Akitake Kōno Movies

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they...

The actions and downfall of a man who lives a life of cold calculation, adapted from a Hideo Shirasaki novel.

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just...

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and...

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasant cottage, he would live by his wits,...

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

The 1st movie in the Kobushidake denki series.

1960 Toei action film.

The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for...

During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She,...

The Chase after Opium Dealers