Chiezō Kataoka Movies

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

1950 Japanese movie

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

1946 Japanese movie

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

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

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

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...

The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.

1945 Japanese movie

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.