Movies: Kiyoshi Sawada

When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of raiders, Itaro of Asama was missing. With the courage of a lion he had gone off to face the enemy and ...

Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period....

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity....

10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto....

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This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faithful attendants Suke and Kaku....

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him....

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gambling boss Jirocho, a good-hearted and honest boss ...

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Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi....

Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo...

Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi's fiancee, Otoyo, was a chambermaid whom Kawakatsu abducted in order to make her his concubine and ...

The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered the ultimate happiness in life when he is reunited with Tone, the love of his life. However, his day...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki....

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family....

Directed by Daisuke Itō....

1930s Japanese film....

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo Sozaemon in a martial arts tournament and as a result lost his position and was expelled from home. Wanting ...

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji....

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