Movies

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...

A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu,...

Japanese war-era film

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.