Ryuji Kita Movies

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. ...

[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s...

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring...

After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.

It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a...

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...

A war propaganda film centered on the mobilization of student soldiers.

The first film produced by Daiei.

A young man longs to travel to Hawaii, the birthplace of his deceased father, against the wishes of his family, who are estranged from those...

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

Keiko, Kirie, and Toshi, a trio of close friends, go their separate ways after graduation, vowing to hold a “New Wives’ Meeting”...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is...

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.