Matsutarō Kawaguchi Movies

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new...

Kenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the stunning Isuzu Yamada (Osaka Elegy, Throne...

1939 Japanese movie

A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...

A woman has a brief, intense affair with a younger man while awaiting her trial for the murder of her husband's mistress.

Brings Shingo face to face against Yagyu Tajima, the Shogun’s fencing instructor in a match that could save a domain near Osaka. ...

A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house.

Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely...

The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.

A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie