Taro Soharu
Acting
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A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and Shimura Takashi
Oda Nobunaga
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Oichi no kata
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge his father-in-law's death and retrieve the family heirloom.
Echo of Love
1942 Japanese movie
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went bankrupt shortly after the transition to sound). As he is mostly famous for his portrait of Kurama tengu (and on the other hand, he's the definitive actor for Kurama Tengu as well), Nikkatsu made another version of Kurama tengu, co-directed by Masahiro Makino & Sadatsugu Matsuda who are both sons of Shozo Makino. Scripted by Yoshitake Hisa, a jidaigeki specialist who later scripted several Toei All-Star Jidaigeki.
Kurama Tengu
Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.
Jiraiya
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi