Denjirō Ōkōchi Movies

A Diary of Chuji's Travels is a silent Japanese jidaigeki made in 1927 starring Denjirō Ōkōchi and directed by Daisuke Itō. It...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become...

Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido.

When an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to Hamamatsu to find a better direction in life. However,...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Silent Japanese film.

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of...

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

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

An adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves.

For nearly 300 years, Japan had been hermetically sealed to the outside world. When, in that pivotal year of 1854, the American Admiral Perry took...

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

The earliest existing version (incomplete) of Mito Komon history. It was one of the most famous (and most filmed) Jidaigeki stories. Lord Mito is the...

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

Silent Japanese film.