Michitarō Mizushima Movies

A realistic film that sharply portrays a cross-section of postwar society.

In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and...

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at...

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young...

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.

Lost for 70 years until 2022, Shimizu’s second postwar film recalls Mr. Thank You as he frames the narrative in a familiar setting, tracking an...

1961 Japanese movie

Kosaka Hiroshi is a small time swindler and the boss of a motorcycle gang in Shinjuku. Living only to make money, he never made the big time until...

Young man returns from prison and sets out to destroy the gang that killed his friends and boss of his former gang.

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other...

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi.

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the enemy's invisible spy?

Japanese drama film.

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on...

While enjoying a ski trip, Detective Ippei Shizuno sprains his leg and is carried into a hotel. At the sound of a tremendous roar in the distance,...

This action drama depicts a horrifying murder case over a photo of a mysterious beautiful woman hidden in a wallet, and the justice and love-hate...