Kōtarō Bandō Movies

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of...

1961 Japanese movie

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents.

Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the...

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film

1948 Japanese movie

Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin.

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his...

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl....

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

1959 Japanese film.

The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".

1959 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido.

Japanese comedy film.