Eijirō Tōno Movies

Japanese drama.

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surprised and angry, and throws him out of the house....

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to...

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

The Glorious Days

Film by director Kenji Misumi

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins,...

Japanese action film.

1958 Theater of Life adaptation.

A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the...

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young...

On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was...

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...