Minoru Takase

盤嶽の一生

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Reizaburô Yamamoto

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Edo no maki

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Ryu Akizuki

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honourable side of himself, and maybe some form of redemption.

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Futatabi edo no maki

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Ryu Akizuki

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

磯川兵助功名噺

Torajirō Saitō, Masaki Mōri

Kenichi Enomoto, Ranko Hanai

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Dôchû no maki

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Ryu Akizuki

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

傘張剣法

Kichiro Tsuji

Kiyoshi Sawada, Ichirō Shibayama

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

Enoken no songokū: songokū zenko-hen

Kajirō Yamamoto

Kenichi Enomoto, Akira Kishii

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.

丹下左膳餘話・百萬両の壺

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kiyozo

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

狂った一頁

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Masuo Inoue, Ayako Iijima

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

河内山宗俊

Sadao Yamanaka

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

十字路

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Junosuke Bandô, Akiko Chihaya

Rikiya is blinded in a fight after falling in love with a courtesan. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, he goes back home to his sister Okiku, who become a prostitute to pay for his treatment.

Machi no irezumi mono

Sadao Yamanaka

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura

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

国定忠次

Sadao Yamanaka

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Fujiko Fukamizu

Japanese historical film.

旅役者

Mikio Naruse

Kamatari Fujiwara, Kan Yanagiya

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

御誂次郎吉格子 Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi

Daisuke Itō

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Naoe Fushimi

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 by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino, a poor girl who is also under threat from Nikichi.

大菩薩峠　鈴鹿山の巻　壬生島原の巻

Hiroshi Inagaki

Fujiko Fukamizu, Kobunji Ichikawa

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass