Chiezo Kataoka Movies

While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring...

First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's...

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

1946 Japanese movie

Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

Silent jidaigeki film

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

The film depicts the exploits of Kindaichi Kosuke, who pursues a series of serial murders that occur one after another along with the terrifying...

Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating...

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