Teinosuke Kinugasa Movies

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads,...

From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of...

The Siege of Osaka

When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister...

1959 Japanese movie

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794...

In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a prostitute.

The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...

1945 Japanese movie