Shojiro Ichikawa Movies

  • 1937
    Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

    Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

    Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

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    The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in...

    Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
  • 1937
    Echo of Love

    Echo of Love

    Echo of Love

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    A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

    Echo of Love
  • 1937
    Jiraiya

    Jiraiya

    Jiraiya

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    Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

    Jiraiya
  • 1939
    Devoted Servant Naosuke

    Devoted Servant Naosuke

    Devoted Servant Naosuke

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    Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima Yasoemon, lost his face in front of people. It...

    Devoted Servant Naosuke
  • 1935
    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

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    Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
  • 1935
    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

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    Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
  • 1940
    Oda Nobunaga

    Oda Nobunaga

    Oda Nobunaga

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    A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and...

    Oda Nobunaga
  • 1936
    Kuriyama Daizen

    Kuriyama Daizen

    Kuriyama Daizen

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    Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

    Kuriyama Daizen
  • 1936
    Yasubei Horibe

    Yasubei Horibe

    Yasubei Horibe

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    Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios

    Yasubei Horibe