Akitake Kōno Movies

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasant cottage, he would live by his wits,...

His best friend is a gangster of the seas, and his beloved girlfriend is his sister… The deadly battle between a vicious smuggling ring and...

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of...

1963 Japanese movie

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety...

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

The actions and downfall of a man who lives a life of cold calculation, adapted from a Hideo Shirasaki novel.

Early jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A group of fishing boats dot the deep blue lake with white clouds rolling by. A heartwarming lyrical drama about the love story between an innocent...

Japanese comedy film.

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married...

The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for...

Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he...