Movies

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional...

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who...

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her...

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Bored Hatamoto film #19

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jirocho of Shimizu and becoming the strongest in...

Bored Hatamoto film #21

In the late afternoon in Kyoto’s Ponto-chō, as Tsuruko, a maiko who had just left Tsurunoya, was crossing a small bridge over the Takase...

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

A master hunter is driven to defiance after a tyrannical magistrate's cruelty pushes his community to its breaking point. His expert skill with a bow...

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to...

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.