Kunitaro Sawamura

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.

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.

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.

A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.

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.

Fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. O disciplinado pelotão do capitão Inouye sempre foi bastante musical. Presos pelos ingleses, eles descobrem que uma tropa de japoneses recusa a rendição e será massacrada pelos inimigos. Mizushima, tocador de arpa do grupo, sobe até uma montanha para tocar, na expectativa de convencer os compatriotas a entregarem-se e evitar o banho de sangue.

Japanese drama film.

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But because the high courtiers dislike career soldiers gaining power and influence, they ignore the will of ex-Emperor Toba and refuse to reward the captain. Reward recommender Lord Tokinobu is punished, and the captain sends his son Kiyomori to the Lord's residence, where he falls in love with Tokiko, the Lord's daughter. Meanwhile, Kiyomori finds out that he is possibly the ex-Emperor's son... Written by L.H. Wong

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.

Em 1159, durante uma tentativa de golpe contra a realeza, arma-se um plano para que a família real possa fugir. Uma senhora da corte aproveita a situação e se faz passar de esposa de um Lorde para sair da cidade. Ela conta com a ajuda de um samurai, que a escolta com segurança. Mais tarde, o samurai pede ao Lorde como recompensa a mão desta mulher em casamento. Mas ele descobre que ela já é casada. O samurai não irá desistir e chegará a desafiar o marido de sua amada para que a deixe, o que irá gerar trágicas consequências.

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.

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

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato.

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa

film directed by Tai Katô

Japanese film.

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.

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.

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.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

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

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.