Shinobu Araki Movies

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

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

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a...

1942 Japanese movie

A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the...

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

1962 Japanese movie

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.

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...

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A clash between old and new ideas set against the backdrop of a long-established store in Osaka.

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....

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

A beautiful swordswoman dressed as a man falls in love with the young lord who is her enemy.