Chiezo Kataoka Movies

  • 1961
    The Ako Retainers

    The Ako Retainers

    The Ako Retainers

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    Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When...

    The Ako Retainers
  • 1936
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

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    A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

    The Letter
  • 1956
    The Kuroda Affair

    The Kuroda Affair

    The Kuroda Affair

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    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...

    The Kuroda Affair
  • 1958
    His Pistol is Hell

    His Pistol is Hell

    His Pistol is Hell

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    "Masayoshi Ryanko" jumps into the den of the underworld swirling with smuggling and murder, and defeats the culprit with a heart-pounding pistol.

    His Pistol is Hell
  • 1963
    Tokaido Fullhouse

    Tokaido Fullhouse

    Tokaido Fullhouse

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    When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

    Tokaido Fullhouse
  • 1962
    Tengu Priest

    Tengu Priest

    Tengu Priest

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    Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

    Tengu Priest
  • 1964
    The Shogun's Vault

    The Shogun's Vault

    The Shogun's Vault

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    Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot to steal government gold from the Shogun's...

    The Shogun's Vault
  • 1957
    Souls in the Moonlight

    Souls in the Moonlight

    Souls in the Moonlight

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    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...

    Souls in the Moonlight
  • 1960
    The Man of Seven Faces

    The Man of Seven Faces

    The Man of Seven Faces

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    Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

    The Man of Seven Faces
  • 1963
    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

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    This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other...

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
  • 1961
    Himalayan Wanderer

    Himalayan Wanderer

    Himalayan Wanderer

    71961HD

    One after another, expedition teams were being attacked in the Himalayas. With the unprecedented boom in snow men, the public began to make a fuss...

    Himalayan Wanderer
  • 1956
    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    71956HD

    Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
  • 1961
    Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

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    Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...

    Restoration Fire
  • 1932
    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

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    In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

    The Greatest Man in the World
  • 1962
    Sakura Official

    Sakura Official

    Sakura Official

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    As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case...

    Sakura Official
  • 1957
    Shimizu Port of Chivalry

    Shimizu Port of Chivalry

    Shimizu Port of Chivalry

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    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...

    Shimizu Port of Chivalry
  • 1960
    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    5.71960HD

    The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
  • 1950
    G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

    G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

    G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape

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    The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious...

    G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
  • 1931
    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

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    Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan
  • 1969
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

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    This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6