Minoru Takase Movies

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel...

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believing the blindness permanent and his opponent...

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

Japanese war-era film

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.

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...

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...

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

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

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of...

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

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