
With his closest friend, Matahachi, Takezo (the town’s wild, orphan kid) leaves his village to join an army on its way to battle. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hiroshi Inagaki
Daredevil in the Castle (1961) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi

Mohei is a wandering swordsman. He arrives in the city of Osaka, where the Toyotomi clan accepts him Read More »
Whirlwind / Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki (1964) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi

After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. Read More »
The 47 Ronin / Chûshingura (1962) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Tatsuya Mihashi

A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy Read More »
Rise Against the Sword / Abare Gôemon (1966) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa, Makoto Satô

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. 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 »
Muhomatsu, the Rikshaw Man / Muhomatsu no issho (1958) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa

In the turn of the Twentieth Century, the rickshaw driver Matsugoro “Matsu” Read More »
Ninjitsu, Part II AKA Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958) Hiroshi Inagaki, Kôji Tsuruta, Toshirô Mifune, Nobuko Otowa

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing Read More »
Ninjitsu AKA Yagyû bugeichô (1957) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Kyôko Kagawa

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which Read More »
The Life of Matsu the Untamed AKA Muhomatsu no issho (1943) Hiroshi Inagaki, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Keiko Sonoi

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Read More »