Kazuo Hasegawa Movies

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.

1952 Japanese movie

When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister...

Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...

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...

Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.

A young vassal is betrayed by his corrupt lord.

The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...

Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.