Kenji Kusumoto
A Lively Geisha
as uncreditedYoung geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago...
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Code of Wolves
as uncreditedIn gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his...
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as uncreditedTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
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Seventeen Ninja
as uncreditedAs the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable...
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Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
as DarumaThe Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have...
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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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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as uncreditedThe Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region....
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No Stronger Swords
as uncreditedFeaturing some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells...
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Red Peony Gambler
as NakagawaRyuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother...
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedA cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as uncreditedIn the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
as uncreditedThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
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Red peonies on the skin
as uncreditedGenjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies,...
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The Tattooed Hitman
as uncreditedThe most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war,...
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Warrior of the Wind
as uncreditedA suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and...
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The Red Shadow
as Sanjûrô SakataFifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees...
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A Spectacular Showdown
as uncreditedOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
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Fukuoka
as Elevator PassengerA bookseller from Seoul travels with a young woman to Fukuoka in Japan to meet a former friend...
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
as uncreditedThe tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a...
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The Abandoned Swords
as uncreditedBest friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
as uncreditedAn all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of...
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Road of Chivalry
as uncreditedWhile on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as uncreditedIn the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the...
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
as uncreditedIn 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to...
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Rebellion
as uncreditedIn the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a...
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The Domain
as uncreditedThe feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of...
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The Fort of Death
as uncreditedThe second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group...
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
as uncreditedOne of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his...
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Runway to Hell
as uncreditedWhen Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the...
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Lord Mito
as uncreditedThis most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke...
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The Lord Takes a Bride
as uncreditedYoung Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier...
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Hawk of the North
as uncreditedDuring the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close....
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Echo in the Mountains
as Goichiro TendoA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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Code Between Brothers 2
as uncreditedThe services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal...
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker
as uncreditedConvicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But...
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Revenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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The Pirates
as uncreditedFinding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships)...
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Happily Tied to the Road
as Gunbei OyamadaWith flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the...
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Clan Revival
as uncreditedAfter the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete...
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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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Duel of Blood and Sand
as uncreditedFrustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving...
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Hoodlum Match
as uncreditedA good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba
as uncreditedEarly film by Eiichi Kudô.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
as uncreditedJirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
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Kagemaru of the Iga Clan
as GorobeiA group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja....
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Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
as Sasaki HayatoNabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his...
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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
as TsujinokichiThe industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led...
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Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass
as uncreditedBloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass
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Restoration Fire
as Okita SojiMegastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic...
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Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
as uncreditedGokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle...
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A Revengeful Raid
as uncreditedIn this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho,...
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Three Gamblers
as Tatsuma OkamotoThree closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
as Iwabuchi TatsunosukeOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
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Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
as uncreditedA professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally...
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Mighty Shosuke
as uncreditedA comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered...
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The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
as uncreditedWhen the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the...
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The Bandits
as YamaguchiAction drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese...
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Ninja's Weapon
as uncreditedDuring a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his...
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Ninja Assassins
as uncreditedSaotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.
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Epic Crash
as uncreditedUtaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and...
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The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
as uncreditedThe famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate.
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The master of the sword dance
as uncreditedThe film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in...
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Fine Man
as uncreditedA young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he...
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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
as uncreditedAfter settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in...
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Merciless Blade Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Japan's Top Gangster
as uncreditedA boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him...
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Fencing Master
as uncreditedSwordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to...
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Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: nazo no sango yashiki
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Gunjuro IzumiEight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan...
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Mark of Blood
as uncreditedThree young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.
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Sword of Wind and Clouds
as uncreditedThis gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious...
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Brothers of Capones
as uncreditedSuperbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his...
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The Forbidden Castle
as uncreditedFrom an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the...
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
as uncreditedThe conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of...
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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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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
as uncreditedGenji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the...
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The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
as uncreditedYagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination...
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Whistling Drifter
as uncreditedFriendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido.
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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
as uncreditedThe second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
as uncreditedThe third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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Virtue in Spades
as uncreditedAdaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.
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Good Rascals
as Dojo ownerA group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Third Generation Boss
as uncreditedBased on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small...
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The Coin Thrower Zenigata
as uncreditedThe film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and...
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Black Ninja
as uncreditedHistorical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.
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Sword of Destiny
as uncreditedWhen master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his...
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A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
as uncreditedPresident of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the...
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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
as uncreditedMaster swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
as Oda NobukiyoA dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the...
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53 Stages of the Road
as uncreditedAn Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.
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