Kanjūrō Arashi Movies

Based on Ito Hajime's original story, this is the seventh installment in the "Bangaichi" series, adapted jointly by Kamba Fumio and Matsuda Hiroo,...

Period film about the legendary detective Umon

1945 Japanese movie

1959 Japanese film.

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on...

End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto...

Japanese film.

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii

Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

First part - Edo at the end of the Edo period, when the wind and clouds were rising rapidly - The people gathered at Kiba late at night are Shinnojo...

Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi

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...

1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.

The movie begins with a mysterious murder and Umon Kondo, a Doshin, so called drag-ass Umon, who dallies away lying sprawled all day long, launches...