Acting

Hachiro Okuni

Acting credits

Sansho the Bailiff poster
8.1

In 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

Ugetsu poster
8.0

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Ugetsu

1953

Chikamatsu Monogatari poster
7.8

When 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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Suna-e jubaku

1953

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Coming Up of Kodokan

1953

Gate of Hell poster
7.1

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

Gate of Hell

1953

Hana no kenkajō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hana no kenkajō

1953

Snowy Night Duel poster
NR

A yakuza returning from an island journey takes a stranger’s young child under his wing as he travels, gives up the woman he loves to his brother-in-arms, kills a corrupt gang boss in the name of justice and turns himself in.

Snowy Night Duel

1954

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman poster
NR

Ishimatsu 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

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō

1953

Jigoku taiko poster
NR

A girl from a tenement house was abducted in broad daylight, right in the heart of Edo.

Jigoku taiko

1953

Flowery Brothers poster
NR

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Flowery Brothers

1956

No artwork available
10.0

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Asataro the Crow

1956

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

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kettō gofun mae

1953

Shachō hisho poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shachō hisho

1953

The Fiery Magistrate poster
NR

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

The Fiery Magistrate

1956

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi poster
NR

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

1955

Asama no karasu poster
NR

After killing a man who owed him neither a debt of gratitude nor a grudge, Tokijiro decides to leave the yakuza life behind in accordance with the code of honor—but becomes an assistant to yakuza for the sake of the man’s orphaned child his mother.

Asama no karasu

1953

Love of the Princess poster
8.0

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Love of the Princess

1957

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 Dancer and Two Warriors poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Dancer and Two Warriors

1955

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes poster
10.0

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

1958

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School poster
8.0

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School

1957