Eitarō Shindō Movies

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and...

Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his...

As Part I opens, Jubei (Denjiro Okochi), the best of sea skippers, is unable to overcome the stormy seas of Luzon. All hands on board the Kannonmaru...

Set against the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, two Osaka families navigate the radical social shifts of the early Meiji Era. As the merchant class ascends...

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

Based on "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

1950s Japanese comedy.

A man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an unsuitable battle, intertwining with the chilling image of...

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting...

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka...

1954 Japanese movie

Japanese film.