Movies

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

A 1943 film.

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.

Based on the manga The Rose of Versailles.

The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a...

A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin....

During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu...

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film

A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.