Noriko Kitazawa

Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and ...  (more)

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.  (more)

This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.  (more)

The descendant of the servant of a cruel and vicious samurai returns to the town where she was born, only to find that a cat who is possessed by the spirits of those murdered by the samurai is trying to kill her.  (more)

A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to ...  (more)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances and extremely good swordplay highlight this glimpse into the ...  (more)

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.  (more)

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the evil, he becomes a fine man.  (more)

Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or ...  (more)

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.  (more)

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belongs to the Shogun. This is one of the most highly regarded trilogies featuring a youthful Nakamura Kinnosuke in one ...  (more)

A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.  (more)

Horror movie directed by Kokichi Uchide.  (more)

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza.  (more)

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.  (more)

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.  (more)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.  (more)

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.  (more)