Kōju Murata Movies

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large...

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

This film, which was recommended by the Ministry of Education, is based on the Malaya Campaign and the Battle of Singapore and was produced to boost...

Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.

The sincere clown act performed by a master thief who infiltrates a remote island.

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

Chiyokichi, a young man, hates Cooper, a white man who looks down on the Japanese. Chiyokichi picks Cooper’s pocket and is caught. He is...

A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.

A thrilling detective period drama set in the streets of Edo—a world of intrigue, conspiracy, romance, and turmoil—where a thief as agile...

1946 Japanese movie

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.

Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex...