Minoru Takase Filmes

A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

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

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

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

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

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.

Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita

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

Japanese war-era film

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer...

A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu,...

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.

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

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...

Japanese movie