Sōji Kiyokawa Movies

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

1963 Toei film.

Part one of two.

It is presumed to be a lost film.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group around him spend their days and nights having fun in...