Acting
Kikunojo Segawa
Born 1907-03-25 · Tokyo, Japan
Acting credits
6.9In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the Lord's dishonour. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi seeks to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses, and Oishi and 46 rōnin are out for revenge.
The 47 Ronin
1941
7.1A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
Priest of Darkness
1936
10.0Story of a bandit king part 2.
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
1937
7.9In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
7.0A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights.
The Stand in Hakone
1952
6.0About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.
Still I Live On
1951
10.0A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
The Beauty and the Dragon
1955
NRA tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.
The Village Tattooed Man
1935
NRA jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.
Banzuiin Chōbei
1940