Eiichi Yamada

In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.

The first color widescreen film from Taiwan.

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

1962 Japanese movie

横溝正史の同名小説を「ひばり民謡の旅　べらんめえ芸者佐渡へ行く」の渡辺邦男脚本・監督により映画化。共同脚本は「維新の篝火」の結束信二。撮影は「ひばり民謡の旅　べらんめえ芸者佐渡へ行く」の渡辺孝、音楽は「新黄金孔雀城　七人の騎士」シリーズの山田栄一が担当した。原作を大きく逸脱したストーリー、スポーツカーを駆り美人秘書を従える金田一耕助と、異色の内容となっている。 　人気歌手の和泉須磨子が鬼首町鬼塚村に里帰りする途中で何者かに惨殺される事件が発生。死体の横にあるラジオからは彼女の新曲「鬼首村手毬唄」が流れていた。鬼首町警察の磯川警部らが事件を担当することになり、名探偵として知られる金田一耕助も温泉宿に泊まり調査を開始する。須磨子の生家である仁礼家は鬼塚一の富豪だったが、当主の剛造はなぜか手毬唄に怯えていた。剛造の長男の源一郎と次女の里子は、半年前に剛造のもとに届いた脅迫状が須磨子の死と関係があるとにらむが、その源一郎は直後に死体で発見されてしまう。金田一耕助はそれが他殺であることを見破るが、村のお告げ婆から湯治客の放庵が村の暗い過去を知っていると教えられるのだった。

桃ノ木城を襲った雲切丸らを追い返した六人の勇士は悪逆な西国大将軍を退治に、孔雀の羽根の導くまま火の山へと向かう。孔雀の神を信仰する焔丸は正義の勇士に加わるが、西国大将軍は火の黄金を狙ってきた…。

孔雀の羽に結ばれた7人の若者たちが、戦乱の世に平和を築き上げる夢と希望の物語。シリーズ第1作目。落武者・太郎丸は孔雀老人と名乗るひとりの老人から奇跡を見せられる。老人は一枚の孔雀の羽を太郎丸に渡し平和を築けと説くのだ。やがて孔雀老人の奇跡と出会った七人の武士たちが力を合わせ、正義と平和の為の戦いを始める。人気時代劇『黄金孔雀城』（四部作）の姉妹篇。

当時西国を荒らしまわった雲切玄蕃らは、その矛先を菊姫の守る桃ノ木城へとむけます。孔雀の羽根に結ばれた若者達は、この世に正義の奇蹟を呼ぶために、敢然と桃ノ木城防衛に立ち上がります。

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord Honjo. One of Honjo's most trusted under-lords is Sanzaemon. He has designs on Matabei's fief, and he plots to kill Matabei. He finally convinces Lord Honjo of Matabei's guilt. Now Matabei must fight to survive.

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!

Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the Aoba clan from Kyoto. A samurai who calls himself Okuma Danemon joins them on their journey, and soon people begin to appear one after another, seeking to get a secret letter...

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.

Jidaigeki film from 1959.

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

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.

里見浩太郎主演のシリーズ第二作。蝦夷を舞台に剣と恋の大スペクタクル痛快作。四代将軍家綱の世、蝦夷各地でアイヌの一族が蜂起し、松前藩の砦を次々と襲っていた。家綱は乳兄弟である京月獅子之助をアイヌとの和睦の使者として、蝦夷に派遣する。獅子之助は腰巾着の勘次とお町をお供に蝦夷に乗り込む。アイヌの頭目クチガイは元隠密の山内左馬之助らと結託し、白熊族の頭目タチキを扇動していた。タチキは彼らから渡された銃を使って砦を襲撃していたのだ。

里見浩太郎の初主演による痛快娯楽時代劇。黄金蜘蛛党と名乗る黒頭巾の一団が上信越の国境付近に出没。江戸ヘ向かう佐渡からの金輸送隊を襲撃する事件が続発していた。この事件を調べるため、将軍家綱は乳兄弟である京月獅子之助を現地に派遣する。獅子之助は輸送団の護衛についていて殺された友人の妹と素っ飛びの勘次を伴って江戸を出発した。信州・上田城で、藩主達から輸送隊消失の状況を聞いた獅子之助は次席家老小市将監の様子に不審感を持つ。

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun. The guard of Nijo castle Asaka Keinosuke, disguised as a komuso monk, proceeds to investigate the theft, traces of thieves lead to Edo, where Asaka goes.

