Minoru Takase Movies

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

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

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

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.

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

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

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...

1930s Japanese film.

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...

Japanese war-era film

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

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

1945 Japanese movie

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...