Eijirō Kataoka Movies

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

Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.

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

A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a great fortune.

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

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa...

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.