Eitarō Shindō Movies

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to...

Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold. One day Shino came to like a thief (Yoshioka) who...

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The...

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Japanese mystery film.

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her,...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

1962 Japanese movie

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...

Japanese comedy film.

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.