Minoru Takase Movies

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society.

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honourable side of himself, and maybe some form...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

Directed in 1921

Japanese historical film.

Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in...

Japanese movie

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.