Kisaku Ito Trailers
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Most Popular Kisaku Ito Trailers
Total trailers found: 24
Sansho the Bailiff Trailer (1954)
31 March 1954
In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.
Ugetsu Trailer (1953)
26 March 1953
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare.
The River Fuefuki Trailer (1960)
19 October 1960
In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers.
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Trailer (1955)
12 July 1955
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto.
Chûshingura Trailer (1962)
03 November 1962
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Gate of Hell Trailer (1953)
30 October 1953
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising.
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum Trailer (1955)
29 November 1955
On the way back to his childhood home, a septuagenarian man recalls his childhood and adolescence, in particular his love for a young woman.
The Three Treasures Trailer (1959)
01 November 1959
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived.
The Maid Story Trailer (1963)
16 June 1963
Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men.
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Trailer (1956)
03 January 1956
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader.
The Ballad of Narayama Trailer (1958)
01 June 1958
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude.
The Scent of Incense Trailer (1964)
24 May 1964
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
Dedication of the Great Buddha Trailer (1952)
20 March 1952
The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha.
Samurai Saga Trailer (1959)
28 April 1959
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady.
Snow Country Trailer (1957)
30 April 1957
It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love.
Zangiku monogatari Trailer (1956)
23 April 1956
Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre.
The Princess Sen Trailer (1954)
20 October 1954
During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a rival force led by her grandfather.
The Twilight Story Trailer (1960)
28 August 1960
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother.
The Wild Geese Trailer (1953)
15 September 1953
A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.
Typhoon Over Nagasaki Trailer (1957)
06 February 1957
Pierre Marsac, a French engineer working for the Nagasaki shipbuilding yards, has fallen in love both with Japan and a charming Japanese girl named Noriko.
Marital Relations Trailer (1955)
13 September 1955
Ryukichi, the pampered heir to a cosmetics wholesaler, abandons his wife and child to pursue a scandalous affair with a famous geisha named Choko.
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women Trailer (1956)
09 October 1956
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.
An Heir's Place Trailer (1953)
03 June 1953
This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors.
