Eijirō Yanagi Movies

At the end of the Edo period - On his way back after being invited by the three Mikados of Higashi Shirakawa, Kurama Tengu was attacked by the...

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence....

Van Hekken, an old gangster, arrives in Tokyo to direct a bank hold-up in order to get a very valuable diamond.

The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's...

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case...

Part one of The Masterless 47.

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and...