Akikane Sawa
Orgies of Edo
as One-eyed manThree stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this...
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Horrors of Malformed Men
as Hunchback AAfter escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious...
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Night Scandal in Japan
as uncreditedMayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in...
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Sympathy for the Underdog
as uncreditedA yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
as uncreditedA modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin...
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Abashiri Prison
as Kunizo TachibanaAbashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
as uncreditedHidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a...
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A Fugitive from the Past
as uncreditedThree robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses...
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as SawaUpon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must...
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The Eleventh Hour
as KawasakiBased on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s...
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
as uncreditedGisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a...
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
as uncreditedComing out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang...
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Love and Crime
as Judge (segment "Abe Sada jiken")A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and...
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Game of Chance 3
as uncreditedBungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has...
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Life of Hishakaku
as uncreditedAfter eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf....
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
as uncreditedClumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of...
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Wolves, Pigs & Men
as IwasakiSabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home,...
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The Second Bullet is Marked
as uncreditedTsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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The Deep Blue Sea
as uncreditedTo fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an...
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Game of Chance 2
as uncreditedBungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the...
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The Sand City in Manchuria
as uncreditedWhen the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to...
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Okatsu the Fugitive
as uncreditedOkatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is...
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Gamblers and Racketeers
as uncreditedKomatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group...
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Snake Woman's Curse
as MatsugorôAn old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man...
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Organized Violence
as uncreditedA war breaks out on the streets between rivalry Yakuza clans.
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The Biggest Gamble
as uncreditedWhen Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
as uncreditedHidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he...
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Gambler's Farewell
as ShimizuThe story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading...
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The Challenge
as uncreditedJournalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that...
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Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
as uncreditedThe sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
as uncreditedThe third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony...
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
as Patrolman Okada1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
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The Armed Organization
as uncreditedViolent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji...
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Deep River Melody
as uncreditedA poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's...
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
as uncreditedAn early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an...
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Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
as uncreditedSomewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
as uncreditedAfter World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of...
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Yakuza Law
as uncreditedA story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
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The Kamikaze Guy
as uncreditedAn elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
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Prince of Space
as Commander KôdaAttracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of...
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With Songs in My Heart
as uncreditedSayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long...
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A Kamikaze Cop
as uncreditedAn undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two...
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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
as uncreditedJunko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
as uncreditedFierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction...
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The Boss
as uncreditedTeruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
as uncreditedYakuza families clash over a lucrative fishery business.
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Gang vs. G-Men
as OokaTwo rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
as uncreditedA gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that...
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Gambling Den's Master Clan
as uncreditedSixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
as uncreditedDaughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
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A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
as JailerConvict son revenges innocent father's death.
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Code of Ruffians
as uncreditedBecause of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or...
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Homicide
as uncreditedThis film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of...
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Thirst for Love
as MasudaNatsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an...
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri
as uncreditedFormer soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the...
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The Ando Gang Documentary Film
as uncreditedThis biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his...
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Rampaging Dragon of the North
as uncreditedThe son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza...
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The Gambler's Counterattack
as AwanoAiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang...
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Four Sisters
as uncreditedA story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms...
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Sex Up And Down
as uncreditedA con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of...
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Secret Information
as Hideo TsukamotoA gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and...
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League of Gangsters
as Old man AA yakuza man is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about...
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
as uncreditedShinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
as uncreditedA story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
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Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
as uncreditedAfter the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its...
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Parole
as SugawaraThree men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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North Sea Chivalry
as uncreditedInosuke, a former gangster, and his friends struggle to make a living as simple fishermen in...
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The Yakuza Awaits
as uncreditedForth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama
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Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
as uncreditedThe first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
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Glorious Fights
as uncreditedA young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor....
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Henchmen
as TakeuchiThe three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city...
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
as uncreditedKimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night...
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Devotion to Railway
as On-duty yardmasterA human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to...
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
as uncreditedAn honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of...
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Quick-draw Okatsu
as uncreditedThis film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a...
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Red Diamond
as uncreditedAfter losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit...
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Love at the Fogged Harbor
as uncreditedA bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.
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Gambler's World 2
as Inosuke IshiguroThriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
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365 Nights
as uncreditedA touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko...
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Life of Hishakaku 3
as uncreditedThird part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.
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Detective
as uncreditedThe first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a...
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Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
as uncreditedSecond Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
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G-Men in the Pacific
as NakanoG-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to...
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Gang vs. Gang
as uncreditedThe plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the...
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Three-Headed Tower
as uncreditedNewly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition...
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Dash to the Sun
as uncreditedA song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru....
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The Rickshaw Man’s Son
as uncreditedA roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to...
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Women Doing Time
as uncreditedPart 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
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Showdown in Blood
as uncreditedHayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought...
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An Outlaw
as uncreditedAssassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a...
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Sister with Sister
as uncreditedYoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
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Tales of President Mito
as MoriMr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the...
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