Movies: Kōtarō Bandō

  • 1953
    Gate of Hell

    Gate of Hell (1953)

    Gate of Hell

    7.11953HD

    Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married....

    Gate of Hell
  • 1946
    Utamaro and His Five Women

    Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)

    Utamaro and His Five Women

    7.11946HD

    Utamaro, a great artist, lives to create portraits of beautiful women, and the brothels of Tokyo provide his models. A world of passion swirls around him, as the women in his life vie for lovers. And, occasionally, his art gets him into trouble....

    Utamaro and His Five Women
  • 1943
    Military Song of the Morning Mist

    Military Song of the Morning Mist (1943)

    Military Song of the Morning Mist

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

    Military Song of the Morning Mist
  • 1932
    Rikugun Daikoshin

    Rikugun Daikoshin (1932)

    Rikugun Daikoshin

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    Rikugun Daikoshin
  • 1962
    鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児

    鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児 (1962)

    鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie...

    鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
  • 1959
    The Shadow Avenger

    The Shadow Avenger (1959)

    The Shadow Avenger

    101959HD

    For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have...

    The Shadow Avenger
  • 1961
    The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

    The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)

    The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

    7.31961HD

    Yotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge. Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story of all time, it has been adapted for film over 30 times, and continues to be an influence on Japanese...

    The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
  • 1951
    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji (1951)

    The Tale of Genji

    5.41951HD

    Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused....

    The Tale of Genji
  • 1960
    Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

    Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage (1960)

    Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

    61960HD

    A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them....

    Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
  • 1952
    Dedication of the Great Buddha

    Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)

    Dedication of the Great Buddha

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    Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival....

    Dedication of the Great Buddha
  • 1953
    Ghost of Saga Mansion

    Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)

    Ghost of Saga Mansion

    7.51953HD

    A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the tim...

    Ghost of Saga Mansion
  • 1961
    Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

    Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat (1961)

    Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

    61961HD

    Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin....

    Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
  • 1948
    Yūkyō no mure

    Yūkyō no mure (1948)

    Yūkyō no mure

    01948HD

    1948 Japanese movie...

    Yūkyō no mure
  • 1960
    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    5.21960HD

    The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during t...

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
  • 1960
    Hibari’s Favorite 2

    Hibari’s Favorite 2 (1960)

    Hibari’s Favorite 2

    01960HD

    Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents....

    Hibari’s Favorite 2
  • 1952
    Saiyûki

    Saiyûki (1952)

    Saiyûki

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    Saiyûki
  • 1962
    Ōedo no taka

    Ōedo no taka (1962)

    Ōedo no taka

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie...

    Ōedo no taka
  • 1951
    Izayoi kaidō

    Izayoi kaidō (1951)

    Izayoi kaidō

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    Izayoi kaidō
  • 1960
    Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

    Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle (1960)

    Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

    61960HD

    After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact revenge on the Tokugawa. At the same time there is a succession dispute in the Kuroda clan, as one faction ...

    Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle
  • 1960
    Ghost of the 53 Stations

    Ghost of the 53 Stations (1960)

    Ghost of the 53 Stations

    01960HD

    Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the Aoba clan from Kyoto. A samurai who calls himself Okuma Danemon joins them on their journey, and soon pe...

    Ghost of the 53 Stations