Acting
Ryōnosuke Azuma
Born 1891-03-24 · Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
8.1In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
6.0Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.
Goblin Courier
1949
7.8When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
No synopsis available yet.
Suna-e jubaku
1953
NRA series of murders surrounds the 70,000 ryō in buried treasure hidden by the Kanayama Magistrate.
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953
6.7During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When they next meet they have all joined opposing sides.
Three Young Samurai
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hana no kenkajō
1953
6.1In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oichi no kata
1942
NRIshimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through his tragic end this is the story of a beloved and loyal henchman.
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kisoji no Komori-uta
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Abare noshi
1952
7.0Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall. The third film in the Satan's Sword trilogy.
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
NRFilm by director Kenji Misumi
Dynamite Doctor
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Oiwa Nagaya
1931
NRThe sword of the chivalrous warrior is drawn amid the struggle for a legendary sword and a plot to assassinate a young princess.
Duel at Omagatsuji
1951
No synopsis available yet.
Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
1937
5.6Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.
A Lustful Man
1961
6.5Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
No synopsis available yet.
Shinshu Tenmakyo
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
1951
7.1Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966