Hideo Hongo Movies

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on...

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that...

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream...

Story of two close friends who long to become pilots in the air corps. Only one succeeds in entering the service, while the other finds a job in...

An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and...

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period....

Bored Hatamoto film #8

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.