Yūnosuke Itō Movies

Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi

Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.

The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.

During the mayoral election, two ex-prisoners decide to replace the lucky pen of an annoying candidate with a mini-bomb.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals

A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

Second part to "River Without a Bridge" (1969)