Masahiro Makino Movies

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status....

Adventures of Mori no Ishimatsu, a famous member of Jirocho gang. Ishimatsu is strong in righteousness weak to mercy, who falls in love at first...

Japanese drama film.

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation....

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

The Domain: Severed Relations

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

The rise of the famed gambler.

Hanakosan (1943, TOHO, MAKINO Masahiro), a thoroughly light and joyful musical comedy, influenced by Busby Berkeley films, against the national...

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to...