Sumao Ishihara

Sworn Brothers: Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provinc

Sansho the Bailiff: In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slav

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum: In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in fem

Chikamatsu Monogatari: When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pai

Bamboo Doll of Echizen: Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.