Minoru Takase Movies

1930s Japanese film.

A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu,...

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Directed in 1921

1945 Japanese movie

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.