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寒椿 (1921)
Character: 伯爵の嗣子花岡朝彦
Directed in 1921
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鼠小僧次郎吉・江戸の巻 (1933)
Character: N/A
Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of redemption. Considered a lost film.
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突貫驛長 (1945)
Character: N/A
Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita
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水戸黄門 密書の巻 (1935)
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Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao
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水戸黄門漫遊記 (1938)
Character: N/A
This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.
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薩摩飛脚 剣光愛欲篇 (1933)
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A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932
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国定忠次 (1935)
Character: N/A
Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.
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栗山大膳 (1936)
Character: N/A
Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
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盤嶽の一生 (1933)
Character: N/A
Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku
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街の入墨者 (1935)
Character: N/A
A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.
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ハモニカ小僧 (1940)
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The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.
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エノケンの弥次喜多 (1939)
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Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in which Yaji and Kita, two plebeian nobodies, have all sorts of strange and colorful encounters on the long road from Edo to Kyoto.
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勝利の日まで (1945)
Character: N/A
An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to entertain and amuse the national troops. Inside this rocket would be tiny performers. Once launched from the laboratory and landed amidst the Japanese troops the soldiers could enjoy the performers. The laboratory succeeds and the rocket is built. It bears the insignia, 'until the victory days.' The Japanese government began a program of shooting and disseminating propaganda and entertainment movies for its troops during World War II. It is a lost film.
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国士無双 (1932)
Character: N/A
In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit various sword fighting dojo. Out of fear upon hearing the name Isenokami, they pay him off and do not let him enter their training halls. The impostor eventually comes face to face with the real Isenokami after rescuing his daughter, Oyae, who is caught up in a minor incident.
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河内山宗俊 (1936)
Character: Shigeru
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
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丹下左膳餘話 百萬兩の壺 (1935)
Character: Shigeju
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
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日本一の殿様 (1937)
Character: N/A
At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer Toraizo at a leisurely pace. The title of the play is "Notes of Lord Mito's Travels. This play caused great turmoil in the feudal lord's house. The young lord was more impressed than anyone else by Lord Mito's benevolent management and actions, but he made the mistake of trying to follow in his footsteps...
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旅役者 (1940)
Character: Kikugoro Nakamura - the Great Actor
This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.
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狂った一頁 (1926)
Character: Crazy Man A
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
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御誂次郎吉格子 (1931)
Character: Nikichi
Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi immediately falls for Okino, a poor girl who is also under threat from Nikichi.
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十字路 (1928)
Character: Man with Truncheon
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent dead, Rikiya goes back home to his sister. Okiku, desperate to protect her brother who thinks himself a murderer, wants to sacrifice herself for him and become a prostitute to pay for Rikiya's treatment.
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エノケンの孫悟空 (1940)
Character: Ganriki
A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.
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江戸の春 遠山桜 (1936)
Character: N/A
Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.
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