Chiezo Kataoka Movies

Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of...

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

The first film produced by Daiei.

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

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...

This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When...

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

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

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

Kurando is a retired samurai. Granted a last-second reprieve from the obligation to commit harakiri, he decides to settle down and marry one of the...

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...

After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by...

A whirlwind sweeps through Takadanobaba. The familiar fighter Yasubei stuns the city of Edo in this exhilarating tale of swordsmanship and human...

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

Directed by Mansaku Itami.