Tsumasaburō Bandō Movies

1947 Japanese movie

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...

Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thief’, Kageboshi.

A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai....

Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family...

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of...

This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.

Tokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song he learned long ago from his mother. One day he met...

Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.

Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai,...

Japanese horror movie from 1923.

Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which...