Yoshito Yamaji

In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.

Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie

Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.

A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless.

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1952) & the milestone silent surrealist masterpiece A Page of Madness (Kurutta Ippeji, 1926).

戦国の世の雑兵、負けて逃げるは卑怯者、討たれて死ぬのはあほう者。昨日は南軍、今日は北軍、旗色まかせの雑兵たちがまき起こす爆笑の渦…！

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.

The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to regret this laziness when he falls in love with the daughter of a higher class samurai and is informed on their wedding night that he must defeat her before their marriage can be consumated....

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

勝新太郎が盲目の居合抜きの達人・座頭市を演じ、彼の代表作となった人気シリーズの第1作。博打のツボ振りと居合抜きの達人である盲目の男・座頭市は、下総飯岡の貸元・助五郎の食客となる。市は肺を患う浪人・平手造酒と知り合い友情の念を抱くが、平手は助五郎と対立する笹川一家の食客だった。やがて市と平手は、運命的な対決へと導かれていく。

芦屋雁之助が、ケチで純情で慌て者の愛すべきお巡りさんに扮して大活躍、得意の七変化で宝石泥棒を退治したり、美しい少女に恋心を抱いたり、愛すべきお巡りさんの明朗珍騒動が繰り広げられる。喜劇に定評のある酒井欣也監督がメガホンを取った。

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to marry a colleague, she and her mother are overjoyed, but Hitoshi is not satisfied with the situation.

Manao Horiuchi movie

Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda.

大映版シリーズの第一作。富士を遠望する大菩薩峠の頂上、机竜之助は居合わせた老巡礼を一刀の下に切り捨てた。御岳山奉納試合で宇津木文之丞の命を奪った竜之助は霧の御坂で剣陣を突破すると、力ずくで手篭めにした文之丞の妻、お浜を伴って江戸へと出奔する。それは竜之助の流浪の旅の始まりだった――。

In the autumn of 1945, Petty Officer Tadashi Yamaji is among the numerous war crimes suspects facing death on the gallows for maltreatment of Allied women and children interned in camp Kampili. Kampili is located some ten kilometers outside Macassar on the island of Celebes. Eighteen-hundred Allied women and children were interned for the duration of the war. Yamaji's iron rule for camp administration is : No violence; hands off internees; He also endeavors to establish self-administration by internees while aiming at a self-supporting camp economy within six months. His ingenuity gains the camp numerous pigs to enrich their diet, and sewing machines with to make fatigue uniforms for the military. The internees are grateful for what little aid he can give them. As the tides of war changes, Allied planes bomb the camp in error. But the surrender of Japan changes everything, and the internees join forces to save their former camp commander from the gallows.

In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of blood. Alliances constantly shift. Tatsu and Takeshi, friends since boyhood, reluctantly join Shin's gang. Shin's an upstart and moves his gang often to avoid the local kingpin. Hanoko is a young woman with ambitions: first she's in the blood business with her father, then she joins forces with Shin. She soon breaks off that partnership, even though she's taken the sensitive Takeshi under her wing. Double crosses multiply. Those with the closest bonds become each others' murderers.

First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

伴淳三郎が粋でモダンな河内山宗俊に扮して、江戸で起こった一つの殺人事件を解決していく爆笑捕物帖。

Tatsuo Osone movie

豊臣方が関ケ原の戦いに敗けた頃のオハナシ。紀州九度山の真田幸村は家臣にクジ引きさせ、猿飛佐助と三好清海入道の二人を駿府へ旅立せ、徳川方の動静を探らせることにした。腹心の美女お国から報告を受けた本多佐渡守は、江戸から伊賀流の忍者・芥田九郎兵衛を呼び寄せると共に、諸国の忍術使いを集めて、佐助に対抗させようとした。

First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Based on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Ishimatsu is strong in fights, but weak in relationships with women and enjoys great popularity among them, and we see how an exciting historical drama about love, enmity and friendship is played out.

Third sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Second sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.

Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force.

A samurai detective film.

「家族会議」の山ロ松三郎製作の春青メロドラマ。「沖縄健児隊」の沢村勉のオリジナル・シナリオから「処女雪」の原研吉が監督した。撮影は「朝霧(1953)」の森田俊保、音楽は「勢揃い　大江戸六人衆」の加藤光男。出演者は大船映画初出演の「花の生涯」の草苗光子、「蛮から社員」の三島耕、「家族会議」の月丘夢路、「青春三羽烏」の三橋達也などである。

牛若丸は常盤御前の犠牲によって生き残り、鞍馬の山で新田ノ太郎吉光の監視の下に置かれていた。吉光の娘桔梗とは唯一の仲のよい遊び友達であった。一夜源氏再興を企てる金王丸、正近、信時、四郎丸の源氏四天王から、父頼朝の死や母常盤の身の上をきかされ、母に会いたさ一心で武芸にはげんだ。そして、遂に常盤の侍女なぎさの手引で母を訪ねたが、その母は、「母と呼ばれる覚えはない」と牛若を冷く追いかえした。その帰途五条の橋で弁慶に斬ってかかられたが、これをさんざんにあしらって参らせた。

During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a man just back from the war front visits the doctor with a medical emergency, followed by a woman who claims to have been molested. Then a yakuza arrives to ask the doctor to cut his finger off...

Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his father and younger brother. I left the town.

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!

A girl who'd left her hometown for the exciting adventure of the big city returns home years later for a visit, soon somehow causing scandal.

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.

夜毎起こる殺人事件。現場に残る鮮血の手型が江戸の町を脅かす。しかし、そんな血生臭い事件が起こる中、少女は明るく唱う…。

十二歳の天才少女美空ひばり登場！爆弾娘が主人公の音楽メロドラマ。 自分の作曲した『悲しき口笛』という歌を手かがりに、外地から復員してきた兄が、行方不明の妹を探し回り巡り会うまでを描いた作品。戦後の荒んだ社会の中を健気に生きる可憐な少女の役柄で、天才少女歌手・美空ひばりが本格主演、ひばりが歌った同名主題歌も大ヒットし、全国にひばりブームを巻き起こした。監督の家城巳代治は、本作発表後、まもなくレッドパージにより退社、活躍の場を独立プロに移している。

Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

A young man who is unable to tell his childhood friend how he feels makes a pledge with her to reveal all of their secrets during the upcoming festival.

Waiting woman

Japanese war movie.

Japanese Warmovie

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.

Japanese war movie.

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.

dir: Teinosuke Kinugasa

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 arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.