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7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
8.0Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
Bangaku no issho
1933
There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
Festival Across the Sea
1941
9.0Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son.
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
8.0After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' feud known as the "Tenpo Suikoden.
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
No synopsis available yet.
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
1932
Film credits
1950s · 1 titles
1940s · 6 titles
There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
Festival Across the Sea
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kunisada Chūji
1946
NRA lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.
Oshidori gasa
1948
At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.
Military Song of the Morning Mist
1943
NR1946 Japanese movie
The Okagura Brothers
1946
7.0Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
1940
1930s · 14 titles
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
1933
8.0Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
Bangaku no issho
1933
9.0Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son.
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
8.0After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' feud known as the "Tenpo Suikoden.
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
No synopsis available yet.
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
1932
NRPrewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
Kuriyama Daizen
1936
The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936
Directed by Mansaku Itami.
Professional Killer
1932
A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
1933
No synopsis available yet.
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri
1931
In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
1932
NRPre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios
Yasubei Horibe
1936
NRForty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo.
Akagaki Genzo
1938
Film about Ghost-Cat.
Giant Cat Den
1938
1920s · 5 titles
6.1Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui's despondency and invites him to his house as his little sister Tsuyu and he try to cheer him up.
The Wandering Gambler
1928
6.5The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Teppei Yamaguchi. It is part of the Kurama Tengu series and features the battle between the title character, Kurama Tengu, and his impostor. The last scene, featuring sword fights of exhilarating speed, is one reason this series was very popular, especially with children.
The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu
1928
Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.
Tenka taiheiki
1928
No synopsis available yet.
Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
1927
The Ryueis and the Tenmokus fight over gold bullion secretly stored away in Osaka Castle. A dramatization of a popular novel - three competing studios also produced their own versions of the story.
The Spell of the Sand Painting
1927
