Momonosuke Ichikawa Movies

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.

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

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls...

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...

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...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

Bored Hatamoto film #19

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in...

One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars,...