Movies: Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

  • 1941
    The 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin (1941)

    The 47 Ronin

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    In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord ...

    The 47 Ronin
  • 1937
    Humanity and Paper Balloons

    Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

    Humanity and Paper Balloons

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    In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married....

    Humanity and Paper Balloons
  • 1951
    Still I Live On

    Still I Live On (1951)

    Still I Live On

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    About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe....

    Still I Live On
  • 1961
    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

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    A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his lo...

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
  • 1944
    Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi (1944)

    Miyamoto Musashi

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    The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to avenge their father's death. The killers of their father see the sister and brother practicing with Mi...

    Miyamoto Musashi
  • 1939
    The Day Before

    The Day Before (1939)

    The Day Before

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    A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood....

    The Day Before
  • 1936
    Priest of Darkness

    Priest of Darkness (1936)

    Priest of Darkness

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

    Priest of Darkness
  • 1952
    The Stand in Hakone

    The Stand in Hakone (1952)

    The Stand in Hakone

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    A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights....

    The Stand in Hakone
  • 1963
    Duel of Blood and Sand

    Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)

    Duel of Blood and Sand

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    Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai...

    Duel of Blood and Sand
  • 1937
    A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf

    A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf (1937)

    A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf

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    Story of a bandit king....

    A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf
  • 1938
    The Abe Clan

    The Abe Clan (1938)

    The Abe Clan

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    “19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eve...

    The Abe Clan
  • 1937
    Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

    Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)

    Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn

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    Story of a bandit king part 2....

    Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
  • 1940
    Ōhinata-mura

    Ōhinata-mura (1940)

    Ōhinata-mura

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    The year is 1936. Ōhinata-mura was a very poor village between deep valleys. Soncho, the village head is trying to collect the village taxes from the villagers but he knows full well that no one can afford to pay the village tax which has been unpaid...

    Ōhinata-mura
  • 1955
    The Beauty and the Dragon

    The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

    The Beauty and the Dragon

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    Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest....

    The Beauty and the Dragon
  • 1938
    Ōma no tsuji

    Ōma no tsuji (1938)

    Ōma no tsuji

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    Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world. The turmoil of the end of the Edo period is depicted through the nameless Ichii people, centering on the main character of ...

    Ōma no tsuji
  • 1935
    The Village Tattooed Man

    The Village Tattooed Man (1935)

    The Village Tattooed Man

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

    The Village Tattooed Man
  • 1940
    Banzuiin Chōbei

    Banzuiin Chōbei (1940)

    Banzuiin Chōbei

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    A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba....

    Banzuiin Chōbei