Ryutaro Nagai Movies

Period film from 1934.

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

1940 Japanese movie

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Japanese horror movie from 1929.

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Japanese drama.

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is...