Kyoji Sugi Movies

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted...

2nd film in the Eight Brave Brothers trilogy

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

Shinjiro, the only son of Sakai Hospital, could not forget Mie, a geisha he had met at a munitions factory during the war. He refused to marry...

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

1954 Japanese movie

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy...

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

1950 Japanese movie

Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo...

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed...

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

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the...

1962 Japanese movie