Ryutaro Nagai Movies

The 1st movie in the Kobushidake denki series.

1958 Japanese movie

Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute"...

A narrative rakugo film depicting the struggles of people desperately living under wartime conditions.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up...

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

Second movie in the Sakura Code series.

A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.