Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1926-02-15
Locus Natus: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Et ut: 月形哲之助
Keepers of Order
Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by...
release : 1962.08.22popularis : 1.147
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
release : 1952.11.06popularis : 1.43
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto.
release : 1956.09.26popularis : 1.011
Kisaragi Sword
The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil...
release : 1962.04.08popularis : 2.112
Red peonies on the skin
Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...
release : 1957.07.02popularis : 1.698
Lady Sen and Hideyori
From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation....
release : 1962.03.25popularis : 1.437
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...
release : 1955.09.20popularis : 1.533
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the...
release : 1959.07.12popularis : 2.693
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature.
release : 1956.03.26popularis : 2.897
Girl with the Fire Banner
Fearless girl firefighter Oharu and skilled firefighter Shintaro battle against their evil rivals who threaten to take over Oharu’s...
release : 1958.12.27popularis : 2.725
The Abandoned Swords
Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the...
release : 1958.10.01popularis : 2.687
Ghost of the 53 Stations
Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the...
release : 1960.08.07popularis : 0.982
Restoration Fire
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...
release : 1961.10.14popularis : 2.799
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9
9th film in the series about Lord Mito
release : 1956.08.15popularis : 1.514
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.
release : 1957.04.15popularis : 0.719
Kunisada Chuji
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...
release : 1958.08.27popularis : 1.739
Hirado Pirates
In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the...
release : 1955.06.07popularis : 3.242
Tange Sazen and the Princess
Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
release : 1961.05.03popularis : 2.562
Lord Mito: All Star Version
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...
release : 1960.08.07popularis : 2.963
Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2
Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed...
release : 1955.03.06popularis : 1.293
Foul Play
Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...
release : 1955.01.03popularis : 1.96
No Stronger Swords
Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style...
release : 1959.05.05popularis : 2.499
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...
release : 1957.01.03popularis : 1.328
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is charged again with the task of protecting the...
release : 1962.09.16popularis : 1.602
Lord Mito
This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...
release : 1957.08.11popularis : 1.659
Warrior of the Wind
A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find...
release : 1964.01.15popularis : 2.586
The Phantom Cat
In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her...
release : 1956.07.12popularis : 0.966
Souls in the Moonlight III
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...
release : 1959.04.28popularis : 1.965
The Domain
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
release : 1964.08.13popularis : 1.434
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.
release : 1958.10.14popularis : 2.234
Road of Chivalry
While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...
release : 1960.01.03popularis : 4.527
Cases of Hanshichi
Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!
release : 1960.10.16popularis : 2.771
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls...
release : 1961.08.01popularis : 1.362
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to...
release : 1960.05.29popularis : 3.153
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on...
release : 1960.07.31popularis : 1.913
A Spectacular Showdown
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...
release : 1959.08.09popularis : 1.728
Edo Purebreed
Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the...
release : 1961.02.07popularis : 1.442