Hideo Hongo Movies

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

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

The first film produced by Daiei.

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him...

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...

After running away from her mother, Ashiko works as a maid at an inn and changes her name, but she finds herself torn between her past and a new...

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a...

A clash between old and new ideas set against the backdrop of a long-established store in Osaka.

Baseball comedy.

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and...

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.

At a tavern in Shimoda, Ronin Tadakazu Yamakawa saved a samurai girl named Mino from the clutches of the Benten family. When Mino's father, Kyohei...

1961 Japanese movie

Keiko Togawa, a chorus girl at the Toyo Theater, is told by director Miyauchi that she has been chosen to play the lead role in the next production.

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...