Kusuo Abe Movies

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly...

A state-sponsored film centered on Shinsaku Takasugi’s theories on coastal defense.

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

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...

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments....

The first film produced by Daiei.

In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that...

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission...

Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle...

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown