Isuzu Yamada Movies

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Japanese comedy film.

The man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without overcoming the hardship of life.

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

It is presumed to be a lost film.

Martial Arts Encyclopedia

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Throne of Blood" (1957).

The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for...

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become...

Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

Japanese crime film

Adaptation of a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya that was serialized in "Shufu no tomo" between 1939 and 1940.

Iemon Fukasawa, a masterless samurai, marries Oiwa but is repulsed by a dark mark on her face. He descends into alcoholism and starts an affair with...