Filmes

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese film from 1932.

Japanese war movie.

A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some...

The Siege of Osaka

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

A businessman runs afoul of the law and commits suicide, leaving behind a wife and five children. The eldest son takes the family to Tokyo and labors...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

Sheriff Pat Halahan comes into an inheritance and travels to San Francisco to collect. Faith O’Day, a cat burglar armed with pistol and...

Directed by Daisuke Itô.

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and...

A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to...

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.