Hizuru Takachiho Movies

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu...

A gritty, noirish gangster saga.

A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

One of the greatest film serials ever to come out of Japan puts together an all-star cast in the search for the key of the Crimson Peacock, a...

Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

A girl runs away form her house in Kyoto to find fortune in the Japanese capital.

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi"...

Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes...

In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the...

1962 Japanese movie

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...