Daisuke Itō Movies

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

Adaptation of novel.

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and...

Directed by Daisuke Itô.

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

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

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

Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and...

A Japanese silent film

The first of Chuji's Travels.

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the...

Directed by Daisuke Itō.