Seizaburō Kawazu Movies

1945 Japanese movie

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of...

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

The rise of the famed gambler.

A dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi) begin investigating this mysterious crime at the...

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.

In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of...

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

Follows the life of an illegitimate son of a kabuki actor.

While enjoying a ski trip, Detective Ippei Shizuno sprains his leg and is carried into a hotel. At the sound of a tremendous roar in the distance,...

This film tells the story of a ronin falsely accused of a crime and unable to convince others of his innocence.

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Mihashi) to Kobe where a narcotics...

All that remains of the first Samurai Town Story is the concluding battle.

Yumiko, the president's daughter, meets a suspicious woman after her wedding ceremony with Tamio.

Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for drug dealing. Initially unaware of this, he falls...