Eiji Minakata Movies

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young...

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

Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.

The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly...

1962 Japanese movie

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

After a man racks up a huge debt, his wife and his father are “persuaded” to perform together in a sex show in order to pay it off.

1961 Japanese movie

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...

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he...

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo, move in with his father. His fellow wrestlers help them shift...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the...

After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is...