahiko Okabe.

Acchan no bebi gyangu

Based on the comic by Fuyuhiko Okabe.

Three for the Road

The Song from My Heart

Jack the Mouse: Noda Version

Nezumi, Jack the Mouse is a Japanese urban legend. His passion for money drives a cynical, duplicitous coffin m...

Masterpieces of Kabuki Theater: Shinza the Barber

This Sewamono, written by Kawatake Mokuami, is commonly called "Kamiyui shinza" from the name of its hero. Shin...

Sakai no Taiko

Written by Kawatake Shinshichi II in 1873, this play is representative of a category of works called katsureki,...

Cinema Kabuki: Fire Brigade Brawl

A recording of a play based on a quarrel in the late Edo period of Japan. Recorded in May 2012.