The Greatest Man in the World

The Greatest Man in the World 1932

5.20

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him into Ise Isenokami, the finest swordsman under the sun. Pretending to be his followers, they visit various sword fighting dojo. Out of fear upon hearing the name Isenokami, they pay him off and do not let him enter their training halls. The impostor eventually comes face to face with the real Isenokami after rescuing his daughter, Oyae, who is caught up in a minor incident.

1932

Akanishi Kakita

Akanishi Kakita 1936

6.30

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

1936

In Search of Mother

In Search of Mother 1931

10.00

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...

1931

The Elegant Swordsman

The Elegant Swordsman 1934

1

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.

1934

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun 1932

1

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.

1932

The Wandering Gambler

The Wandering Gambler 1928

5.80

Date Mosui, a young samurai, one day gets a scolding from a nameless ronin that sets him thinking about what life is all about and his ways of living. His frined, Ando Kichinosuke, is alarmed at Mosui's despondency and invites him to his house as his little sister Tsuyu and he try to cheer him up.

1928

Hotta Hayato

Hotta Hayato 1933

1

Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.

1933

Capricious Young Man

Capricious Young Man 1935

1

An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the competition.

1935