Kōju Murata

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and...

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex...

Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been...

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.

1946 Japanese movie

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the tramp’s...

While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

Chiyokichi, a young man, hates Cooper, a white man who looks down on the Japanese. Chiyokichi picks Cooper’s pocket and is caught. He is brought to...

A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...

Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become...

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into...

This film, which was recommended by the Ministry of Education, is based on the Malaya Campaign and the Battle of Singapore and was produced to boost...

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

A social drama about the first female police officer.

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

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

The sincere clown act performed by a master thief who infiltrates a remote island.

Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

Kurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s disappearance...

Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.