Akanishi Kakita 1936
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
The Greatest Man in the World 1932
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 into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit various sword fighting dojo. Out of fear upon hearing the name Isenokami, they pay him off and do not let him enter their training halls. The impostor eventually comes face to face with the real Isenokami after rescuing his daughter, Oyae, who is caught up in a minor incident.
In Search of Mother 1931
His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...
The Elegant Swordsman 1934
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.
Hotta Hayato 1933
Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.
Capricious Young Man 1935
An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the competition.
Martial Arts Encyclopedia 1934
Martial Arts Encyclopedia
The Wandering Gambler 1928
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 living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui's despondency and invites him to his house as his little sister Tsuyu and he try to cheer him up.
Tenka taiheiki 1928
Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.
Professional Killer 1932
Directed by Mansaku Itami.
Miyamoto Musashi 1929
Silent jidaigeki film
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun 1932
In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.
