Minoru Takase Movies

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

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

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

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

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...

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

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.

Japanese movie

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

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...

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Directed in 1921

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

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.