Chiezo Kataoka Movies

"Masayoshi Ryanko" jumps into the den of the underworld swirling with smuggling and murder, and defeats the culprit with a heart-pounding pistol.

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

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...

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

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In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka...

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Sixth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka.

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

As it turns out, the evil hand of drugs has reached the inner palace of the Shogunate. It was thought that the opium was coming from Nagasaki, but it...

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the...

In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return...

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

Silent jidaigeki film