Matsutarō Kawaguchi Movies

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

The adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his father, the Shogun. However, his journey is...

The first of five Musashi series, Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with the famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them swordsmanship to...

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his...

A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.

A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...

Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne...

1948 Japanese movie

A story of a servant girl whose life is upturned by her doomed love for a spineless young man.

The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.

A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.

1954 Japanese movie

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful...

These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite...

1962 Japanese movie

Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.