Eijirō Kataoka Movies

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa...

Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).

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,...

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his 70,000 koku estate, where he is surrounded by his...

A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...

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

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings,...

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

The adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his father, the Shogun. However, his journey is...