Kazuo Hasegawa
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1908-02-27
Locus Natus: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Et ut: 長谷川 一夫, Кадзуо Хасэгава, Chôjirô Hayashi, Тёдзиро Хаяси, 林 長二郎
Genpei the Carp
The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the...
release : 1933.10.12popularis : 0.569
Omatsuri hanjiro
Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather...
release : 1953.11.23popularis : 1.427
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
release : 1941.01.17popularis : 1.605
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
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
release : 1941.03.07popularis : 1.408
The Crucified Lovers
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find...
release : 1954.11.23popularis : 10.388
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
The Great Wall
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted...
release : 1962.11.01popularis : 2.143
Demon Thistle
The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a...
release : 1927.01.01popularis : 1.147
Yotsuya Ghost Story
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
release : 1959.07.01popularis : 5.647
Tôribêyama shinjû
The doomed love story between a young courtesan and a samurai, in Kyoto.
release : 1928.12.26popularis : 1.146
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious...
release : 1945.06.28popularis : 1.299
Benten kozo
First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...
release : 1928.01.04popularis : 0.86
Tojuro's Love
A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels...
release : 1938.05.01popularis : 1.641
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.
release : 1961.11.29popularis : 2.255
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.
release : 1938.09.29popularis : 0.857
Banchô sarayashiki
short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
release : 1937.11.01popularis : 1.01
Reimei izen
In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a prostitute.
release : 1931.05.05popularis : 0.859
Kantaro of Ina
War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
release : 1943.01.03popularis : 0.88
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
Two Lanterns
A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke
release : 1933.07.13popularis : 0.377
治郎吉格子
Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet...
release : 1952.02.22popularis : 1.012
治郎吉格子
Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet...
release : 1952.02.22popularis : 1.012
An Actor's Revenge
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
release : 1935.06.27popularis : 1.322
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 Heir's Place
This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by...
release : 1953.06.03popularis : 0.637
Blizzard Ronin
The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.
release : 1939.01.11popularis : 0.895
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four...
release : 1962.09.01popularis : 2.829
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular....
release : 1959.10.11popularis : 3.376
China Night
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese...
release : 1940.01.02popularis : 0.922
Shogun's Holiday
During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...
release : 1958.02.12popularis : 2.017
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
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
The Tale of Genji
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...
release : 1951.06.11popularis : 9.633
Song of the White Orchid
Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colonial region of Manchuria, and the first film in...
release : 1939.11.30popularis : 6.366
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
Shinzaemon has been Sukeroku’s enemy ever since Sukeroku fought and defeated gangs from Shinzaemon’s group at a Kabuki theatre over...
release : 1929.01.05popularis : 0.308
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and Mine typify both the formal experimentation of...
release : 1935.01.13popularis : 0.857
The Loyal 47 Ronin
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...
release : 1932.03.01popularis : 1.09
The Fighting Firemen
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...
release : 1939.06.22popularis : 2.398
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their...
release : 1949.08.08popularis : 1.792
Nogitsune Sanji
A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.
release : 1930.01.05popularis : 0.511
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...
release : 1944.05.11popularis : 1.185
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
The Snake Princess
When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister...
release : 1940.04.03popularis : 0.614
Ghosts Die at Dawn
At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...
release : 1948.10.12popularis : 1.211
Harbor of Life
Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.
release : 1944.06.08popularis : 0.893
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
Ghosts Die at Dawn
At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice,...
release : 1948.10.12popularis : 1.211
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the...
release : 1958.04.01popularis : 3.545
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous...
release : 1956.01.15popularis : 1.002
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
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
Lord for a Night
Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
release : 1946.07.11popularis : 1.803
Tsukigata Hanpeita
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...
release : 1956.10.16popularis : 1.865
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
release : 1955.04.23popularis : 2.061
The Man Who Waited
A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...
release : 1942.04.23popularis : 1.073
Onna keizu
1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.
release : 1942.06.11popularis : 2.024
My Elder Brother
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his...
release : 1934.12.13popularis : 1.002
Iemitsu and Hikoza
A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing...
release : 1941.03.26popularis : 1.026
Oath on the Burning Sands
A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at...
release : 1940.12.25popularis : 1.205
The Burning Sky
The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The film mainly concerns the training of...
release : 1940.05.10popularis : 2.004
The Two Musashis
During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu...
release : 1960.01.03popularis : 1.543
The Battle of Kawanakajima
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...
release : 1941.11.30popularis : 1.546
Scars of Honor
Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by...
release : 1960.09.20popularis : 1.153
The Last Betrayal
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
release : 1960.07.10popularis : 2.412
Castle of Wind and Clouds
A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines.
release : 1928.02.10popularis : 0.755
Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...
release : 1957.04.29popularis : 0.934
Dancers of Awa
Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin....
release : 1941.05.21popularis : 1.081
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is...
release : 1935.07.14popularis : 0.687
Daiei Studio is Bustling
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
release : 1957.01.15popularis : 0.884
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha is a 1952 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
release : 1952.03.20popularis : 2.811
Dance of the Capital
Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film
release : 1942.12.11popularis : 0.939