Asako Yoshino

A Japanese silent film

Before Masaoka Kenzō became one of Japan’s main animation pioneers, he directed two live-action featurettes full of special effects, both considered lost. Until this abridged version of the children’s fairy tale Sea Palace was found, now restored by the Kobe Planet Film Archive with the support of IFFR. A sensation for animation lovers.

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen

Directed by Mansaku Itami.

A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932

The adventures of a young patriotic samurai. This is the Nikkatsu version of Shin Hasegawa's original story. Shochiku released their version of the story with the same title on the exact same day in 1931

The adventures of the samuraï Chohachiro Tonami continues (sequel to Beni-kōmori - Dai ippen).