Ryuji Kita Movies

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...

Family of Love

The romantic struggles of three close friends who came back from the war.

Evil wizards and ninjutsu black magic cloud the land as the legendary Sanada Yukimura tries to defend Osaka Castle from Tokugawa Ieyasu’s...

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

1961 Japanese movie

Filmed on location in the Mongolian plains.

Mourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During her mourning, she becomes addicted to gambling. One...

1965 Japanese movie

The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father,...

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.

A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.