Reizaburo Yamamoto Movies

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...

A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around...

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

1951 Japanese movie

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

A group of Japanese soldiers land in Chinese territory. They advance on a village ; one soldier, Norimoto, is killed in the attack, but the village...

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and...

Kazuo Hasegawa's debut at Daiei.

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku