Tominosuke Hayama

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun,...

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprisi...

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

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

Princess Finds Her Prince

Itohan Monogatari

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman...

The Invisible Man Appears

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use...

Last Days of Edo

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first y...

三万両五十三次

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...

Izayoi kaidō

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. Th...

The Grand Master

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata...

Meiji no kyōdai

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent famili...

Ghost of Saga Mansion

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins hau...

The Life of Matsu the Untamed

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the to...

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

1942 Japanese movie

お洒落狂女

The Devil's toast

Retired police inspector Kurusu is vacationing at a seaside hotel when one night he hears a child's screaming.....

The Fiery Magistrate

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

Kuriyama Daizen

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

花笠太鼓

In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with h...

Traveling with Breeze

1953 Hiroshi Inagaki movie.

Rebellion from Below

A master hunter is driven to defiance after a tyrannical magistrate's cruelty pushes his community to its break...

The Woman Who Opens the Door

Forgotten Children

Kojiki Taishô

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthles...

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain

Flowery Brothers

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Initiation of the Two-Sword Style

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

Judge of the Ashuras

Children Hand in Hand

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

Professional Killer

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Taki no shiraito

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.

The Black Hooded Man

A mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the precious blue dia...