Shōsaku Sugiyama Movies

A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest...

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....

The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue....

1962 Japanese movie

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks.

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl....

1962 Japanese movie

Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provincial town to lie...

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here,...

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

A tanuki-themed musical.

Second in the Nage Utasamon series