Ushio Akashi Movies

An entertaining youth drama, which tells about the struggle of a young swordsman Yamanaka Shikanoske (Kinya Kitaoji) and his friends who resist the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama

It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular...

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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

Genre: History

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

Taka, the daughter of Naniwa-ya, a longtime Osaka store owner, married Kichisaburo Kawashima-ya, the son of a kimono wholesaler. Her husband just...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chieko Baisho

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Koinosuke Onoe

A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General...

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

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

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Satomi Oka

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Takakura

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

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...

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Cast: Matsumoto Hakuō I

Tale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

Genre: Action

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

Utaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and opposes power and tyranny with his will and spirit.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their first love that is very touching and sorrowful. An...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

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Cast: Eiichi Sugasawara

A woman in a bar was killed at a new construction site in an apartment building, and a handbag containing the value of five million yen was taken...

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Cast: Teiji Takahashi

Based on the Nobu Koito story

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka

Kintaro goes on a journey to his hometown to meet his mother and sister. His love for singing leads him to a perceptive and cheerful girl named...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kōkichi Takada

University karate club member Kikuo is actually the son of a yakuza boss. However, he disliked his father's business and never spoke about his family...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tetsuya Watari

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House"...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryūji Shinagawa

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Keiji Sada

The second film about the adventures of Chosichiro Matsudaira. This time he fights against conspirators whose goal is to replace the 4th Shogun...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

Shinsuke Inaba, a thief who snuck into the Kishu family residence in Edo. He was almost discovered by a patrol, but he is helped by Kajio, a woman...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

In this exciting story, Sasuke Sarutobi, known as the bravest child in the world, fulfills the will of his father, growing up strong and correct, and...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Motoharu Ueki

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Dai-ichi-bu: Dôkai-wan no rantô - Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie.

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Cast: Ushio Akashi

Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed...

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire family is to bear a terrible curse.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Masakazu Tamura

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

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hibari Misora

Harima Aoyama (Chiyonosuke Azume) was a young hatamoto (samurai bannerman) to the Shogun. He seduced his commoner house maid Okiku (Hibari). He...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Hibari Misora

First film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Kôji Nanbara

Second film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Kôji Nanbara

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

Genre: History

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya

Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style...

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Funaki

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hiroshi Minami

As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hibari Misora

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life.

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

Japanese youth film.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

In 1943, Japan is amidst the Pacific War. Sobei Sonoda is one of the wealthiest landowners of the San'in region. His land spread for miles, as far as...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Kazuo Funaki

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the...

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Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, must rescue the Yagyu clan from the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and...

Genre: History

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find...

Genre: History

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideki Takahashi

Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The mother of the murdered...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Yotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge. Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their...

Genre: History

Cast: Yoshiko Sakuma

The famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate.

Genre: Action

Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shima Iwashita

The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on...

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Cast: Eiji Okada

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Saburo Kitajima

Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Kinshiro Matsumoto

A young woman marries someone else, but cannot forget her first lover.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Keiji Sada

Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.

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Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

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

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Cast: Hashizo Okawa

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideko Takamine

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

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...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi

Part two.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hideo Murata

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chikage Awashima

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Funaki

A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ushio Akashi

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Police investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a teenage boy who committed suicide.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Makoto Satō

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: Hashizo Okawa

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take...

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

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Cast: Kotaro Satomi

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta against 17 wicked castle men.

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Cast: Hashizo Okawa

A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow,...

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Cast: Ryūji Shinagawa

Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Harue Akagi

This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ushio Akashi

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Seiji Miyaguchi

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

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Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

1961 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kotaro Satomi

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Jidaigeki film from 1960

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A thrilling entertainment mystery period drama directed by Daisuke Yamazaki, depicting the remarkable feats of the puppet showman Sakichi of Otama...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama

Japanese horror drama movie from 1961.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shingo Yamashiro