Chiezō Kataoka Movies

Hiroshi Inagaki's first movie.

A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, with Kataoka Chiezo and...

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.

Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to...

1942 Japanese movie

Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to avenge the murder of his father. The culminating...

First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

Tomu Uchida's Gyakushu Gokumon Toride is a masterpiece which treats class struggle in the end of Samurai era(it's a fiction). The story is based on...

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

Third film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

Part two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.