Toshio Chiba
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1926-04-30
Locus Natus: Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Et ut:
Asataro the Crow
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
release : 1956.03.28popularis : 0.384
Travels of Lord Mito
Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip to various provinces with his students...
release : 1958.12.21popularis : 1.805
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...
release : 1960.06.01popularis : 1.021
女と海賊
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known...
release : 1959.04.01popularis : 1.704
An Actor's Revenge
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
release : 1963.01.13popularis : 5.933
White Snake Woman
While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly come upon an...
release : 1958.06.15popularis : 0.755
A Samurai's Love
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
release : 1954.03.03popularis : 0.847
Gate of Hell
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love...
release : 1953.10.30popularis : 7.755
Buddha
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...
release : 1961.10.31popularis : 3.048
Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...
release : 1957.09.29popularis : 3.321
Koga's Messenger
The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and...
release : 1960.05.18popularis : 0.468
Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya
A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature,...
release : 1961.10.11popularis : 0.603
The Gambler's Code
One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of...
release : 1961.06.14popularis : 2.682
Jirocho Fuji
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
release : 1959.06.03popularis : 1.592
Samurai Vendetta
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous...
release : 1959.11.22popularis : 4.052
Satan's Sword
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last...
release : 1960.10.18popularis : 1.285
Destiny's Son
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive...
release : 1962.07.01popularis : 2.868
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...
release : 1958.10.01popularis : 3.158
Yakuza Law
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
release : 1969.06.27popularis : 4.926
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting...
release : 1962.12.01popularis : 3.658
Shinsengumi Chronicles
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a...
release : 1963.01.03popularis : 1.744
Gonpachi
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
release : 1956.12.28popularis : 1.15
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
release : 1969.10.16popularis : 4.069
Tough Guy
Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. When Kotoito, the geisha Asakichi is in love with,...
release : 1961.09.30popularis : 1.43
Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through...
release : 1957.09.03popularis : 0.575
The Demon of Mount Oe
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...
release : 1960.04.27popularis : 2.26
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.
release : 1961.01.09popularis : 1.357
The Tale of Zatoichi
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...
release : 1962.04.18popularis : 8.205
Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat...
release : 1956.07.19popularis : 0.556
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).
release : 1957.06.18popularis : 0.664
Cut the Shadow
The womanising master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to...
release : 1963.03.01popularis : 1.028
Ugetsu
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local...
release : 1953.03.26popularis : 12.062
The Lightning Sword
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads,...
release : 1962.12.08popularis : 1.074
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's...
release : 1961.07.12popularis : 1.893
Flowers of Chivalry
Kayama Ichinoshin (Raizo Ichikawa) has been traveling for ten years in search of revenge for his father. One day, Ichinoshin reunites with his...
release : 1961.12.27popularis : 0.849
The Lord and the Gambler
Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his...
release : 1959.08.01popularis : 2.864
Sanshiro Sugata
Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo....
release : 1965.05.29popularis : 2.3