Kōtarō Bandō Movies

Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

A jidaigeki movie about the strange fate of Ranmaru Mori.

Japanese drama film, originally released in two parts.

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.

1962 Japanese movie

The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a...

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents.

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

The Siege of Osaka

A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling...

1948 Japanese movie

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...