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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935-06-15
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941-01-17
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941-03-07
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941-12-30
Zoku Hebihimesama
1940-08-14
The Age of Beginnings
1947-07-15
A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo
The Devil of Edo
1947-05-06
Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
1939-12-20
Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.
Life Is like a Somersault
1946-06-27
After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's
Kantaro of Ina
1943-01-03
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
Green Earth
1942-04-01
Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation wi
Nangoku taiheiki
1937-08-11
Japanese film.
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945-06-28
In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
1936-04-14
The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941-01-09
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941-11-30
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is th
Shanghai Landing Party
1939-05-19
This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an und
China Night
1940-01-02
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan re
Yasubei Horibe
1936-12-17
Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios
Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940-07-03
Jidaigeki from 1940
Edo Spring
1936-01-23
Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but r
Kunisada Chūji
1935-02-02
Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.
Kuriyama Daizen
1936-11-12
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
The Way of Drama
1944-05-11
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular