Known for
NRChiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
1954
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hyoroku's Dream Tale
1943
NRThe third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Utsukushiki taka
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kin Toyama-san's Detective Story: Man in the Shadows
1956
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
2.0A man is walking alone in a scenic city of Kyoto, a young man with an unfamiliar expression is in front of him. Apparently the young man was touched by him. The man's name was Bensuke Musashi. He was a bad guy who roamed the city of Kyoto and forcibly invited any young guy he saw so he could embrace them. Bensuke now has slept with 999 men. One day Bensuke approaches Gojo Ohashi, a mysterious young man wearing a veil.
Legend of Yoshitsune
1992
2.0A middle-aged man comes to the coast in search of some place to die. But that beach was a gay beach. There, the man meets a gay young man for a reason...
The Man from the Sea
1991
1950s · 24 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
1954
NRThe third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.
The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Utsukushiki taka
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kin Toyama-san's Detective Story: Man in the Shadows
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
1956
8.0A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
10.0Jirocho the gambler hits the road.
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Her Captive Gamblers
1953
10.0Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko
Yakuza bayashi
1954
10.0Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces IV: All Gathered at Shimizu Harbor is the forth installment in the Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces series.
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
8.0Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
8.0A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.
Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
10.01953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
Japanese drama film.
Such is Life
1955
NRSoemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Jirocho in Disgrace
1954
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Jirocho's New Year
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
1957
NR1950 Japanese movie
Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san
1950
7.0The rise of the famed gambler.
Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952
6.5Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
Street of Ronin
1957
NRA samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the government. A member of the yakuza thugs has fallen in love with the samurai's daughter and conspires to report the father to the authorities in order to snatch the girl. The samurai's daughter has a boyfriend who hides the father and daughter from the thug.
Daikichi Konomura
1954
NRBased on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.
Tenten Musume
1956
NRSet in the Sengoku period, Tokugawa vassal Yakurota (Kenichi Enomoto) helps the older sister and twin sister of the Matsudaira family who are in love with his best friend Iori while also resolving the conflict between the Tokugawa and Oda Nobunaga.
Enoken the Hero
1950


