Kichijirô Ueda

A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads ...

Edmund Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) ...

A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.

Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple ...

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing ...

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan’s most powerful ...

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...

A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part ...