Shōsaku Sugiyama Movies

Period romantic drama.

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that...

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

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa...

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking...

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue....

A tanuki-themed musical.

Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provincial town to lie...

1962 Japanese movie

The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

A young woman turns to the supernatural to wreak revenge on a murderous warlord.