Minoru Chiaki Movies

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

1962 Japanese movie

Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish...

A young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.

Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the...

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

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

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. The son...

The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...

1955 Japanese movie

Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and...

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.