Minoru Takase Movies

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

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...

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

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

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

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.

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...

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

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

1930s Japanese film.

Newly released from the army, five men return to Tokyo to find no place to live in the bombed-out city, food and necessities rationed out by people...

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

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

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.