Katsuya Ishimaru Movies
- 1955
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji7.31955HD
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...
- 1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
Souls in the Moonlight II6.61958HD
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...
- 1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Lord Mito: All Star Version8.31960HD
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...
- 1957
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour7.21957HD
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...
- 1957
Lord Mito
Lord Mito5.41957HD
This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...
- 1959
Souls in the Moonlight III
Souls in the Moonlight III6.61959HD
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...
- 1957
Red peonies on the skin
Red peonies on the skin01957HD
Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...
- 1961
Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire71961HD
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...
- 1961
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi7.31961HD
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly...
- 1956
神変美女桜
神変美女桜01956HD
- 1960
Castle of Flames
Castle of Flames7.21960HD
In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon...
- 1962
Abekobe dōchū
Abekobe dōchū01962HD
- 1953
Merciless Blade Part 2
Merciless Blade Part 201953HD
The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
- 1958
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
Drenched Swallow Gonpachi61958HD
This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.
- 1961
Whistling Drifter
Whistling Drifter01961HD
Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.
- 1961
The Spear of Heroism
The Spear of Heroism61961HD
Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The...
- 1957
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Tales of Young Genji Kuro71957HD
Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.
- 1954
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.501954HD
Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
- 1959
The Unleashed Lord
The Unleashed Lord01959HD
- 1956
The Kuroda Affair
The Kuroda Affair01956HD
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As...