Saburo Date Filmography

Brimming with the vibrant colors of springtime, Ugetsu transports us into the tumultuous era of...

In the harsh landscape of 11th-century Japan, a noble governor, lauded for his compassion and...

Entrapped in a web of deceit woven by the treacherous Sugimi (Natsuyagi Isao), a detective...

In the heart of 17th century Kyoto, Osan, the dignified wife of Ishun, a tight-fisted...

In the tempestuous Heiji Era of 1160, the intricate tapestry of feudal Japan is violently...

Set amid the turmoil of the 1840s, the saga of Zatoichi, a blind masseur with...

In the shadow of war's aftermath, the vibrant and historic district of Gion, Kyoto, becomes...

In the serene outskirts of his mentor Hikonoichi's village, we find Zatoichi, a blind yet...

Embarking on a spiritual journey, Ichi sets forth on a pilgrimage to seek redemption at...

In the dark underbelly of a world marred by crime, the blind swordsman Zatoichi finds...

In the tumultuous underbelly of feudal Japan, blind swordsman Zatoichi stumbles upon a dying man's...

In the eleventh chapter of the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, our enigmatic, sleepy-eyed ronin...

In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga...

Blind swordsman/masseur Zatoichi is pursued by the retainers of a lord who fear that he...

A samurai lord of a once peaceful village was murdered by one of his own...

While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three...

Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons....

Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba is WOLFGUY, the only survivor of a clan of werewolves who relies...

The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of...

A look at the life of renegade yakuza, Rikio Ishikawa, particularly the years from 1946...