Kōjirō Hongō

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

In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl’s grandfather on ...

The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside ...

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a ‘Fire Festival’ in Akiba to a decisive battle by ...

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he ...

As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the ...

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, ...

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. ...