Shunji Sakai Movies

The story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Yoshio Tabata

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his elder sister. After their forest sanctuary is...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Firefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth.

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Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

The beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle for her worried father. Disguising herself as a man...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Comedy with music starring the rock band The Spiders.

Genre: Music

Cast: Masaaki Sakai

1955 Japanese movie

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

1958 Mito Kumon movie

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Cast: Junzaburō Ban

1958 Japanese movie

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Musei Tokugawa

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

1957 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kōkichi Takada

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather unlikely, and unwilling, parental figure, while...

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an...

Genre: Music

Cast: Hibari Misora

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known...

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Hibari Misora

During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who...

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Cast: Kōkichi Takada

In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known...

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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

Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on...

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Shunji Sakai

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Cast: Hibari Misora

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Shunji Sakai

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A 1954 film.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Achako Hanabishi

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

Genre: Drama

Cast: Achako Hanabishi

1958 Japanese movie

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Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Based on the popular story of the tragic lovers, Onatsu and Seijuro.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Norihei Miki

The story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who with his trusted companions of dog, monkey and pheasant...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hibari Misora

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hibari Misora

Japanese film.

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Cast: Kōkichi Takada

Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their family's name....

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival...

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

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Cast: Shizuko Kasagi

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Junzaburō Ban

Hibari Misora musical.

Genre: Music

Cast: Hibari Misora

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating...

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Cast: Hibari Misora

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Achako Hanabishi

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted...

Genre: Action

Cast: Harue Akagi

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

The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

Genre: Action

Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

Genre: Action

Cast: Kiyoshi Atsumi

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

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Roppa Furukawa

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Achako Hanabishi

Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which occurs during an event for the festival of Asakusa...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hibari Misora

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Christ in Bronze is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Minoru Shibuya. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eiji Okada

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

The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo....

Genre: Action

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hibari Misora

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

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

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tomiko Ishii

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

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Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Hibari Misora

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Junzaburō Ban

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

A princess in disguise, Oshichi launches an investigation to reveal the truth about the disappearance of young women in Edo.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hibari Misora

Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Midori Hatakeyama

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of...

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hideko Takamine

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

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs...

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Cast: Hibari Misora

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less...

Genre: History

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are...

Genre: War

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hibari Misora

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death of his close friend.

Genre: Action

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Popular Japanese Group Sounds band, The Spiders, star in their second movie, a "HELP!" inspired rock n roll spy movie!

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Shochi Tanabe

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

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

Genre: Action

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

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

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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

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

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Counselor Mito and his companions departed from Mito to see Kikutaro, a young lord of the shogun family, who became the new lord of Shirataka castle...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Denjirō Ōkōchi

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

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

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful...

Genre: History

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Minoru Ōki

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Cast: Hibari Misora

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Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Jidaigeki film from 1960

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Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

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Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ushio Akashi

Genre: Action

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

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Cast: Kinichi Shimizu

A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. A young swordsman helps her uncover the plot and...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hiroko Sakuramachi

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

Genre: War

Cast: Rikidôzan

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

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Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō