Masahiro Makino Movies

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...

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.

Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou

Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due to Tatsuo's sudden illness, Ryuichi...

Sozenji Baba is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Masahiro Makino. It is an ambitious film in which Makino deals with the...

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other...

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

A lost film by Masahiro Makino

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a...

Hisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

1945 Japanese movie

Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...