Yagyu Ichiban Shobu: Burai no Tani

The Whole Family Works

7.0

Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are encouraged by both parents to hold down menial jobs and contribute to the family expenses. Eventually one rebels, with the support…

The Admirable Ishin Tasuke

The Samurai of Edo

6.0

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the changing times from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration. (Source: IMDB)

The Iconic Lady of the Meiji Era

9.0

The Spear Master

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

The burglar Denzo dropped baby sangs near the first Jizo on the banks of the Furuike. I was caught in a manor house, but I was killed by Kyonosuke, a boy. The double Jugoro ran away with a thousand boxes to overlook…

Shunju Ittoryu

Tokai Ichi no Waka Oyabun

Kono Yoichiro

Tsuta Tetsuichiro

Tetsuichiro Tsuta studied filmmaking at Tokyo Polytechnic University, where he began using black-and-white 16mm film. His first feature, Islands of Dreams was produced on this now rare format, and his magnificent second film, The Tale of Iya is shot on color 35mm in the mountains not far from his hometown.…

Suzuki Kenichi

A screenwriter born in Kawasaki.

Yoshino Koichi

Koichi Yoshino is a former member of the Jpop group 'BULLET TRAIN'. His color code was Black.

Inudo Isshin

Shiraki Keiichiro

Taniguchi Junichiro

Souda Ippei

Mine Gouichi

Higashi Yoichi

Known in the West mainly for one film, Village of Dreams (E no naka no boku no mura, 1996), Higashi has in fact produced an oeuvre of consistent intelligence and unobtrusive political commitment along liberal and progressive lines. His feature debut, People of the Okinawa Islands (Okinawa rettō, 1969),…