Zenichiro Kito Movies

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious...

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...

Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...

Japanese film.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many...

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets...

After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's pregnant widow.

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

Jidaigeki from 1940

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.