Cast: Haruo Inoue

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Koji Mitsui · Chishu Ryu · Shûji Sano · Kyoko Asagiri

Direction Daisuke Itô

Cast Ryunosuke Tsukigata · Hiroshi Kaneko · Misao Seki · Sôemon Wada

Synopsis Zanjin zanbaken (1929) is set in feudal Japan, where a ruthless and dishonest magistrate schemes to eliminate the rightful heir to a local lord's estate and title. His plan involves replacing the legitimate heir with an orphan, intending to seize...

Direction Kokichi Uchide

Cast Hiroshi Aoyama · Masao Aoyama · Michiyo Azuma · Rintarô Fujima

Synopsis Tsukigata Hanpeita (1952) unfolds during the tumultuous period of the Tokugawa Shogunate's collapse, where one individual stood out with his innovative strategies to topple the corrupt regime and halt the relentless violence between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This conflict...

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Ken Uehara · Haruko Sugimura · Keiji Sada

Synopsis Ghost of Yotsuya, Part II (1949) follows the tale of Iemon Tamiya, a penniless ronin yearning for a more prosperous existence. His aspirations are hindered by his union with Oiwa, a woman who is utterly dedicated to her husband. The...