Minoru Takase Movies

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

1930s Japanese film.

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.