Momonosuke Ichikawa

The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an ...

Samurai Hawk (1961)

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them. ...

Lord of Steel Heart (1961)

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord Honjo. One of Honjo's most trusted under-lords is Sanzaemon. He has designs on Matabei's fief, and he plot ...

Queen of the Treasure Island (1960)

At a tavern in Shimoda, Ronin Tadakazu Yamakawa saved a samurai girl named Mino from the clutches of the Benten family. When Mino's father, Kyohei Tsuchihashi, is murdered by unknown assailants, Tadakazu is summoned to Akane-ya, the landlord of this area. ...

The Swordsman In The Golden Valley (1960)

Jidaigeki film from 1960 ...

Road Warriors (1960)

A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wakizashi Hitoshi . ...

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)

The Samurai Markets (1960)

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period. ...

Lord of Red Banner (1960)

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa. ...

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)

Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can save the shogunate from the dastardly plot to take over the country. ...

The Medicine Case (1959)

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox. ...

Eight Brave Brothers (1959)

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, felt sorry for a small dog that was about to be swallowed by a giant snake like a giant tree, and killed the ...

The Black Hooded Man Rides Again (1959)

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess. ...

Turbulent Highways (1959)

The Unleashed Lord (1959)

Kunisada Chuji (1958)

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends fro ...

Eight Views of Samurai (1958)

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan. ...

The Scroll’s Secret (1958)

Shogun Yoshitane's order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period. ...

Shadow Over Fuji (1957)

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle ...

Lord Mito (1957)

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faithful attendants Suke and Kaku. ...

Lords of Oppression 2 (1957)

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Lords of Oppression (1957)

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki. ...

Flowers on the Trail (1957)

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957)

Bored Hatamoto film #21 ...

Red-Lacquered Sword (1956)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)

Bored Hatamoto film #20 ...

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7 (1956)

A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature. ...

Swordsman of the Two Sword Style (1956)

The story of Japan's greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island. ...

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955)

Bored Hatamoto film #19 ...

Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)

An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew his f ...

Akagaki Genzo (1938)

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo. ...

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei's duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) ...

Echo of Love (1937)

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. ...

Kuriyama Daizen (1936)

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi ...

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 (1936)

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass ...

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords (1935)

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film like the other two is similar in tone and spirit to the Yamanaka Tange Sazen film and would appeal to fans of ...

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter (1935)

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. ...

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki (1934)

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. ...

Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen (1934)

Directed by Daisuke Itō. ...