Chiezō Kataoka Movies

1942 Japanese movie

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

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...

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

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

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

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return...

After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by...

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.

1945 Japanese movie

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...