Cast: Kikuko Hôjô

Direction Tsuneo Kobayashi

Cast Kô Nishimura · Sanae Nakahara · Masao Mishima · Yusuke Kawazu

Direction Shigehiro Ozawa

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Minoru Oki · Yôko Minamida · Hizuru Takachiho

Direction Yasuto Hasegawa

Cast Shinobu Chihara · Hashizo Okawa · Kikuko Hôjô · Kishimoto Kyoko

Synopsis On Patrol (1963) follows the journey of Sena Denemon, a steadfast and unyielding government official tasked with a perilous assignment. His mission is to delve into the depths of the Edo Period to expose the widespread corruption that has infiltrated...

Direction Sadatsugu Matsuda

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

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....

Direction Sadatsugu Matsuda

Cast Hashizo Okawa · Yumiko Hasegawa · Minoru Chiaki · Ryôsuke Kagawa

Direction Eiichi Kudo

Cast Chiezô Kataoka · Ryutaro Otomo · Satomi Oka · Shingo Yamashiro

Synopsis The Mysterious Purple Hood (1963) unfolds in the spring of 1784, as a peculiar gift from Kobori Masakata, the Fushimi Magistrate, reaches an Edo residence. A woman is forcibly sent to the mansion, with her parents' lives in Kyoto’s Rokkaku...

Direction Shigehiro Ozawa

Cast Ryôsuke Kagawa · Chiezô Kataoka · Jûshirô Konoe · Eitarô Shindô

Direction Shigehiro Ozawa

Cast Hashizo Okawa · Hiroki Matsukata · Kôkichi Takada · Mickey Curtis

Direction Toshikazu Kôno

Cast Kotaro Satomi · Koji Nambara · Toru Abe · Mikijiro Hira

Synopsis The Third Ninja (1964) follows the thrilling journey of three skilled Iga ninja as they embark on a perilous mission to track down and confront Chidoken, a formidable Takeda ninja dispatched with the deadly task of eliminating Lord Nobunaga. The...

Direction Kon Ichikawa · Tetsuji Takechi

Cast Kotobuki Hananomoto · Ruriko Asaoka · Izumi Ashikawa · Chojuro Hanakawa

Synopsis Genji monogatari (1966) is a cinematic adaptation of the timeless narrative penned by Murasaki Shikibu over a millennium ago. The film centers around Genji, the emperor's son, who is celebrated for his allure and handsome appearance among Kyoto's elite. However,...