Chiezo Kataoka Movies

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

"Masayoshi Ryanko" jumps into the den of the underworld swirling with smuggling and murder, and defeats the culprit with a heart-pounding pistol.

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return...

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka