Kōtarō Bandō Movies

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's...

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl....

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

Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido.

Japanese comedy film.

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese drama film.

Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin.

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Second sequel to Saiyuki (1952)

1962 Japanese movie

1960 Toei film

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is...

1948 Japanese movie

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

The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.

The Siege of Osaka