Ryōsuke Kagawa Movies

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw.

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement.

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...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Third and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A coward boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic pill.

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

1962 Japanese movie

This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take...

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.