Acting

Masaharu Nakano

Acting credits

Sasaki Kojiro poster
6.0

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

Sasaki Kojiro

1957

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

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda poster
NR

A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character and courage, and who became a great commander and ruler, while some called him a great dictator. A film adaptation of the novel by Sohachi Yamaoka.

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

1955

Red peonies on the skin poster
NR

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a conflict with Hatamoto.

Red peonies on the skin

1957

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji poster
7.4

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

1955

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship poster
10.0

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship

1956

Minamoto Yoshitsune poster
NR

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action of the first part takes place in the late Heian period, when the Taira clan came to power, and Genji was oppressed. The great dream and ambitions of Genkuro Yoshitsune in his youth are depicted, he joins forces with his older brother Yoritomo to raise an army to defeat the Taira clan, and the second part depicts the fall of the clan, persecution and murder.

Minamoto Yoshitsune

1955

Lord Mito poster
5.4

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faithful attendants Suke and Kaku.

Lord Mito

1957

Cantankerous Edo poster
6.0

It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular couple... Misora Hibari and Okawa Hashizo. Along with the great Otomo Rytaro as Tatsugoro the fire chief, they keep Edo safe as part of the famed Megumi Fire Squad.

Cantankerous Edo

1957

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case poster
NR

The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case

1957

The Mansion of Intrigue poster
NR

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

The Mansion of Intrigue

1957

鍔鳴浪人 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

鍔鳴浪人

1956

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4 poster
NR

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4

1954

ふり袖小天狗 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ふり袖小天狗

1955

Scramble for Fortune poster
5.0

A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.

Scramble for Fortune

1956

Goblin of Rashomon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Goblin of Rashomon

1956

Lofty Ambitions poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lofty Ambitions

1957