Movies: Minoru Takase

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife....

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenich...

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan....

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events....

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A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it....

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Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita...

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched f...

Directed by Mansaku Itami....

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fin...

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Directed by Daisuke Itō....

1930s Japanese film....

1945 Japanese movie...

Japanese movie...

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi...

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a m...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku...

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