Kodayu Ichikawa Movies

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility...

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

1956 Daiei movie

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

A passionate young man takes on a corrupt boss, determined to save innocent teachers and numerous orphans.

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her,...

Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth...

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...