Yōnosuke Toba Movies

Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a military outpost threatened by...

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

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...

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

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This...

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as...

A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is in service to her. They are in search of Tomonojo, who...

A historical film that portrays the fervent and violent actions of young Army and Navy officers, such as the February 26 and May 15 incidents, in a...

The story of five sisters.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

1946 Toho film directed by Kiyoshi Saeki

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.