Kanjūrō Arashi Movies

Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into...

Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.

A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.

During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not...

The story of a timid samurai attempting to rid his name of the stigma attached to it.

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

This time around, Sashichi is investigating a case of serial murders believed to be perpetrated by a giant bear.

An important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji kidan (The Samurai Detective, aka The Detective Records...

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

1955 Japanese movie

1956 Japanese film, released in two parts. This is Part One.

Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.

In a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro combine to create an exciting black and white sequel to the classic...

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

A mysterious Komusō monk suddenly appears to stand up to the yakuza who are tormenting innocent townspeople.

Japanese film.

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at...