Shojiro Ichikawa

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers"…

Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima…

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 o…

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic v…

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the…

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others…

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