Akio Saionji

Wandering Himeshiro (1982)

Himeshiro is a wandering yakuza, his father was the best doctor in the eight provinces of the Kanto region, and Himeshiro took over the knowledge of medicine from his father. If he encounters a sick person on the way, he uses his right hand, wrapped in a rosary, to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyoshi Tezeni
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Hayato Tani  •  Eiko Horii  •  Masumi Jun

Himeshiro is a wandering yakuza, his father was the best doctor in the eight provinces of the Kanto region, and Himeshiro took over the knowledge of medicine from his father. If he encounters a sick person on the way, he uses his right hand, wrapped in a rosary, to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyoshi Tezeni
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Hayato Tani  •  Eiko Horii  •  Masumi Jun

A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife (1981)

Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Takase
CAST:  Gō Katō  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Asao Uchida  •  Tonpei Hidari

Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Takase
CAST:  Gō Katō  •  Ai Kanzaki  •  Asao Uchida  •  Tonpei Hidari