Masahiro Makino Movies

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

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

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

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

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of...

Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

Japanese silent film by Masahiro Makino to which sound was added.

A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to...

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

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

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid...

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke...