Katsuya Ishimaru Movies

  • 1955
    Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

    Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

    Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

    7.31955HD

    Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the...

    Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
  • 1958
    Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

    Souls in the Moonlight II

    6.61958HD

    This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

    Souls in the Moonlight II
  • 1960
    Lord Mito: All Star Version

    Lord Mito: All Star Version

    Lord Mito: All Star Version

    8.31960HD

    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,...

    Lord Mito: All Star Version
  • 1957
    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

    7.21957HD

    Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

    The Eleventh Hour
  • 1957
    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

    Lord Mito

    5.41957HD

    This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside...

    Lord Mito
  • 1959
    Souls in the Moonlight III

    Souls in the Moonlight III

    Souls in the Moonlight III

    6.61959HD

    Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion...

    Souls in the Moonlight III
  • 1957
    Red peonies on the skin

    Red peonies on the skin

    Red peonies on the skin

    01957HD

    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...

    Red peonies on the skin
  • 1961
    Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

    Restoration Fire

    71961HD

    Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...

    Restoration Fire
  • 1961
    Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

    Miyamoto Musashi

    7.31961HD

    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...

    Miyamoto Musashi
  • 1956
    神変美女桜

    神変美女桜

    神変美女桜

    01956HD

    神変美女桜
  • 1960
    Castle of Flames

    Castle of Flames

    Castle of Flames

    7.21960HD

    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...

    Castle of Flames
  • 1962
    Abekobe dōchū

    Abekobe dōchū

    Abekobe dōchū

    01962HD

    Abekobe dōchū
  • 1953
    Merciless Blade Part 2

    Merciless Blade Part 2

    Merciless Blade Part 2

    01953HD

    The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

    Merciless Blade Part 2
  • 1958
    Drenched Swallow Gonpachi

    Drenched Swallow Gonpachi

    Drenched Swallow Gonpachi

    61958HD

    This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed many years before.

    Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
  • 1961
    Whistling Drifter

    Whistling Drifter

    Whistling Drifter

    01961HD

    Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.

    Whistling Drifter
  • 1961
    The Spear of Heroism

    The Spear of Heroism

    The Spear of Heroism

    61961HD

    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...

    The Spear of Heroism
  • 1957
    Tales of Young Genji Kuro

    Tales of Young Genji Kuro

    Tales of Young Genji Kuro

    71957HD

    Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.

    Tales of Young Genji Kuro
  • 1954
    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5

    01954HD

    Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

    Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
  • 1959
    The Unleashed Lord

    The Unleashed Lord

    The Unleashed Lord

    01959HD

    The Unleashed Lord
  • 1956
    The Kuroda Affair

    The Kuroda Affair

    The Kuroda Affair

    01956HD

    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...

    The Kuroda Affair