Chiezo Kataoka Movies

Original work by Yokomizo Seishi. The third part of Kindaichi Kosuke's story, which was collected by Chie Kataoka.

Silent jidaigeki film

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

1942 Japanese movie

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a...

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

Sixth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka.

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an...

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

1946 Japanese movie

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.