Movies: Minoru Takase

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

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

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it....

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...

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...

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...

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched f...

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Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita...

Japanese war-era film...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost....

1945 Japanese movie...

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

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Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi...

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Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara...

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