Tsukue Ryunosuke is a master swordsman with an evil style, reflecting the evil in his heart. Read More »
Tag Archives: Chiezo Kataoka
Showdown at the Great Tone River / Doto no taiketsu (1959) Yasushi Sasaki, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale Read More »
Shinsengumi Last Days of the Shogunate / Shoretsu shinsengumi – bakumatsu no doran (1960) Yasushi Sasaki, Chiezô Kataoka, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yatarô Kurokawa
Near the end of the Edo period, a military force known as Shinsengumi guards the Shogun. Read More »
One-Eyed Dragon / Doku-ganryû Masamune (1942) Hiroshi Inagaki, Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Haruyo Ichikawa
Long thought to be one of the lost treasures of Japanese cinema that had been Read More »
Singing Lovebirds (1939) Oshidori utagassen
Oharu is in love with ronin who lives next door, but he is being pursued by two of the town beauties. Read More »
Hero of the Red Light District / Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri (1960) Tomu Uchida, Chiezô Kataoka, Yaeko Mizutani, Isao Kimura
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness Read More »
13 Assassins / Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) Eiichi Kudô, Takayuki Akutagawa, Chiezô Kataoka, Kôtarô Satomi
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her Read More »
Capricious Young Man / Akanishi Kakita (1936) Mansaku Itami, Chiezô Kataoka, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Sôjin Kamiyama
Akanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Read More »
A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji (1955) Tomu Uchida, Chiezo Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa
A samurai travels to Edo with his two servants. On their way, they meet many people and encounter great injustice. Read More »
Morning Breeze in Edo (1960) Hideaki Onishi, Chiezô Kataoka
The sole survivor of a shipwreck searches for missing members of a family. Read More »