Atsushi Watanabe Movies

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the...

A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his...

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun...

A former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Japanese comedy film.

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...

Original work by Hyakken Uchida.