Filmes

Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to...

9th film in the series about Lord Mito

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

1961 Japanese movie

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

In this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his (and by extension, all Japanese) superiority to the...

A 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.

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents.

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto.

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sleep with a man without taking his money —...