Kôichirô Ogura

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.

A samurai detective film.

Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an old pot in which the secret of the treasure of 1000000 ryos of gold is hidden. However, a bunch of different people hunt for the pot and Tange will have to apply his phenomenal fencing skills with the sword.

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.

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 Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.

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.

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

Part 2 starts where the first film ended, with Iemon disposing of the bodies of his wife and Kohei, marrying upward, and being blackmailed by the evil Naosuke.

간교한 나오스케는 감옥에 있던 사람들과 함께 탈옥을 공모하였으나, 그 사실을 간수에게 몰래 알려서 탈옥을 실패하게끔 만들고 자신은 감형을 받아 출옥을 하게 된다. 고헤이는 연모하던 술집 작부인 오이와를 술집으로부터 꺼내 주기 위해 돈을 마련하려고 도둑질을 하다가 감옥에 갖혔지만, 탈옥 공모에 가담하지 않았기 때문에 다행히 목숨을 건질 수 있었다.한편, 오이와는 비록 술집 작부이긴 했으나 행실이 곱고 용모 또한 수려하여 술집을 그만두고 벼슬을 얻지 못한 낭인 무사인 이에몬과 혼인을 하여 살고 있었다. 어느 날 이에몬은 에도에서 가장 큰 쌀 도매상의 외동딸인 오우메가 치한들에게 봉변을 당하는 장면을 목격하고 그녀를 구출해 주게 되는데, 남자다운 그 모습에 오우메는 한눈에 반하고 만다.감옥에서 출옥을 한 나오스케가 마침 그 장면을 목격하게 되었고, 한탕 잡을 만한 거리를 찾고 있던 그는 이에몬을 오우메와 맺어 주기 위해 오이와와 이혼시킬 계략을 세운다. 이에몬은 출세를 위한 절호의 기회를 놓칠 수 없다는 생각에 나오스케의 계략에 동참하게 되지만, 워낙 우유부단한 성격의 이에몬은 차마 오이와를 버릴 수가 없어 번민한다. 보다 못한 나오스케는 결국 오이와를 죽이는 수밖에 없다는 생각을 굳히고 그녀를 독살해 버린다. 그러나, 출옥한 이후에도 오이와를 잊지 못해 그 주변을 맴돌던 고헤이가 그 장면을 목격하게 되어, 그도 역시 참혹한 죽음을 맞고 만다.한편, 오이와의 쌍둥이 동생인 오소데는 언니가 행방불명된 데 대해 의혹을 품고 진상을 파헤치고자 하는데...

A teacher at a Japanese school tries to hide his outcast upbringing.