Mieko Kondō Movies

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their...

A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.

A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. A young swordsman helps her uncover the plot and...

A comic thriller directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, a first-time newcomer, based on a screenplay by Toshio Tamikado, who co-wrote "Nukiashisashi Ashi...

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.

Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads,...

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a...

1957 Japanese movie

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.