Movies by Eisuke Takizawa

A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf
Story of a bandit king.

Swords and Brocade
A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

The Samurai of Edo
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.

The Rule for a Vagabond
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.

The Temptress and the Monk
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

The Flower and the Sword
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn
Story of a bandit king part 2.

Hirate Miki the Swordman
The man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without overcoming the hardship of life.

Duel at Yagyu Valley
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword and martial arts. Hozoin loses a series of matches with master swordsman Kozumi Ise-no-kami. Bitterly ashamed, Hozoin embarks on a journey, trying to perfect his skills. A few years later, Hozoin is ready and it's time for the ultimate showdown with Ise-no-kami!

Fighting Yasubei
Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount of 13 ryo in order to save Oteru, the daughter of a merchant. However, the next day, Rokuroemon was killed in a fight by the Murakami brothers. Yasubei rushed to the scene, took revenge and became the husband of Miya, the daughter of Horibe Yahei.