Eitarō Shindō Movies

Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

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....

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

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...

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.

In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one...

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

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...

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the...

Japanese noir.

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...

1962 Japanese movie

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience....

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

Japanese comedy film.

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.