Minoru Takase Movies

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

1945 Japanese movie

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Japanese movie

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

Directed by Kichiro Tsuji.

Japanese war-era film

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

Directed in 1921

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...