Movies: Shinjirō Asano

  • 1964
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

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    Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name....

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
  • 1959
    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

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    This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power....

    The Ghost of Yotsuya
  • 1963
    The Third Will

    The Third Will (1963)

    The Third Will

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    A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father...

    The Third Will
  • 1965
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan (1965)

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

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    Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan, and while the swords of some angry samurai may not cause Kyoshiro much trouble, the deadly wiles of two...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
  • 1952
    Forty-Eight Man

    Forty-Eight Man (1952)

    Forty-Eight Man

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    Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki...

    Forty-Eight Man
  • 1962
    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son (1962)

    Destiny's Son

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    In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks o...

    Destiny's Son
  • 1939
    Shunjû ittôryû

    Shunjû ittôryû (1939)

    Shunjû ittôryû

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    After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by Sasagawa Shigezo, and became embroiled in a gamblers' feud known as the "Tenpo Suikoden....

    Shunjû ittôryû
  • 1963
    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963)

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

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    The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plate...

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
  • 1962
    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962)

    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

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    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
  • 1958
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

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    Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According ...

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 1951
    Yasubei Nakayama

    Yasubei Nakayama (1951)

    Yasubei Nakayama

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    Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's famous epic Chushingura...

    Yasubei Nakayama
  • 1937
    Yoru no hato

    Yoru no hato (1937)

    Yoru no hato

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    Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her....

    Yoru no hato
  • 1955
    Foul Play

    Foul Play (1955)

    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 killed in the middle of a game....

    Foul Play
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

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    A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
  • 1963
    The Third Shadow Warrior

    The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)

    The Third Shadow Warrior

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    In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when ...

    The Third Shadow Warrior
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

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    Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. T...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
  • 1962
    The Demon of Sendai's Castle

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962)

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle

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    Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family....

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle
  • 1936
    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta (1936)

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

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    A film based on the life of the bakuto Kunisada Chuji...

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta
  • 1951
    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain (1951)

    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain

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    Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi...

    Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
  • 1958
    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)

    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

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    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War