Chiezō Kataoka Movies

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to...

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku,...

1945 Japanese movie

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the...

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

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome...

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

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

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.

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

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.