Kinya Ichikawa Movies

1961 Japanese movie

Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.

1962 Japanese movie

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders...

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that...

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.