Tōyama no Kin-san Collection

18 movies

Eighteen films from Toei starring Chiezō Kataoka as official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.

Movies

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

1950

Movie

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The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume

1950

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

1950

Movie

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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume

1950

The Official And The Princess of Thieves

1951

Movie

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The Official And The Princess of Thieves

1951

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The Well-known Magistrate

1951

Movie

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The Well-known Magistrate

1951

The Jumping Magistrate

1952

Movie

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The Jumping Magistrate

1952

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The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate

1954

Movie

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The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate

1954

A Gang of Five

5.0

1955

Movie

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

A Gang of Five

1955

5.0

The Fighting Magistrate

1955

Movie

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The Fighting Magistrate

1955

The Roar of The Lion

1955

Movie

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The Roar of The Lion

1955

Short Sword Magistrate

1956

Movie

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Short Sword Magistrate

1956

Pirates Magistrate

1957

Movie

As it turns out, the evil hand of drugs has reached the inner palace of the Shogunate. It was thought that the opium was coming from Nagasaki, but it turns out that it was reaching Edo through smuggling purchased from foreign ships. However, Nagasaki magistrate Toyama Saemon-no-jo is powerless to do anything about it, and his only hope is his own son, Kinshiro... In order to eradicate the great conspiracy lurking in the inner palace of Edo and the drug scourge, Toyama Kin-san disguises himself as a pirate and boards a smuggling ship, sailing across the Kuroshio Current to the port of Nagasaki in this thrilling and dashing tale of a villain who slays evil.

Pirates Magistrate

1957

Falcon Magistrate

1957

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Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chiezo, is most famous for the cherry blossom tattoos on his shoulder which he reveals at the moment of judgement.

Falcon Magistrate

1957

Fireball Magistrate

1958

Movie

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.

Fireball Magistrate

1958

Whirlwind Magistrate

5.5

1959

Movie

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold bars from Sado Island to Edo for the shogunate disappeared into the ocean on a day with clear skies and no wind. While it is conveniently blamed on a surprise tornado or whirlwind, the Sado Magistrate asks his lifelong friend Magistrate Toyama to get to the root of the mystery in order to save his reputation and avoid a life of shame.

Whirlwind Magistrate

1959

5.5

The Edo Official and Apprentice

6.0

1959

Movie

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!

The Edo Official and Apprentice

1959

6.0

Official with a Tattoo

6.0

1960

Movie

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.

Official with a Tattoo

1960

6.0

Magistrate of Dice

1961

Movie

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!

Magistrate of Dice

1961

Sakura Official

6.0

1962

Movie

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

Sakura Official

1962

6.0