Akikane Sawa
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Known For
Henchmen
1968-04-19
Henchmen
Overview: The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Izu in Shizuoka during the early Showa period. Representatives of three different yakuza gangs - Tatsuo Umemiya, Tomisaburo Wakayama and Koji Tsuruta celebrate male friendship and male chivalry in action.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-19
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Gambler's Farewell
1968-02-09
Gambler's Farewell
Overview: The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-09
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964-09-23
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Overview: An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an ambush. It turns out the man is the head of a hard working clan appointed to a railway construction project. A ruthless yakuza gang is also trying to get their share of the project and attempts to sabotage the work. After the old man dies, his son (Sonny Chiba) and daughter (Junko Fuji) try to complete the project. Tsuruta joins them while also falling in love with a local woman working in a bar (after all, Tsuruta always was more of a lover than his stoic colleague Takakura).
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-23
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新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い
1962-01-23
新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-23
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新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心
1962-02-07
新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-07
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The Kamikaze Guy
1966-06-04
The Kamikaze Guy
Overview: An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-06-04
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963-10-20
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Overview: A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-20
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The Injured Boy
1962-04-04
The Injured Boy
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-04
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967-04-20
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
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Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-20
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Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962-09-22
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-22
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Main Street in the Underworld
1964-04-25
Main Street in the Underworld
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-25
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Gang's Upward Strategy
1965-12-18
Gang's Upward Strategy
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-18
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Women Doing Time
1966-03-05
Women Doing Time
Overview: Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-05
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A Charming Devil
1965-05-15
A Charming Devil
Overview: Movie adaptation of the TV series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-15
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Girl in College
1969-03-30
Girl in College
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-30
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963-02-24
Gang and G-Men Part 2
Overview: A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-24
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Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970-01-20
Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
Overview: After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki family was always deserted. Ryūzaki, the boss, declared his retirement in response to the changing times. It was thought that Igarashi, who valued righteousness and principles and had the respect of others, would become the second-in-command. However, he was an annoying presence to Ryūzaki...
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-20
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969-07-08
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Overview: Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-08
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A Fugitive from the Past
1965-01-15
A Fugitive from the Past
Overview: Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-15
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Gang vs. G-Men
1962-11-02
Gang vs. G-Men
Overview: Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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Code of Ruffians
1965-12-04
Code of Ruffians
Overview: Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the scheming Ojika Group.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-04
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Zankokuna tsuki
1962-05-27
Zankokuna tsuki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-27
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Showdown in Blood
1957-08-28
Showdown in Blood
Overview: Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love with Ushijima's punch. Then Hayata decides to become Ushijima's manager and make good money on his friend's talent. Ushijima himself is a peaceful, kind guy who doesn't really like boxing, but under the wise guidance of Hayata, he starts to defeat one opponent after another...
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-28
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Darling Escape
1961-02-22
Darling Escape
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-22
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One Passed Through Hell
1960-04-19
One Passed Through Hell
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-19
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Life of Hishakaku 3
1964-03-01
Life of Hishakaku 3
Overview: Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-01
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Abashiri Prison
1965-04-18
Abashiri Prison
Overview: Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of climates.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-18
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Detective
1964-12-05
Detective
Overview: The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba enthusiastically plays a police inspector who pursues a criminal who kidnapped his sister.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-05
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Homicide
1964-06-20
Homicide
Overview: This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 and the execution of young officers.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-20
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The Yakuza Awaits
1969-01-09
The Yakuza Awaits
Overview: Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-09
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Dash to the Sun
1966-09-08
Dash to the Sun
Overview: A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-09-08
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The Second Bullet is Marked
1960-01-27
The Second Bullet is Marked
Overview: Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-27
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1966-01-13
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Overview: Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-13
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The Hoodlum Brothers
1965-08-25
The Hoodlum Brothers
Overview: A crime film released in 1965
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973-12-01
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Overview: This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-12-01
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Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964-08-26
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Overview: Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-26
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965-10-31
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Overview: Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-31
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Judo Life
1963-04-21
Judo Life
Overview: Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Saigo (Chiba), the second student of judo founder Jigoro Kano (Naoki Sugiura). Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata is based on the same character and shares some scenes, but Judo for Life focuses more on the martial arts philosophy and training, including scenes depicting how the protagonist learned his famous cat-like landing, coined the term judo, and trained with Tsunejiro Tomita (Hideo Murata). There’s also a slight yakuza film influence. The port street ambush scene is found in both films, but in Judo for Life it’s not Kano but a travelling yakuza that jumps out of the rickshaw. Entertaining and beautifully old fashioned, one does however with there were more shades of gray between good and evil, and a stronger ninkyo-like moral / honour conflict.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-21
