Chiezo Kataoka Movies

One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of...

The third in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When...

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.