Movies by Akio Kobori

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

The Maiden Courtesan

The Maiden Courtesan

Period romantic drama.

Jirocho Rises in Fame

Jirocho Rises in Fame

The rise of the famed gambler.

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.

The Vampire Moth

The Vampire Moth

The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall. Shortly afterwards, a catlike demon begins to haunt the castle.

Oshidori kenkagasa

Oshidori kenkagasa

Castle of Revenge

Castle of Revenge

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.