Sōji Kiyokawa Movies

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an understated way, introducting its story in a...

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he...

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of...

Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets...

In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her...

The long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats.