Writing

Shōtarō Saijō

Born — Died

1902-09-06 — 1980-02-29

Place of birth

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

36 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Case of a Young Lord 2 poster
NR

After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find the body was missing, as was the Gosu plate. He had a suspect in mind, and was able to use him to learn of the pawnbroker's hideout and try to piece together the parts of the puzzle. A superb and exciting conclusion to a very clever mystery story set during the Golden Age of Japan. With no easy questions and his life hanging in the balance, can Young lord solve the mystery and regain the valuable plate?

Case of a Young Lord 2

1956

Kisoji no Komori-uta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kisoji no Komori-uta

1953

Haha koiboshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haha koiboshi

1949

Mangorō Tengu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mangorō Tengu

1957

Ghost of Saga Mansion poster
7.7

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.

Ghost of Saga Mansion

1953

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace poster
8.0

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953

The Black Hooded Man poster
NR

A mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the precious blue diamond called “Maguna no Hitomi.”

The Black Hooded Man

1955

はだか大名 後篇 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

はだか大名 後篇

1952

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing poster
7.1

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954

Case of a Young Lord 1 poster
NR

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu plate for 100 ryo. When, of all occasions, Yokogawa Dewa came to visit and asked to see the Gosu plate on May 5th, Boy's Festival. Yamaoka then sent his steward to borrow the plate back, but the pawnbroker coldheartedly refused. He died soon thereafter of an unknown cause. Soon after that, two warehouses were broken into, but nothing was taken. When Detective Shokichi seeks the help of Young lord samurai, in solving these mysterious crimes that plague the town he takes the case and immediately surmises that the thief was looking for something special. Could the answer be hidden in the coffin of a deceased merchant who had his most valuable things buried with him. The tension mounts and the mystery deepens. Can Young lord solve the case?

Case of a Young Lord 1

1956

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki poster
9.0

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.

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954

はだか大名 前篇 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

はだか大名 前篇

1952

Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit poster
NR

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit

1944

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love poster
NR

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments.

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love

1954

The Black Hooded Man 3 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Black Hooded Man 3

1955

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge poster
NR

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments.

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge

1954

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge poster
NR

The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments.

The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

1954

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen poster
8.0

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

1938

A Color Print of Edo poster
7.2

The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama, sprinkled with comical scenes and tells the story of a loyal and handsome Edo period servant who fights to help his older brother marry the woman he loves. The star of this film, Utaemon Ichikawa, gained enormous popularity for his portrayal of a cheerful and chivalrous man.

A Color Print of Edo

1939

Obsessive Snake poster
6.0

Utaji heard that her ex-lover Seijirou would get married to Ochiyo a daughter of Ise-ya. She murdered Ochiyo and took over the Ise-ya's shop with Hikoroku a head clerk of Ise-ya. Moreover Utaji killed Hikoroku. But...

Obsessive Snake

1958

Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen poster
NR

1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together

Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen

1951

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan poster
NR

Japanese film.

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

1951

The Black Hooded Man 2 poster
NR

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

The Black Hooded Man 2

1955

White Snake Woman poster
5.0

While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly come upon an apparition of a ghostly white-draped female figure floating down to the ground. As she turns to face the crowd, the woman reveals the disfigured right side of her face. As the procession stands in utter horror, the ghost then takes flight again and down a side street. After the shock wears off, the bride is checked on and everyone is safe in the group. Once the wedding party finally arrives at the groom's home, they apologize for the delay... and proceed to open the kago, only to realize that the bride-to-be is now missing... and all that's left in the carriage is a single white snake slithering about.

White Snake Woman

1958

Trouble Over Swords and Women:  A Woman's Mind poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

1951

Kenpu Renpeikan poster
NR

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.

Kenpu Renpeikan

1944

Akatsuki no kotekitai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akatsuki no kotekitai

1945

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat poster
7.0

In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her beloved cat takes revenge by becoming an incarnation of the cat.

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat

1956

The Dancer and Two Warriors poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Dancer and Two Warriors

1955

Secrets of Fuji 2 poster
NR

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

Secrets of Fuji 2

1959

Chushingura: The Truth poster
6.0

Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so Lord Kira Kozuke-no suke Yoshinako was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony. On the day of the reception, something went terrible wrong, and Lord Asano attempted to kill Lord Kira. For this, Lord Asano was order to commit seppuku. However, in violation of existing law, Lord Kira was not punished. The ruling Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi eventually confiscated Lord Asano's land and dismissed the samurai that had served him so faithfully, effectively making them all ronin. Two years later, Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshi led a group of samurai loyal to Lord Asano in an attack on Kira's compound. Their aim was to capture and kill him.

Chushingura: The Truth

1928

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star poster
NR

film directed by Tai Katô

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

1951

Sedge Hat poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sedge Hat

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaidan Oocho

1938

Arima Neko poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Arima Neko

1937

No artwork available
NR

Film about Ghost-Cat.

Yamabuki neko

1940