Movies

Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke...

The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...

1945 Japanese movie

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...

Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

The Siege of Osaka

Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

A film adaptation of the play by Leo Tolstoy.