Minoru Takase

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

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Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

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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.

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino, a poor girl who is also under threat from Nikichi.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.

1945 Japanese movie

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.

Newly released from the army, five men return to Tokyo to find no place to live in the bombed-out city, food and necessities rationed out by people who don't care, and a thriving black market.

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched from the laboratory and landed amidst the Japanese troops the soldiers could enjoy the performers. The laboratory succeeds and the rocket is built. It bears the insignia, 'until the victory days.' The Japanese government began a program of shooting and disseminating propaganda and entertainment movies for its troops during World War II. Only 15 minutes of the film survives.

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Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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