Eiji Minakata Movies

1962 Japanese movie

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he...

The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to steal bribe money on its way to Edo for the...

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo, move in with his father. His fellow wrestlers help them shift...

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

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

#19 in the series, following "Con Man Elimination."

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

1961 Japanese movie

The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly...

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young...

A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.

After a man racks up a huge debt, his wife and his father are “persuaded” to perform together in a sex show in order to pay it off.

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

When an innocent young country girl falls for a low level yakuza, she enters a completely different world in which the line between good and evil are...

A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed...