Cast: Kusuo Abe

Direction Tadashi Imai

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Yoshiko Mita · Masayuki Mori · Kyôko Kishida

Synopsis Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963) presents a segmented narrative that delves into the lineage of a single family and explores the profound impact of the rigid code of honor and loyalty to feudal lords on their lives. This epic tale unfolds...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Rentarô Mikuni · Kuroemon Onoe · Kaoru Yachigusa

Synopsis Samurai I - Musashi Miyamoto (1954) follows the journey of Takezo, a wild and untamed orphan, who, along with his best friend Matahachi, departs their village to join a military force heading into combat. After their side suffers defeat, the...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Tetsurô Tanba · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Kusuo Abe · Sumiko Abe

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Hashizo Okawa · Satomi Oka · Shizue Natsukawa · Kusuo Abe

Synopsis Tattoo of Love (1963) follows the story of Hantaro, a man with a serious gambling problem who finds himself deeply in debt after a rigged dice game in Edo. Compelled to flee, he spends the next three years working diligently...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kanjuro Arashi · Shôji Nakayama · Joji Oka · Minoru Takada

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Mitsuko Mito · Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi · Sadako Sawamura · Ichiro Sugai

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Yumiko Hasegawa · Minoru Chiaki · Mikijiro Hira

Synopsis Edoko hanjôki (1961) follows the tale of Katsujiro, a humble fishmonger who has a disturbing dream about his sister Okiku being murdered by her husband, the powerful Lord Aoyama. Upon waking at dawn, Katsujiro makes a startling discovery in the...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kanjuro Arashi · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Kusuo Abe · Sachiko Tooyama

Direction Tai Kato

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Misako Watanabe · Wataru Ômae · Fujio Tokita

Synopsis Sasuke and His Comedians (1963) is set in Osaka during the early 17th century, following the tumultuous Battle of Sekigahara. A band of orphaned children roam the battlefield, searching for discarded armor and supplies. Their journey takes an unexpected turn...

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Makoto Fujita · Minoru Shiraki · Hajime Hana · Yu Fujiki

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Ryutaro Otomo · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Ryôsuke Kagawa · Kusuo Abe

Direction Tomu Uchida

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Ken Takakura · Wakaba Irie · Chieko Naniwa

Direction Tadashi Sawashima

Cast Hibari Misora · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Chie Ueki · Kunio Kaga

Synopsis Ishimatsu: The One-Eyed Avenger (1960) presents a thrilling and engaging narrative set in feudal Japan, featuring some of the most renowned actors of the jidai-geki genre. The film cleverly pairs the beloved Misora Hibari with the legendary samurai action hero...

Direction Tai Kato

Cast Kusuo Abe · Minoru Chiaki · Susumu Fujita · Yumiko Hasegawa

Synopsis Eight Views of Samurai (1958) follows the journey of a wandering ronin, a masterless samurai, who is approached by the daughter of a prominent samurai family. She requests that he pose as her husband to navigate the complexities and intricacies...

Direction Sadatsugu Matsuda

Cast Ryutaro Otomo · Satomi Oka · Kikuko Hôjô · Shinobu Chihara

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Ryutaro Otomo · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Ryôsuke Kagawa · Kusuo Abe

Direction Daisuke Itô

Cast Tsumasaburo Bando · Utaemon Ichikawa · Isuzu Yamada · Kôkichi Takada

Synopsis Five Men of Edo (1951) unfolds in the tumultuous 17th century, where rogue bands of hatamoto, samurai loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate, wreak havoc in the bustling capital city of Edo. Standing against this chaos is Banzui-in Chobei, a determined...

Direction Tomu Uchida

Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Akiko Kazami · Wakaba Irie · Isao Kimura

Synopsis Miyamoto Musashi (1961) kicks off the epic saga directed by Tomu Uchida, delving into the early life of the legendary samurai. The story begins with Takezo, the name Musashi was known by before his legendary status. Takezo's journey starts inauspiciously...

Direction Sadatsugu Matsuda

Cast Michiyo Kogure · Katsuo Nakamura · Kotaro Satomi · Eitarô Shindô

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Utaemon Ichikawa · Chiyonosuke Azuma · Hibari Misora · Kusuo Abe

Synopsis Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Cape (1963) unfolds at the remote Ryujin Misaki, a leprosy isolation ward on the outskirts of the Genkai Sea. When the skilled swordsman and Hatamoto, Saotome Mondonosuke, learns of a vanished physician, his curiosity is piqued....