Reiko Fujiwara

Irezumi

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During th...

Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written...

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulat...

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue a...

Buddha

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search o...

A Lustful Man

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that...

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters...

Samurai Vendetta

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of...

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle o...

The Radiant Prince

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to...

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and becau...

Stolen Pleasure

High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her fut...

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while h...

Wild Geese

Otama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a widower and own...

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted...

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men

Lord Tadanao

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

The Whale God

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Yôki na tono-sama

New Bad Reputation Continues

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to...

The Phantom Samurai

Bad Reputation Returns

The Lightning Sword

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn...

Megitsune Buro

Vagabonds from Badgerville

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.

The Notorious Man's Return

Black Challenger

Young lawyer Jiro receives a late night phone call from a distraught woman sending him on a journey to uncover...

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo

Yûrei koban

Tough Guy

Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. When Kotoito,...

Straw hat of Itako

A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.

Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern

One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy merchant named...

Her Hidden Past

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love b...