Ryutaro Otomo Movies

1954 Japanese movie

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...

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my life cheap." One day, he receives a request from...

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death of his close friend.

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

Sequel to "Island of Horrors" (獄門島, 1949).

Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who...

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it...

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

Kindaichi challenges the mystery of an incident in which three sisters were killed one after the other according to an ancient tradition on an...