Minoru Takase Movies

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

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

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

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.

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

Japanese movie

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

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

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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

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

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

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...

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...