Kōichi Katsuragi Movies

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

First in the Nage Utasamon series

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman

A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a...

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.

A story about Ômura Masujirô

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A whirlwind sweeps through Takadanobaba. The familiar fighter Yasubei stuns the city of Edo in this exhilarating tale of swordsmanship and human...