Eigorō Onoe Movies

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...

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.

1962 Japanese movie

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story...

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here,...

1956 Daiei movie

During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu...

The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits.

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his...

Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like...

A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way...

Early film by Kenji Misumi.