Ichirō Zaitsu Movies

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her...

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her...

Suspense TV movie based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto, starring Ikko Furuya.

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.

A thrilling historical drama in which a ronin played plays an active role in redeeming the name of a man who was put to death for a crime, despite...

The film depicts the anguish of an arsonist as he approaches the statute of limitations.

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.

Ken Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister, but finds Keiko, a bomb victim with a keloid scar on...

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.

Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.

1971 Japanese movie

The fourth and final "Comic Storyteller" feature.