Minoru Takase Movies

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

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

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.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

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

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

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

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Japanese movie

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.

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

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...

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

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