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mogol fleet reaches Japanese shores?

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends from his hide-out in the mountain, and heads to the city in spite of numerous dangers that await him there.

The beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle for her worried father. Disguising herself as a man and changing her name, she heads for the capital...

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

暗黒の夜空に広がる断末魔の絶叫！顔を見られたスリは、時々恐ろしい殺人凶行に出るものである。無残に横たわる惨殺死体をめぐって、警視庁捜査陣は俄然色めき立ち、悲嘆にくれる被害者の妻子の身辺はもちろん、現場付近の聞き込みに万全を期すとともに、草の根を分けて現場の検証に乗り出した。その結果、被害者のものと思われる血糊のついた財布を発見。さらには女物の財布やイヤリングなどが見つかる。女物の財布は男娼が以前掏られたものと判明、男娼の証言で胡麻塩頭のスリの存在が浮かび上がってきた。だが翌日、胡麻塩頭の男は轢死体となって発見された―。

Fourth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven crosses are finally united to reveal the secret of the royal treasure.

The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held captive by the enemy pirate Ongo, Goro discovers the whereabouts of the missing seventh cross. Will he succeed in bringing all seven cross together to reveal the secret code of the royal treasure?

Toruhan, a king’s retainer, embarks on a journey to find a royal treasure that can only be revealed though secret codes hidden in seven crosses carried by his fellow samurai.

日本橋の西川流家元・鯉蔵殺しの背後に裏があるとにらみ、西川流舞踏の名手である転徳兵衛の家に居候している金さん。そこへ上州の忠という男が訪れ、鯉蔵の死を聞いてがく然とする。さらに長兄の勇次郎が賭場に入り浸っていることと知り、早速駆けつけた忠は、そこでのイカサマ博奕を暴き勇次郎の危機を救ったのだった。

夜明け前の東京を目指す東北本線上がり貨物四二六列車。最後尾の郵便貨車の中では3名の乗務員が郵便物の整理に励んでいた。

深夜の深川でタクシー強盗殺人事件が起った。巧妙な手口から犯人を常習犯と睨んだ警視庁捜査一課の長田、宮川の両刑事は、遺留品を手掛りに柳橋に飛び、農林省官吏須見に嫌疑がかかるが、彼の情婦由美の言葉から、白マスク、革ジャンパーの男が犯人と推定されるに至った。だが、この事件が解決を見ないうちに、続いて新橋で同一手口による新事件が発生し、今度は運転手の屍体が見つからなかった。

The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.

片岡千恵蔵十八番の金さんシリーズ。老中・水野忠邦の諸事節約、幕政改革に端を発して、大塩平八郎の残党、謎の密輸団の跳梁。この探索の秘命を受けた金さんが、権力と暴力に敢然と度胸と啖呵で、颯爽と暴れまわる痛快巨篇。

Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.

片岡千恵蔵扮する名奉行・遠山の金さんが、江戸一円に流通する魔の贋造小判をめぐり、怪奇と恐怖に慄く庶民を守って江戸無宿金さんが神出鬼没、七面八臂の活躍を見せる。

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.

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

片岡千恵蔵独壇上とも云うべき判官シリーズの登場。御馴染み遠山金四郎が鉄火芸者と娘芸人に色彩られて繰りひろげる剣と恋の大衆時代劇。

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

どいつもこいつも皆くさい、睨まれた男女が十四人、流石の迷目明しエノケン旦那も首をひねった殺人事件。智恵蔵十八番の金さんシリーズ。

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.

『いれずみ判官　桜花乱舞の巻』の後編として制作された。

前後作の前編として制作された。原作は郷田悳

One of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu, in which an examination of the quotidian problems of a middle-aged salaryman and his family segues into an idyllic dream of an implausible future. The surviving print, although incomplete, offers an essential glimpse into Uchida’s prewar period, when he was associated more with realist dramas than with the period films that dominated his work after the war.

Hashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who make a profit even at the cost of human lives. A fireman exposes the corrupt activities of merchants.

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.