Sōji Kiyokawa Movies

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of...

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

This remake of Satomi Hakkenden is the most requested of all Toei movies and features some of the greatest special effects ever filmed. Set in the...

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Ryō Hagiwara movie

Jidaigeki from 1940

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

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

Part two of two.

Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (Nakamura Kinnosuke) found the hidden...

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades...