Movies: Kunitaro Sawamura

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film....

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa...

The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu Uzen fled to Edo. Local officials like Yoshida Bunsuke and Yoshizumi Hironoshin showed their allegiance ...

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Fourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise....

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Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō....

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film like the other two is similar in tone and spirit to the Yamanaka Tange Sazen film and would appeal to f...

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1954 Japanese movie...

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

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Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele....

An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who never knew...

Kintaro goes on a journey to his hometown to meet his mother and sister. His love for singing leads him to a perceptive and cheerful girl named Onatsu... A road trip comedy featuring Kokichi Takada and Hibari Misora singing and dancing....

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1958 Mito Kumon movie...

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1929 Japanese movie...

Tatsuo Osone movie...