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
  • 1958
    Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

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    This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

    Souls in the Moonlight II
  • 1963
    Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

    Five Ronins

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    The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.

    Five Ronins
  • 1963
    The Mysterious Purple Hood

    The Mysterious Purple Hood

    The Mysterious Purple Hood

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    The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.

    The Mysterious Purple Hood
  • 1954
    Fall of the Shogun's Militia

    Fall of the Shogun's Militia

    Fall of the Shogun's Militia

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    Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...

    Fall of the Shogun's Militia
  • 1956
    Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

    Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

    Swordsman of the Two Sword Style

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    The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryu Island.

    Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
  • 1933
    Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

    Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

    Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki

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    The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

    Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki
  • 1953
    Merciless Blade Part 2

    Merciless Blade Part 2

    Merciless Blade Part 2

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

    Merciless Blade Part 2
  • 1952
    はだか大名 後篇

    はだか大名 後篇

    はだか大名 後篇

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    はだか大名 後篇
  • 1955
    Foul Play

    Foul Play

    Foul Play

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    Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

    Foul Play
  • 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
  • 1957
    Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

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    Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

    Sasaki Kojiro
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1959
    The Bastards of Lawless Town

    The Bastards of Lawless Town

    The Bastards of Lawless Town

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    An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

    The Bastards of Lawless Town
  • 1961
    Himalayan Wanderer

    Himalayan Wanderer

    Himalayan Wanderer

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    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
  • 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
  • 1957
    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

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    This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

    Lord Mito
  • 1951
    G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack

    G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack

    G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack

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    A man with two identical faces challenges the wicked and lawless escaped prisoner to an unsuitable battle, intertwining with the chilling image of...

    G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack
  • 1946
    Seven Faces

    Seven Faces

    Seven Faces

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    First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

    Seven Faces