Masahiko Tanimura
Dodes'ka-den
as Mr. SôThis film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the...
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Madadayo
as uncreditedBased on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida...
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None But the Brave
as Lead Pvt. AndoAmerican and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make...
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Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
as Yosaku, a fish vendorOn a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of...
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Battle Anthem
as uncreditedThe story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
as uncreditedOnimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties...
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The Viper Brothers Rage Again
as uncreditedPart 2 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short...
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Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Flower Shop OwnerThe first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro...
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Miyamoto Musashi
as SasukeIn Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving...
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case
as uncreditedHajime Kindaichi is working a part time job as an assistant to a TV station for the filming of a...
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Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
as uncreditedIn a match where professional baseball referee Yuzo Tagami was observing a young referee, Hara,...
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Tora-san's Runaway
as uncreditedAfter an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro...
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When Winter Comes
as uncreditedAn old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late...
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The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
as uncreditedA man aspires to be a big boss but falls in love with a beautiful woman boss.
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Tora-san's Love Call
as uncreditedTaking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
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Prophecies of Nostradamus
as TayamaProfessor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes...
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Leave My Girl Alone
as ConductorHitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to...
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Duel in the Storm
as Hokke-MasaIt is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to...
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Professional Killers
as Yuya no shokuninTwo assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone...
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Born Under Crossed Stars
as NakazôA young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the...
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The School Cap
as uncreditedA Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its...
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We Sell It Because It Sells
as uncreditedYoung bartender operates secret sex club as a profitable side business.
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The Blossom and the Sword
as uncreditedTai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who...
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The Dragon of Macao
as uncreditedRyu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand...
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Hangyaku no Tabi
as uncreditedHiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto...
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Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as uncreditedMasuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in...
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Flames of Blood
as uncreditedThe story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of...
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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
as uncreditedA man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the...
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Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
as uncreditedA young man who aspires to become a big-shot businessman, finds himself in a twist of fate....
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The Rough One
as MatsuyoshiA tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a...
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The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
as uncreditedPart 3 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short...
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Flower and Dragon
as Gen the BoxcarsKingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the...
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Velvet Hustler
as uncreditedA young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He...
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Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
as uncreditedSazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's...
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Beyond the Rainbow
as CaptainOne day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The...
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The Rule for a Vagabond
as uncreditedA brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this...
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Romance Express
as uncreditedComedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the...
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Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
as uncreditedThe new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
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Cross-Currents
as uncreditedA ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager...
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Travels of Gonkuro
as uncreditedSugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and...
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The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
as uncreditedThe fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling...
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Duel at Fort Ezo
as uncredited1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots...
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Outlaw Cop
as uncreditedA bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs...
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Tora-san's Pure Love
as uncreditedWhen Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on...
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Sword and Flower
as uncreditedMasuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari)...
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The Dragon and the Tiger
as uncreditedA young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old...
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Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
as uncreditedComedy movie
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Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
as PrincipalComedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father,...
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