Kazuo Ōbayashi Movie Trailers

Wakaki hi no kōdōkan Trailer (1971)

02 October 1971

Bara daimyo Trailer (1960)

07 December 1960

Shinsengumi Chronicles Trailer (1963)

03 January 1963

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai.

Flowery Brothers Trailer (1956)

08 June 1956

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Samurai Save The Virgin Trailer (1960)

21 December 1960

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Trailer (1972)

15 January 1972

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

Tōkaidō no yarōdomo Trailer (1958)

26 August 1958

Blood End Trailer (1969)

15 November 1969

Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine.

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues Trailer (1962)

12 October 1962

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

A Killer's Key Trailer (1967)

02 December 1967

A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment.

The Third Shadow Warrior Trailer (1963)

21 April 1963

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka.

Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay Trailer (1969)

20 December 1969

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters.

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance Trailer (1963)

06 August 1963

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrine.

Satan's Sword Trailer (1960)

18 October 1960

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941).

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo Trailer (1961)

12 July 1961

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu.

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan Trailer (1956)

26 February 1956

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan.

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection Trailer (1963)

28 December 1963

[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill.