Eijirō Yanagi Movies

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga

Based on the popular story of the tragic lovers, Onatsu and Seijuro.

Japanese comedy film.

Shinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns that his mutual friend Yuriko (Mieko Takamine) is...

A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.

During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an investigation, Denhichi, accompanied by...

Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

The second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Popular ronin...

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him,...

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the...

Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in...

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.