Akiko Chihaya

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

An Actor's Revenge

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as …

A Woman Crying in Spring

Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadersh…

The Loyal 47 Ronin

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura s…

Reimei izen

In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a …

Nogitsune Sanji

A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.…

Yôma kitan

Japanese horror movie from 1929.…

Kaitō Samimaro

A young samurai rescues his beloved from the clutches of a corrupt priest.…

Benten kozo

First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and giv…