Movies: Minoru Takase

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife....

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost....

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan....

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

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi...

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief...

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events....

1930s Japanese film....

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a m...

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film....

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Japanese war-era film...

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The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way....

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1945 Japanese movie...

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenich...

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji....

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit var...

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