Kusuo Abe Movies

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

The Domain: White Blade

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less...

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

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival...

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just...

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...

Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way...

Ghost comedy film.

film directed by Tai Katô