Reizaburo Yamamoto Movies

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status....

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will...

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Hanakosan (1943, TOHO, MAKINO Masahiro), a thoroughly light and joyful musical comedy, influenced by Busby Berkeley films, against the national...

Japanese historical film.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

Tomotaka Tasaka's A Pebble by the Wayside (Robo no Ishi), made in 1938 and taken from a Yuzo Yamamoto novel, takes place around 1902, was about a...

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

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

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

Japanese horror movie from 1929.