Eijirō Yanagi Movies

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence....

After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.

Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yens.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...

The film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name by Tsutomu Mizukami. A large-scale detective drama in which two newspaper reporters...

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

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

A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.