Production

Hisakazu Tsuji

Born — Died

1914-03-18 — 1981-01-03

Place of birth

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Production

Credits

38 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō

1956

Samaritan Zatoichi poster
6.8

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968

Ginji of the Seven Faces poster
NR

Yesterday a gentleman, today a student, tomorrow a stylish man in a casual kimono—Ginji, the pickpocket with seven faces, has his sights set on the gold watch of destiny. A tale of passion, love, human emotion, pistols, and thrills.

Ginji of the Seven Faces

1955

Manzai chōchin poster
NR

A lantern with a large sum of money hidden in it was sold without the owner’s knowledge. The honest lantern shop owners find themselves in a huge commotion over the lantern in question.

Manzai chōchin

1956

Yome to yobarete mada mitsuki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yome to yobarete mada mitsuki

1954

Taira Clan Saga poster
6.8

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

Taira Clan Saga

1955

Fūun shōgidani poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fūun shōgidani

1960

A Geisha poster
7.6

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.

A Geisha

1953

Itarō jishi poster
NR

Itarō abandons his life as a hatamoto to become a yakuza.

Itarō jishi

1955

Demon Sword poster
NR

A young swordsman takes on the mysterious, deadly “Demon Sword” wielded by a nihilistic master swordsman who trusts neither human compassion nor a woman’s heart… What is the fate of the undefeated Demon Sword?

Demon Sword

1953

Shinsengumi Chronicles poster
6.7

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

Shinsengumi Chronicles

1963

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami poster
NR

A series of murders surrounds the 70,000 ryō in buried treasure hidden by the Kanayama Magistrate.

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami

1953

Dekoboko taikōki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dekoboko taikōki

1953

Maiko sanjūshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Maiko sanjūshi

1955

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi

1951

Nagasaki no yoru poster
NR

A mysterious magician with a Japanese mother who came to Nagasaki’s Nankin-machi from the mainland in search of his father’s killer.

Nagasaki no yoru

1955

Yoidore nitōryū poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yoidore nitōryū

1954

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kettō gofun mae

1953

Prison Break poster
7.0

Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!

Prison Break

1969

Komusō henka poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Komusō henka

1955

No artwork available
NR

Taeko Yasuhara was spectacularly betrayed by Takada, the man she loved and trusted. She had no idea that Takada was a drug-dealing robber who had been striking fear into the Hanshin area at the time. From that moment on, Taeko was cast into the depths of a tragic fate. When Takada was arrested, articles from various newspapers, all focusing on Taeko, were read by the public, driven by interest and curiosity simply because she was a woman, plunging Taeko even deeper into suffering.

My Name Is Mistress

1949

Kazanmyaku poster
NR

Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.

Kazanmyaku

1950

Lone Wolf Isazo poster
6.8

Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in Kiso Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was not unable to consummate a marriage due to the class differences between them.

Lone Wolf Isazo

1968

City of Violence poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of Hiroshima, a city plagued by gun violence, a passionate newspaper reporter and the citizens band together to courageously confront the tyranny of two major organized crime syndicates.

City of Violence

1953

Rampaging Dog poster
7.0

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.

Rampaging Dog

1965

Guren bosatsu poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire brigades.

Guren bosatsu

1949

The Young Swordsman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Young Swordsman

1954

Three Women Around Yoshinaka poster
7.7

The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous Gate of Hell (1953).

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Sea Wolf

1947

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Sea Wolf

1947

Resurrection poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Resurrection

1950

Kumoemon to sono tsuma poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kumoemon to sono tsuma

1962

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nerawareta onna

1948

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sen-hime goten

1948

Oniisan to oneesan poster
NR

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

Oniisan to oneesan

1961

Love of the Princess poster
8.0

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Love of the Princess

1957

Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger

1961

Kimagure karasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kimagure karasu

1960