Chiezo Kataoka Movies

Samon Kamiyama, a skilled yoriki under Toyama Saemon-no-jō Kagemoto is feared and known to the villains as “Samon from the Hell.”...

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

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by Tsusai Sugawara, who was a Japanese writer and...

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

Fifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who uses his signature disguise to solve crimes with a...

A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman...

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku,...

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the ...

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

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and...

1950 Japanese movie