Kusuo Abe Movies

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to...

The Snake Princess in hot pursuit… The stand-in bride enters the castle… But her true identity has been exposed… Life or death...

Driven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to...

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring...

The sword of the chivalrous warrior is drawn amid the struggle for a legendary sword and a plot to assassinate a young princess.

Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular...

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Two travelers (Makoto Fujita and Minoru Shiraki) travel the Tokaido road and meet the famous Jiro Shimizu and have many comedic adventures.

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

A maritime action drama set aboard a whaling ship rocked by a labor-management conflict. Shintoho's second color feature.

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta against 17 wicked castle men.

An adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves.

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.