Shinjirō Asano Movies

  • 1959
    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    The Ghost of Yotsuya

    6.61959HD

    This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

    The Ghost of Yotsuya
  • 1964
    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    6.81964HD

    Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen...

    Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
  • 1962
    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

    6.61962HD

    In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive...

    Destiny's Son
  • 1962
    The Demon of Sendai's Castle

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle

    01962HD

    Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four...

    The Demon of Sendai's Castle
  • 1965
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    6.21965HD

    Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan,...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
  • 1958
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    101958HD

    Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    5.51964HD

    A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
  • 1963
    The Third Shadow Warrior

    The Third Shadow Warrior

    The Third Shadow Warrior

    7.11963HD

    In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles,...

    The Third Shadow Warrior
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    5.41964HD

    Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
  • 1936
    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta

    01936HD

    A film based on the life of the bakuto Kunisada Chuji

    Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta
  • 1939
    Shunjû ittôryû

    Shunjû ittôryû

    Shunjû ittôryû

    01939HD

    After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by...

    Shunjû ittôryû
  • 1951
    Yasubei Nakayama

    Yasubei Nakayama

    Yasubei Nakayama

    01951HD

    Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's...

    Yasubei Nakayama
  • 1937
    Yoru no hato

    Yoru no hato

    Yoru no hato

    01937HD

    Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her.

    Yoru no hato
  • 1952
    Forty-Eight Man

    Forty-Eight Man

    Forty-Eight Man

    01952HD

    Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

    Forty-Eight Man
  • 1958
    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

    01958HD

    Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
  • 1955
    Foul Play

    Foul Play

    Foul Play

    61955HD

    Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

    Foul Play
  • 1963
    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    101963HD

    The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status....

    A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
  • 1963
    The Third Will

    The Third Will

    The Third Will

    81963HD

    A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father

    The Third Will
  • 1951
    Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

    01951HD

    film directed by Tai Katô

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
  • 1951
    Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

    01951HD

    Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind