Writing
Minoru Inuzuka
Born — Died
1901-02-15 — 2007-09-17
Place of birth
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
40 titles
Known for
NRYesterday a gentleman, today a student, tomorrow a stylish man in a casual kimono—Ginji, the pickpocket with seven faces, has his sights set on the gold watch of destiny. A tale of passion, love, human emotion, pistols, and thrills.
Ginji of the Seven Faces
1955
7.3A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
A Page of Madness
1926
7.3The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
NRA passionate young man takes on a corrupt boss, determined to save innocent teachers and numerous orphans.
The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955
6.9Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
7.0Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
Behind the camera
NRYesterday a gentleman, today a student, tomorrow a stylish man in a casual kimono—Ginji, the pickpocket with seven faces, has his sights set on the gold watch of destiny. A tale of passion, love, human emotion, pistols, and thrills.
Ginji of the Seven Faces
1955
7.3A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
A Page of Madness
1926
7.3The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
NRA passionate young man takes on a corrupt boss, determined to save innocent teachers and numerous orphans.
The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955
6.9Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
7.0Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hanazakari otoko ichidai
1955
7.1Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
NRA historical drama about a foul-mouthed but good-natured traveller.
Orizuru kasa
1951
6.6Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yoidore nitōryū
1954
6.9Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
Zatoichi on the Road
1963
7.0From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
Secret of Naruto
1957
6.7After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
No synopsis available yet.
女の宿
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
一本刀土俵入
1954
No synopsis available yet.
Gion Shigure
1933
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tsumakoi kuroda bushi
1954
6.9This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.
The Blind Menace
1960
NREarly film by Kenji Misumi.
Flowery Brothers
1956
NRA wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.
The Paper Crane
1962
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Ojo-kichiza
1959
7.0During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights...
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
NRDrunken samurai Saito Magobei lives a reckless and irresponsible life. He’s not the man to volunteer for thrilling adventures. But when Magobei and Kurita Heishichiro meet two frightened women escorting Kotaro, child heir to the perishing Azama Clan, they feel honor bound to protect them from clan traitors and their ninja henchmen. With ruthless ninja dogging every step, Magobei will have to find his courage, restore his pride, and wager his life on his lightning sword and his karate skills in a bloody battle to save the young lord. Immerse yourself in this exhilarating adventure of samurai versus ninja, brought to life by an extraordinary cast. Seize the moment and don't miss it!
Ninja Killers
1964
6.5Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of the shogun Ienari Tokugawa comes to the fore in the plot. Based on the novel of the same name by Matsumoto Seicho.
Stop the Old Fox
1959
8.0Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.
The Lightning Sword
1962
8.0One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy merchant named Matasaburo, who had run away from home with a woman he was in love with and had been living here. But this funeral was actually a kyogen (a farce) orchestrated by a gardener named Yunosuke, who had planted it without telling his wife, Okinu, in order to bilk his parents out of their money. Matasaburo believed Yunosuke, who said he would dig him up right away, and was buried in the ground. ......
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
1962
6.5Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
1960
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Koina no Ginpei
1961
NRIn this entertaining period drama, Kanemon appears at a post town in Katsuyama where a group of seven homeless ronin make a living by raiding dojos. When he visits the dojo where his cousin serves as assistant instructor, his connection to the group is revealed, and he gets drawn into a showdown.
Imo samurai: Kani uemon
1964
NRA unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch.
Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Actor Shark
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Flowery Hood 2
1956
No synopsis available yet.
The Young Lord
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Iroha Elegy
1955
5.0No synopsis available yet.
The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
Japanese horror movie from 1932.
Kaidan Yuunagi Zoshi
1932
