Kintaro Inoue

The master of the sword dance

The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his 70,000 koku estate, where he is surrounded by his beautiful younger sister Yukihime, who helps him, his beloved Namie and many other family members.

祇園物語　春怨

The story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful love between father and daughters against the backdrop of the city's dance festival.

Yaji Kita Cat Ghost Road

Film about Ghost-cat.

Yaji Kita Cat Ghost Road

Film about Ghost-cat.

Sumida River

Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big stars like Hasegawa or Bando. "Sumidagawa", named after the river that runs through Tokyo, is also a period film, but thematically a modern one. All the themes that you associate with the normal Shochiku women's films set in the present day are in this film, just in a different context: love, the planning of a marriage, career, family relations and societal melancholy. There is no action or swordplay.

Sumida River

Inoue was something of a rarity in the sense, that he was a Shochiku house director who seems to have worked mostly in period films, often with big stars like Hasegawa or Bando. "Sumidagawa", named after the river that runs through Tokyo, is also a period film, but thematically a modern one. All the themes that you associate with the normal Shochiku women's films set in the present day are in this film, just in a different context: love, the planning of a marriage, career, family relations and societal melancholy. There is no action or swordplay.

Tsukiyo Karasu

The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.

Tsukiyo Karasu

The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.

Miyamoto Musashi

Silent jidaigeki film