Yōnosuke Toba Movies

1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he...

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...

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

1949 Japanese movie

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was overwhelmed to make a presentation for the summer...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Romantic melodrama

1930s Japanese film.

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...

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing...

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.

Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.