Direction: Hideaki Onishi

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Hideaki Onishi. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Tough in a Purple Hood

1958 · Movie · 89 min. · Japan

Direction Hideaki Onishi

Cast Utaemon Ichikawa · Chiezô Kataoka · Kotaro Satomi · Hiroko Sakuramachi

Synopsis 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 look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront and punish those who...

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Morning Breeze in Edo

1960 · Movie · 92 min. · Japan

Direction Hideaki Onishi

Cast Chiezô Kataoka

Synopsis The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.

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