Seizaburō Kawazu Movies

The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.

A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern...

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband is cheated with her heart. Koji Umeya,...

5th entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period....

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

1962 Japanese movie

Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's...

This film tells the story of a ronin falsely accused of a crime and unable to convince others of his innocence.

Ippei, a bored private detective hears from his assistant Hideko an interesting story that General Semyonov who has been exiled to Japan buried his...

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...

A doctor is surprised when her long-lost love is transferred to the same hospital, and even more surprised to discover that he has a wife and child....