Shinpachirō Asaka
Acting
Known For
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
Osaka Elegy
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.
Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
No description available.
Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
Directed by Daisuke Itō.
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
When wealthy Ochika marries desolute Danpei, she devotes herself completely to him and takes over her business, to the point of sowing dissensions within the Jōruri troupe in which her husband plays.
Osaka Woman
1942 Japanese movie
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Okichi, a woman trapped in a criminal scheme by two con men, finds her life of deception threatened when she unexpectedly falls in love with the son of a wealthy merchant.
Miss Okichi
Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
No description available.
Aa mujo: Kohen
Directed by Mansaku Itami.
Professional Killer
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka
His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...
In Search of Mother
The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama, sprinkled with comical scenes and tells the story of a loyal and handsome Edo period servant who fights to help his older brother marry the woman he loves. The star of this film, Utaemon Ichikawa, gained enormous popularity for his portrayal of a cheerful and chivalrous man.
A Color Print of Edo
No description available.
Aa mujo: zenpen
Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.
Hotta Hayato
The adventures of a young patriotic samurai. This is the Nikkatsu version of Shin Hasegawa's original story. Shochiku released their version of the story with the same title on the exact same day in 1931
Beni-kōmori - Dai ippen
Film about Ghost-Cat.
Saga kaibyōden
Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.
The Kasahara School
Film about Ghost-Cat.