Saburo Date Movies

An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of...

Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that...

In the book of the world's greatest rogues, the number one man can only be one person.

1962 Japanese movie

A period drama that depicts the romance between Otomi and Yosaburo.

Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tamae, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.

Set against the backdrop of Hiroshima, a city plagued by gun violence, a passionate newspaper reporter and the citizens band together to courageously...

It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following...

A series of murders surrounds the 70,000 ryō in buried treasure hidden by the Kanayama Magistrate.

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardware store and lives a carefree life, running a...

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars...