Eitarō Shindō Movies

A 1943 film.

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss...

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they...

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

1954 Japanese movie

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

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

Japanese comedy film.

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

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope lies with his daughter Yuki who takes it...

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for the government is matched by his boss with the...