Movies: Kunitaro Bando

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him....

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushin...

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went bankrupt shortly after the transition to sound). As he is mostly famous for his portrait of Kurama teng...

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Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals....

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