Minoru Chiaki Movies

  • 1955
    I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    7.3091955HD

    An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared...

    I Live in Fear
  • 1958
    Eight Views of Samurai

    Eight Views of Samurai

    Eight Views of Samurai

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    Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...

    Eight Views of Samurai
  • 1953
    Sunflower Girl

    Sunflower Girl

    Sunflower Girl

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    Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...

    Sunflower Girl
  • 1962
    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey

    8.51962HD

    Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a...

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
  • 1950
    Beyond the Hills

    Beyond the Hills

    Beyond the Hills

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    Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

    Beyond the Hills
  • 1963
    Street of Wandering Men

    Street of Wandering Men

    Street of Wandering Men

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    When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing...

    Street of Wandering Men
  • 1961
    Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

    Young Lord Yakuza

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    Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.

    Young Lord Yakuza
  • 1965
    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

    6.41965HD

    Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

    Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
  • 1956
    The Vampire Moth

    The Vampire Moth

    The Vampire Moth

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    The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

    The Vampire Moth
  • 1966
    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    6.51966HD

    A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

    Koto—The Lake of Tears
  • 1962
    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

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    Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
  • 1952
    Vendetta of a Samurai

    Vendetta of a Samurai

    Vendetta of a Samurai

    6.81952HD

    Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

    Vendetta of a Samurai
  • 1962
    Love Under the Crucifix

    Love Under the Crucifix

    Love Under the Crucifix

    6.91962HD

    A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When...

    Love Under the Crucifix
  • 1961
    Young Lord and Second Son

    Young Lord and Second Son

    Young Lord and Second Son

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    A lord explores the lives of common people.

    Young Lord and Second Son
  • 1961
    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

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    Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was...

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
  • 1962
    The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

    7.21962HD

    A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and...

    The Inheritance
  • 1954
    Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

    Mother's First Love

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    A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

    Mother's First Love
  • 1965
    Taking the Castle

    Taking the Castle

    Taking the Castle

    01965HD

    The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to...

    Taking the Castle
  • 1960
    Scarier than the Devil

    Scarier than the Devil

    Scarier than the Devil

    71960HD

    A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.

    Scarier than the Devil
  • 1959
    The Unleashed Lord

    The Unleashed Lord

    The Unleashed Lord

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    The Unleashed Lord