Seizaburō Kawazu Movies

Japanese crime film

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period....

In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the...

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.

Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had...

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka...

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less...

Second film of the Gokudo series starring Tomisaburô Wakayama

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...

Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into...

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro...