Denjirō Ōkōchi Movies

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

First part - Edo at the end of the Edo period, when the wind and clouds were rising rapidly - The people gathered at Kiba late at night are Shinnojo...

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people...

Romantic comedy.

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

A biographical movie about Shinran

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts...

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of...

A Japanese silent film

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

This happened at a post station on the Shinshu road. Takizo Hoshigoe, a wanted man who has been missing since breaking through the Oto checkpoint,...