Daisuke Itō Movies

The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji...

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

Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.

Miyamoto Musashi is challenged by a series of opponents in this follow up to Miyamoto Musashi's Kongoin Ketto (1942, also called Nitoryu Kaigen) also...

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Silent Japanese film.

Mysterious incidents occur one after another on the express train as it plows through the dark night on the railroad tracks! The first woman is...

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.

A Diary of Chuji's Travels is a silent Japanese jidaigeki made in 1927 starring Denjirō Ōkōchi and directed by Daisuke Itō. It...

Silent Japanese film.

An adaptation of The Ghost of Yotsuya

A biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appreciation society led by Shunsui Matsuda, who was...

The first of Chuji's Travels.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.