Daisuke Katō Movies

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo

The story of a group of young people who organise their own travelling symphony orchestra to provide music for people living in remote villages...

In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in...

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

An Ishiro Honda film.

“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused...

Story of young love in the hills.

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

1952 Japanese movie

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...