Movies: Sōji Kiyokawa

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa....

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of characters and exciting developments....

1963 Toei film....

A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone in her body and ponders a day when the good times might end. Then one day the family-owned company g...

The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his 70,000 koku estate, where he is surrounded by his beautiful younger sister Yukihime, who helps him, his beloved Namie and many other family members....

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This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version....

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Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he gets into a fight with local bad bosses who behave badly on the Tokaido road in the Kiso Valley....

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon....

After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find the body was missing, as was the Gosu plate. He had a suspect in mind, and was able to use him to learn of the pawnbroker's hideout and try to piece t...

Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group around him spend their days and nights having fun in Gion and Shimabara, squandering precious military funds, and even robbing townspeople of money and val...

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government....

Part one of two....

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

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief...

9th directorial work by Yamamoto Satsuo....

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao...