Gorō Kawabe Movies

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

1942 Japanese movie

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom...

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

The 1000th film for actor Matsunosuke Onoe, made for Nikkatsu Studios.

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

Japanese film.

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...

1954 Japanese movie

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi"...