Akira Kishii Movies

Japanese family drama.

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

A musical comedy about a spirited orphan who forms a youth baseball team and gets caught up in a mix of sports, singing, and crime when he tries to...

Three sisters earn money for their bossy mother by being samisen street musicians. This means mainly playing a banjo type instrument for tips in...

A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.

Part two of two.

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.

The story of "Fuun Kuroshiomaru

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

Tai Kato's first film directed at Toei.

It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular...

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

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...

1960 Toei film

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...