Jūzaburō Akechi Movies

Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.

Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.

1956 Japanese film, released in two parts. This is Part One.

A samurai rescues a mischievous tanuki from hunters and sets it free. When the samurai's wastrel son hatches a plot to kill his father for his...

Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed...

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

Assistant Police Inspector Saburo Tatsuno, a former jazz pianist, is assigned to uncover a narcotics ring. But he falls victim to the seductive wiles...

1959 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...

Ryunosuke, the head of the Hojo school of swordsmanship, defies his father Ukon’s wrath; while appearing to spend his time carousing with...

A thrilling historical drama that revolves around the exoneration of a falsely accused family, the protection of a fallen merchant house, and the...