Chiezō Kataoka Movies

1946 Japanese movie

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a...

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

Samon Kamiyama, a skilled yoriki under Toyama Saemon-no-jō Kagemoto is feared and known to the villains as “Samon from the Hell.”...

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

A man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an unsuitable battle, intertwining with the chilling image of...

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...

The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.