Shōsaku Sugiyama Movies

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to...

Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is...

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film.

A beautiful swordswoman dressed as a man falls in love with the young lord who is her enemy.

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

A young woman turns to the supernatural to wreak revenge on a murderous warlord.