Daisuke Itō Movies

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

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

Directed by Daisuke Ito.

Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

Silent Japanese film.

A biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appreciation society led by Shunsui Matsuda, who was...

Based on Soseki Natsume’s 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Fujio is beautiful,...

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the...

Silent Japanese film.

Set in the Edo period, the film deals with two brothers falling in love with the same girl. Sadly, only 12 minutes of footage survive.

The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji...