Kunitaro Sawamura
Nacimiento : 1905-06-01, Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Muerte : 1974-11-26
Goro's Father's Portrait
Failing supermarket manager Goro hires the energetic Hanako, his old classmate, to help him compete with a new, rival business in town. Soon, Hanako's ideas and energy completely revitalize the store – but not without ruffling some feathers and sparking some romance along the way.
Tatsuo Osone movie
Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.
Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.
Kichibei Shimaya
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 against the contradictions of feudal society.
Old man
In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew of a rusty cargo ship Kaiyo Maru. One is a troublemaker with bad attitudes, Senkichi Nomura, who pursues an enemy in order to take revenge for his father's death. The other is Keizo Sasaki, a buff, eagle-eyed man on board for a certain mission.
Uichiro Hanada (Katsuji's father)
A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.
Takamori Nangô
Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
Japanese drama film.
Japanese drama film.
1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.
1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
Año 1945; los japoneses están a punto de firmar la paz en Birmania. Un soldado, admirado por sus compañeros porque toca el arpa, es nombrado mediador japonés.
Japanese drama film.
Joku
En el Japón feudal del siglo XII, los Taira y los Fujiwara son clanes que luchan por la supremacía. Mientras tanto, en el palacio imperial hay dos cortes: la del emperador en funciones y la de su predecesor.
The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.
Japanese film.
A samurai detective film.
A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.
Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.
Moritada
Japón, 1159. Moritō, un valiente samurái, realiza un acto heroico rescatando a la encantadora Kesa durante un violento levantamiento. Moritō se enamora de ella, pero se angustia cuando se entera de que está casada.
Ryō Hagiwara movie
The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Kiken Murakami
The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.
Jirocho the gambler hits the road.
A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.
The rise of the famed gambler.
Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato.
Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa
film directed by Tai Katô
Japanese film.
Kinzo
A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.
In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return within three days, or if he leaves Edo Prefecture, he will be sentenced to death. Prisoner Yakichi went to Matsumoto to see his mother, who was in critical condition. However, Yoriki Matsukura tries to catch Yakichi and bring him to execution.
Ko-an
Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an isolated island in the Seto Inland Sea. Kosuke Kindaichi received a will from his friend Kito, which said, "Go to Gokumon Island to save my three younger sisters," and Kosuke went to Gokumon Island. Upon arriving at the residence of Quito, there were three beautiful sisters, a crazy father, a cousin of Sanae, and Kosuke plunged into a strange atmosphere. The film adaptation of the masterpiece novel of the same name by Seishi Yokomizo. Kyozo Kataoka plays Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, and Ryutaro Otomo plays Inspector Isokawa, who can be called Kindaichi's best partner.
Chôji
The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.
Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.
This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went bankrupt shortly after the transition to sound). As he is mostly famous for his portrait of Kurama tengu (and on the other hand, he's the definitive actor for Kurama Tengu as well), Nikkatsu made another version of Kurama tengu, co-directed by Masahiro Makino & Sadatsugu Matsuda who are both sons of Shozo Makino. Scripted by Yoshitake Hisa, a jidaigeki specialist who later scripted several Toei All-Star Jidaigeki.
Genzaburo Yagyu
Se habla de una vieja vasija con aspecto pobre que contiene un mapa indicando el lugar donde se oculta el tesoro de un millón de ryo. Desconocedor de este secreto, el hijo mayor de los Yagyu la regala a su hermano menor, creyéndola una baratija, y este a su vez la vende a unos chatarreros. Una serie de casualidades llevarán la vasija a manos de Yasu, un chico pequeño cuyo padre ha sido asesinado. Será Tange Sazen quien le de asilo en su casa, donde cuidará de él
Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film like the other two is similar in tone and spirit to the Yamanaka Tange Sazen film and would appeal to fans of that film.
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao
Suke-san
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.
Directed by Daisuke Itō.