Kōichi Katsuragi

The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profliga ...

Oniisan to oneesan (1961)

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. ...

Buddha (1961)

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals includ ...

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya (1961)

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch. ...

Bara daimyo (1960)

Satan's Sword (1960)

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmast ...

Peony on the Skin (1959)

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government suppor ...

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall. Shortly afterwards, a catlike demon begins to haunt the castle. ...

Shogun's Holiday (1958)

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tas ...

Princess Tsuki (1958)

Freelance Samurai (1957)

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy. ...

Demonfire Palanquin (1957)

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang (1957)

The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits. ...

Mangorō Tengu (1957)

The Crowded Train (1957)

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, le ...

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi (1957)

Flowery Hood (1956)

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing (1954)

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim. ...

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman ...

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another. ...

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko (1954)

Second in the Nage Utasamon series ...

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki (1954)

First in the Nage Utasamon series ...

A Samurai's Love (1954)

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki. ...

Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in J ...

Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku (1952)

Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952) ...

Kojiki Taishô (1952)

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotomi Hideyori's army. Filmed in 1945 and released in 1952 ...

Story of Lightning (1951)

Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his father and younger brother. I left the town. ...

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan (1951)

Japanese film. ...

The Killing of Otsuya (1951)

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume (1950)

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume (1950)

Song of Love (1950)

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts her past, she navigates themes of forgiveness, identity, and motherhood, addressing social taboos of the time. ...

A Fool's Love (1949)

Adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel whit the same name. It is perversely erotic relationship between a young salaryman and his teenage wife whom he 'adopted' at first as to 'train' her to be his idealistic modern woman. ...

Forgotten Children (1949)

The Forgotten Children ...

The Flower That Crossed the Mountain (1949)

Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes (1949)

Film about Ghost-Cat. ...

The Grand Master (1948)

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for ...

Kokoro tsuki nogotoku (1947)

1947 Japanese movie ...

Taki no shiraito (1946)

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura. ...

The Woman Who Opens the Door (1946)

Ikeru isu (1945)

1945 Japanese movie ...

Ryū no misaki (1945)

1945 Japanese movie ...

Wrestling-Ring Festival (1944)

According to Donal Richie in The Japanese Film it was meant to do for sumo wrestling what Kurosawa had done for judo in Sanshiro sugata, and that Kurosawa wrote it for Daiei after "drinking up all [his] money" (from his autobiography). ...

Kenpu Renpeikan (1944)

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, ...

The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943)

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents. ...

Oichi no kata (1942)

Vengeance at Iga (1942)

Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. ...

Masujiro Omura (1942)

A story about Ômura Masujirô ...

A Color Print of Edo (1939)

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 t ...

Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin (1938)

Film about Ghost-Cat. ...

The Letter (1936)

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him. ...

New Clothing (1936)

Japan's first feature film directed by a female. The film was about the naïve, premature emotions between a young geisha-to-be and a youth destined for Buddhist priesthood; it concluded with their separation. ...

Martial Arts Encyclopedia (1934)

Martial Arts Encyclopedia ...

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun (1932)

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, ind ...

Professional Killer (1932)

Directed by Mansaku Itami. ...

Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings (1932)

Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen (1931)

Fireworks (1931)

Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating duel takes place on a night of fireworks. ...