Akitake Kōno Movies

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married...

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just...

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young...

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

Kazuo Hasegawa's debut at Daiei.

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

Story of a bandit king part 2.

The events of the film are based on the real facts of the Pacific War, when in June 1944 the American troops began landing on the Saipan island. On...

Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.

1958 Toei movie.