Shōzō Nanbu Movies

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo,...

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794...

An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of...

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

1946 Japanese movie

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his...