Seinosuke Hayashi Movies

  • 1938
    The Skull Coin

    The Skull Coin

    The Skull Coin

    01938HD

    “Dokuro sen” (The Skull Coin) is the first film adaptation of the popular novel by Kikuo Sumita. The story evolves around the seven...

    The Skull Coin
  • 1936
    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    Akanishi Kakita

    6.31936HD

    A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

    Akanishi Kakita
  • 1938
    Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

    Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

    Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

    01938HD

    A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

    Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
  • 1931
    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan

    01931HD

    Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

    The 26 Martyrs of Japan
  • 1932
    Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

    Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

    Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings

    01932HD

    Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
  • 1934
    Martial Arts Encyclopedia

    Martial Arts Encyclopedia

    Martial Arts Encyclopedia

    01934HD

    Martial Arts Encyclopedia

    Martial Arts Encyclopedia
  • 1933
    Hotta Hayato

    Hotta Hayato

    Hotta Hayato

    01933HD

    Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.

    Hotta Hayato
  • 1928
    The Wandering Gambler

    The Wandering Gambler

    The Wandering Gambler

    5.81928HD

    Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of...

    The Wandering Gambler
  • 1934
    The Elegant Swordsman

    The Elegant Swordsman

    The Elegant Swordsman

    01934HD

    This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement.

    The Elegant Swordsman
  • 1928
    Tenka taiheiki

    Tenka taiheiki

    Tenka taiheiki

    01928HD

    Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.

    Tenka taiheiki
  • 1932
    Professional Killer

    Professional Killer

    Professional Killer

    01932HD

    Directed by Mansaku Itami.

    Professional Killer
  • 1932
    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

    5.21932HD

    In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

    The Greatest Man in the World
  • 1929
    Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

    01929HD

    Silent jidaigeki film

    Miyamoto Musashi
  • 1935
    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

    01935HD

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

    Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
  • 1935
    Capricious Young Man

    Capricious Young Man

    Capricious Young Man

    01935HD

    An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the...

    Capricious Young Man
  • 1934
    Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

    Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

    Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

    01934HD

    Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

    Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
  • 1934
    Gantaro Path

    Gantaro Path

    Gantaro Path

    01934HD

    Gantaro Path
  • 1935
    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

    01935HD

    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...

    Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
  • 1926
    Shin Sarayashiki

    Shin Sarayashiki

    Shin Sarayashiki

    01926HD

    Film about Japanese ghost story Banchō Sarayashiki.

    Shin Sarayashiki