Yōnosuke Toba Movies

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

Japanese movie

Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.

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

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honourable side of himself, and maybe some form...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Japanese war-era film

Jidaigeki from 1940

A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.

Japanese war movie

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

The adventures of a young patriotic samurai. This is the Nikkatsu version of Shin Hasegawa's original story. Shochiku released their version of the...