Minoru Takase Movies

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

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

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

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

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 man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief

1930s Japanese film.

1945 Japanese movie

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...

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

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

Directed by Mansaku Itami.