Minoru Chiaki Movies

Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who...

A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts...

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...

Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

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

A biographical movie about Shinran

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many...

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

A lord explores the lives of common people.