A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
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.
Tatsu
Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy. (Set in the 1920's)
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. Didn't find anything about it online, but Takizawa was a well-regarded director in his time. Akira Kurosawa worked as A.D. on several of his films.
Keizô Ogata
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Japanese movie
Japanese film.
The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw.
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
Yōjinbō
Сосюн Котияма - знаменитый мошенник и авантюрист, переодетый монахом. Он обманом заставляет богатых самураев расставаться со своими деньгами.
Japanese historical film.
Gantaro Path
Умон на своем сияющем белом коне предотвращает заговор против сёгуна. Один из немногих сохранившихся шедевров немого японского кино.
