Yûtarô Ban Movies

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters.

Genre: Action

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Akira Nakao

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu