Minoru Takase Movies

Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer...

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.

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

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

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

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

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

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...

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

Japanese movie

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.

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

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

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...