Sonosuke Sawamura Movies

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it...

Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which occurs during an event for the festival of Asakusa...

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.

In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-shaped incense burner that holds the key to hidden...

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as...

A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period...

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his...

Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's...

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his...

A man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.