Michisaburō Segawa Movies

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

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Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

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Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Ryūji Shinagawa

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

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Cast: Hiroshi Nawa

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

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Cast: Hiroshi Nawa

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and...

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

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Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Silent jidaigeki film

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

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

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

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Cast: Kanjūrō Arashi

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kiyoshi Sawada

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Masayuki Mori

The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Susumu Fujita

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Roppa Furukawa

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

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Cast: Hibari Misora

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Michitarō Mizushima

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shuichiro Atsumi

Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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....

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement.

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ennosuke Ichikawa

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Seinosuke Hayashi

Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kanzaburo Arashi

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Tomiemon Otomo

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.

Genre: Action

Cast: Kōtarō Bandō

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yumeji Tsukioka

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the ...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin....

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a...

Genre: History

Cast: Machiko Kyō

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima Yasoemon, lost his face in front of people. It...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kensaku Hara

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Genre: History

Cast: Shuichiro Atsumi

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

Genre: History

Cast: Rentaro Mikuni