Movies

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

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and...

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...

In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the...

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

Underneath Himeji Castle, Miyamoto Bensuke was determined to inherit the will of his late father, Shinmen Munenori, and aimed to become a great...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

1940 Japanese movie

The first in a series of films featuring the comedy duo Entatsu-Achako, providing them with a background story to do their popular manzai-routines on...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.

During the end of the shogunate, there was a group of black-clothed masked samurai known as the "Crow Squad" who resisted the shogunate's oppression,...

1958 Japanese movie