Ryutaro Nagai Movies

A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Japanese drama.

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He...

During a battle against Destron's forces, Shiro Kazami helps a priest who has been attacked by the evil organization's kaijin Hasami-Jaguar. Little...

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

1940 Japanese movie

Japanese film.

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.