Chiezo Kataoka Movies

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

The second in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Based on the original story by Seishi Yokomizo, House of Spider Webs is a gorgeous historical drama thriller starring Kinnosuke Nakamura and directed...

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Fifth delivery in the Tarao Bannai series, following the "master detective with seven faces" who uses his signature disguise to solve crimes with a...

The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious...

The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur one after another along with the terrifying...

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka...

1946 Japanese movie

1950 Japanese movie

Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.