Yasuji Kiyose

元香川家の農園主任技師の作之助は、病のために御婚約破棄になった朝子に対して深い愛情を抱いていた。平和な農園にも悪夢のような戦争が訪れ、爆弾の落ちる猛火の中、退避する夜に、二人の心はあらゆる自制心を超えた熱い抱擁に固く結ばれたが、翌日に作之助は外地に出征することに。敗戦後、華族の特権は失われ、薄幸に泣く朝子は俗界を去り、法籍に身を置くことになる。それを知った作之助は農園に急ぐが一足違いで会うことができず…。

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town.

A documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai.

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is in service to her. They are in search of Tomonojo, who has killed the man who was Okuni’s husband and Gohei’s master, and they cannot return to their lord’s home until they have fulfilled their duty of hunting down and killing Tomonojo.

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.

Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's famous epic Chushingura

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.