Saburo Date Movies

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Set against the backdrop of a port city, this action-packed story follows a man who makes a living selling daily necessities to foreign ships...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...

A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.

Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke...

Driven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to...

The Snake Princess in hot pursuit… The stand-in bride enters the castle… But her true identity has been exposed… Life or death...

The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.

Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's...

An uncle decides to put his delinquent orphaned niece into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of...

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.