Matsutarō Kawaguchi Movies

In 19th century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of...

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many...

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie

The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.

1948 Japanese movie

A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house. Considered a lost film.

A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her...

The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.

Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to...

1962 Japanese movie

A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.

When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women...

Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular...

Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne...

The tragic loves between a member of the Liberal Party, imprisoned following the Chichibu incident in November 1884, and an actress who resolves to...