Shinobu Araki Movies

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status....

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature,...

Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.

When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, becoming thereby a fugitive, haunted and...

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

A whirlwind sweeps through Takadanobaba. The familiar fighter Yasubei stuns the city of Edo in this exhilarating tale of swordsmanship and human...

One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the...

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.

This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the...

The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to...

1947 Japanese movie

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.