菅原伝授手習鑑 寺子屋

Nakazo is forced by his foster mother, Shun, to practice dance intensively. He is bullied in the Kabuki world, and worries about his future as an actor.

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Two young swordsmen, Akado Suzunosuke and Tatsumaki Rainoshin, arrive at the city of Edo in their quest to test and improve their skills. Soon they become involved in a conflict against a mysterious group of demonic criminals led by the king of hell, Taira no Masakado — a strugle to which both were destined since the moment they were born.

Yotsuya Ghost Stories

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan

Oiwa Nagaya

Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story

Created for the "Esso World Theater" series of films in 1964, it features excerpts from "Bugaku," "Gagaku," "Noh, " and "Kabuki" scenes performed by the well-known dancers, musicians and actors and actresses.

Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan

Iemon

Follows the life of an illegitimate son of a kabuki actor.

Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan Oiwâ

Shin Yotsuya Kaidan

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

A day in a Hyatt suite gone weird