In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. Read More »
Tag Archives: Daisuke Itô
Made to Order Cloth / Oatsurae Jirôkichi koshi (1931) Daisuke Itô, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Naoe Fushimi, Nobuko Fushimi
The only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito Read More »
Five Men of Edo AKA Oedo go-nin Otoko (1951) Daisuke Itô, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Utaemon Ichikawa, Isuzu Yamada
During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate Read More »
Initiation of the Two-Sword Style (1943) Daisuke Itô, Jun Fujikawa, Sannosuke Fujikawa, Kensaku Hara
From the deepest archives of Japanese film history comes this superbly restored edition of one of the epic adventures Read More »
The Conspirator (1961) Daisuke Itô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Action, Drama
Two hostile clans had attained an artificial understanding which includes the union of someone from every family. Read More »
Chuji Tabinikki Daisanbu Goyohen / A Diary of Chuji’s Travels (1927) Daisuke Itô, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Hideo Nakamura, Kichiji Nakamura, Drama
The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji Kunisada, the legendary bakuto (or gambler, the precursors to modern-day yakuza). Read More »