Kanjūrō Arashi Movies

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...

1945 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

A young samurai who’s strong in love but weak in compassion, with a string of eccentric antics, diving into the water, wielding his spear, and...

A state-sponsored film centered on Shinsaku Takasugi’s theories on coastal defense.

When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken...

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

Kurama Tengu is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Teppei Yamaguchi. It is a film which is a part of...

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

Ainu chieftain Otena Kamui dies leaving a secret to his son. Years later, the grown son and his child are drawn into the hunt for the “Tower of...

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.

1945 Japanese movie

Japanese film.

As the map fragments are united, conspiracies tighten around the magistrate’s clan. Storms, uprisings and betrayals lead the young hero to the...