Sōji Kiyokawa Movies

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.

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

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...

A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period.

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

1962 Japanese movie

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...

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.

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.

Jidaigeki from 1940

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

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

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

In this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his (and by extension, all Japanese) superiority to the...

1930s Japanese film.

9th film in the series about Lord Mito

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...