Minoru Takase Movies

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an...

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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

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 of...

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

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

1930s Japanese film.

Directed in 1921

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

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.

Japanese historical film.

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...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

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

Japanese movie