Matsutarō Kawaguchi Movies

These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite...

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to...

A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.

1939 Japanese movie

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.

1962 Japanese movie

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which...

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.