Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Sakura-tai Chiru (1988)

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing. ...

Auto Town (1981)

Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)

Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister. ...

The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

​A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration. ...

The Stand in Hakone (1952)

A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights. ...

Still I Live On (1951)

About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe. ...

The 47 Ronin (1941)

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kir ...

The Abe Clan (1938)

"19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord's successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventuall ...

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)

Story of a bandit king part 2. ...

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf (1937)

Story of a bandit king. ...

The Village Tattooed Man (1935)

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film. ...