Shinobu Chihara Movies

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

A dark tale of murder and revenge set in old Kyoto.

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

Early film by Eiichi Kudô.

The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people...

The daughter of the silk goods wholesaler, Sohbei Yamashiro, Oiku, was found murdered in the storehouse by her fiancé, Bunjiro. Upon receiving...

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by...

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the...

Firefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth.

Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

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

A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.