Movies

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested...

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

A recently released gangster has to cope with the recent shifts of power between gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in...

The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

A small-time thug fresh out of prison is lured back onto the path of crime and joins a gang of safe-crackers.

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

1938 Theater of Life adaptation.

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as...

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of...

During the 20s in Japan, a romantic student at Tokyo's Waseda University is filled with noble sentiments absorbed from literature but his naive...

Directed by Daisuke Itō.