Mother's Ambition

The Kumakichi Ishida family lived happily in a small house in Shibuya while their mansion in Azabu w

Sunny and Cloudy Days

A Samurai's Honor at Pawn

A film about the struggle of an officer from Edo, Toyama Saemon, with a lightning-fast gang of thiev

The Wanderer

After killing the deceiver, the Masa gambler comes to Ina. There is a horse market in Ina, and the l

Diary of a Wandering Lord

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

Eight Views of Samurai

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is as

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

Early film by Eiichi Kudô.

Samurai Vagabonds

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, i

Ghost of the 53 Stations

Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearan

Ghost Story on Passage

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.

Nemuri Kyōshirō

Kyoshiro rescues Shizu who was being abused by her husband, even since she had been violated by the

Beautiful Tengu

During the tumultuous end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tengu Party rose in rebellion in Mito. Frie

若き日の千葉周作

Chiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of t

元祿美少年記

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting h

大当り男一代

Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn father,

流轉

In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a

のんき侍大暴れ

In the mid-Tokugawa period, a conflict arose over the "Seiryū Himon," a secret document left by the

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo

Dancing Mistress

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls i

House of Spider Webs

Based on the original story by Seishi Yokomizo, House of Spider Webs is a gorgeous historical drama

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant bus

Night Drum

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody sho

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. T

Detective Hibari: Case of the Hidden Coin

A mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi and

The Edo Official and Apprentice

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved

Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magist

Gentle Breeze

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

No Stronger Swords

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the

Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess

A samurai detective film.

The Envoy

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from t

Fighting Disposition

With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death o

Road of Chivalry

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and

Hearts A-Flutter

Fireball Magistrate

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to

Mori no gakkō

The Lost Public Funds

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as

Paper Crane Palanquin

The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to

Turbulent Highways

Dancing Girls of Izu

A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their fi

Jonan Yashiki

Subarashiki shōtai

1955 Japanese movie

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber

In the final days of the Edo shogunate, a government commander enters Edo Castle to inspect the Ōoku

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