Eijirō Kataoka Movies

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

A state-sponsored film centered on Shinsaku Takasugi’s theories on coastal defense.

A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring...

The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

A ronin sets out on a journey with his horse, with no particular destination in mind. Re-released in 1953.

Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring...

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro...

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it...

Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.

A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...