Yasurō Shiga Movies

1936
Family Meeting
Family Meeting
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A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.
1935
An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge
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An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
1936
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
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1937
富士に立つ退屈男
富士に立つ退屈男
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1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
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This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...
1928
Iemon
Iemon
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1923
The Woman and the Pirate
The Woman and the Pirate
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1928
Sakamoto Ryōma
Sakamoto Ryōma
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Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.
1935
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
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Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is...
1932
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
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1934
With a Single Sword Bale
With a Single Sword Bale
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Period film from 1934.
1933
Genpei the Carp
Genpei the Carp
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The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...
1934
The Genealogy of Women
The Genealogy of Women
01934HD
A melodrama by noted auteur and father of director Yoshitaro Nomura, Hotei Nomura. This is apparently the first adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's The...
1933
Two Lanterns
Two Lanterns
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A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke