Movies: Minoru Takase

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife....

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenich...

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events....

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....

Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in which Yaji and Kita, two plebeian nobodies, have all sorts of strange and colorful encounters on the long road from Edo...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi...

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way....

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An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched f...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost....

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A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke I...

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan....

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of redemption. Considered a lost film....

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino,...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku...

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Directed by Kichiro Tsuji....

1945 Japanese movie...