Shōzō Nanbu Movies

1961 Japanese movie

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his...

Second in the Nage Utasamon series

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful Inland Sea. Among the new cadets were Ishikawa and Murase....

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable...

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie