Eijirō Kataoka Movies

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.

A state-sponsored film centered on Shinsaku Takasugi’s theories on coastal defense.

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring...

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

A ronin sets out on a journey with his horse, with no particular destination in mind. Re-released in 1953.

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

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

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring...

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission...

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun...

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga,...

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.