Isuzu Yamada Movies

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...

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasant cottage, he would live by his wits,...

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...

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

A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei with Hideko Takamine portraying...

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

A story of an ardent young man who laid down his life for his country.

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and...

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka...

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

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...

Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.