Minoru Takase Movies

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

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.

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

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.

This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's...

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

Directed in 1921

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent...

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.