Movies

A thrilling period drama featuring Kondo Umon’s detective exploits.

A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of...

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.

Set against the backdrop of Hiroshima, a city plagued by gun violence, a passionate newspaper reporter and the citizens band together to courageously...

1962 Japanese movie

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a...

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by...

A historical drama about a foul-mouthed but good-natured traveller.

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794...

A whirlwind sweeps through Takadanobaba. The familiar fighter Yasubei stuns the city of Edo in this exhilarating tale of swordsmanship and human...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

Driven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to...

A yakuza returning from an island journey takes a stranger’s young child under his wing as he travels, gives up the woman he loves to his...

Set against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire...