Zenichiro Kito Movies

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

Young, timid bowmaster Kazuma seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumoured, drove the previous...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many...

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets...

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

Jidaigeki from 1940