Yōnosuke Toba Movies

Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the...

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious...

A typically modern take on the well-known Naniwabushi character (and real life 19th-century gangster) Mori no Ishimatsu, whose proverbial stupidity...

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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

1930s Japanese film.

First film in Teruo Ishii's Line series.

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.