Sōji Kiyokawa Movies

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...

A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...

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...

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

1962 Japanese movie

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets...

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

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

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

A mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi and her brother Hyoma, who set out on a private...

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.