Shaman Star

An Actor's Revenge(ja)

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Oiwa Nagaya(ja)

Shin Yotsuya Ghost Story(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.(en)

A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.

An Actor's Revenge(ja)

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

Yotsuya Ghost Stories(ja)

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Shin Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Earliest japanese horror film.

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Shin Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)(ja)

Maple Leaf Viewing(ja)

[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) as an ogress who has disguised herself as the Princess Sarashina. Filmed by Shibata Tsunekichi in the open air on a windy day in November 1899, Danjuro would allow only the one take, so that when his fan blew away in mid-performance the scene had to stay. The film re-emerged at the Kikikan theatre in 1907 where it was a great success and inspired a wave of fiction filmmaking based on traditional Japanese narratives. (cont. http://victorian-cinema.net/danjuro)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum(ja)

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.