Tsumasaburō Bandō Movies

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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

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This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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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A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

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Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thief’, Kageboshi.

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song he learned long ago from his mother. One day he met...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro,...

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which...

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1945 Japanese movie

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1945 Japanese movie

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1945 Japanese movie

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During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

1947 Japanese movie

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Japanese horror movie from 1923.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Hataya Ichikawa

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

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

The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge...

Genre: History

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

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

Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an...

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai....

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It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.

Genre: History

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō

Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his...

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Cast: Rentaro Mikuni

Genre: Horror

Cast: Matsutarô Kataoka

A chambara film starring Bandō Tsumasaburō.

Genre: Action

Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō