Known for Acting
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.
Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy.
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
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 main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Japanese movie
Japanese film.
The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
