Minoru Takase Movies

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

1930s Japanese film.

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

1945 Japanese movie

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.