Akio Kobori Movies

The rise of the famed gambler.

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

The second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

The beautiful daughter of a merchant with a penchant for danger proves to be too much to handle for her worried father. Disguising herself as a man...

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil

Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo...

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

In the streets of Edo, influential official merchants are being brutally murdered one after another, casting fear over the entire city. Popular...

1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo

A romantic action drama set in early Meiji-era Hokkaido, centered on a passionate, justice-seeking newspaper reporter who takes on an official...

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

After helping a woman recover her wallet, which had been stolen by a pickpocket, a rough-around-the-edges young man who is a sixth-dan judo...