Gorō Kawabe Movies

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

1942 Japanese movie

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...

Japanese film.

The 1000th film for actor Matsunosuke Onoe, made for Nikkatsu Studios.

1954 Japanese movie

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom...

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.

Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.