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The Private Police
1969-09-06
The Private Police
Overview: After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-06
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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965-07-10
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Overview: Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-10
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Jet Air Base 101
1957-12-15
Jet Air Base 101
Overview: The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-15
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Snake Woman's Curse
1968-07-12
Snake Woman's Curse
Overview: An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-07-12
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Organized Violence II
1967-06-29
Organized Violence II
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Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-29
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A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
1967-12-23
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
Overview: Convict son revenges innocent father's death.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-23
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Sympathy for the Underdog
1971-01-12
Sympathy for the Underdog
Overview: A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-01-12
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969-02-01
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Overview: The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-02-01
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965-10-01
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Overview: After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-01
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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969-10-01
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Overview: Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harrassed by a gang of thugs. When the harrassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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A Circus Girl
1966-02-25
A Circus Girl
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-25
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
1966-07-09
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
Overview: The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-09
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971-10-27
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
Overview: A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-27
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Yakuza Law
1969-06-27
Yakuza Law
Overview: A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-27
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Thirst for Love
1966-04-01
Thirst for Love
Overview: Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-01
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Life of Hishakaku
1963-03-16
Life of Hishakaku
Overview: After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes in time of crisis. Hishakaku’s humble life comes to a sudden halt when the Kogane family becomes involved in a fatal feud with their rival, and Hishakaku’s services are called upon.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-16
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962-08-12
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Overview: Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-12
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Love at the Fogged Harbor
1962-02-21
Love at the Fogged Harbor
Overview: A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-21
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967-07-08
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Overview: Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-08
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The Armed Organization
1971-11-10
The Armed Organization
Overview: Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurata as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-11-10
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Army Intelligence
1968-02-09
Army Intelligence
Overview: Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-09
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Moonlight Mask
1958-07-30
Moonlight Mask
Overview: First Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-07-30
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961-09-13
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Overview: Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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An Outlaw
1964-04-05
An Outlaw
Overview: Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-05
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Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
1959-08-04
Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
Overview: The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-04
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Love and Crime
1969-08-27
Love and Crime
Overview: A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-27
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Secret Information
1968-05-14
Secret Information
Overview: A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-05-14
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Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966-05-30
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Overview: Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-05-30
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Deep River Melody
1960-09-13
Deep River Melody
Overview: A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-13
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Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
1958-08-06
Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
Overview: Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-08-06
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Gang vs. Gang
1962-07-13
Gang vs. Gang
Overview: The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However, his former gang boss seems to have gone to seed, with people now killing each other and dealing in drugs. The hero then teams up with a lone operator (Tamba) who specialises in shaking down gangsters.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-13
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Devotion to Railway
1960-11-08
Devotion to Railway
Overview: A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-11-08
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960-03-01
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Overview: Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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Night Scandal in Japan
1964-03-12
Night Scandal in Japan
Overview: Mayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in Turkish baths—whose plans to get rich in the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her sweetie are turned upside down by the arrival of her boyfriend-stealing half sister Mako Midori. - Pulpinternational
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-12
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968-12-28
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Overview: Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-28
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Sister with Sister
1958-12-09
Sister with Sister
Overview: Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-09
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Orgies of Edo
1969-01-09
Orgies of Edo
Overview: Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-09
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Gambler's World 2
1967-11-23
Gambler's World 2
Overview: Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-23
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Gambler's World
1967-07-30
Gambler's World
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-30
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Rampaging Dragon of the North
1966-10-22
Rampaging Dragon of the North
Overview: The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-22
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The Gambler's Counterattack
1971-10-14
The Gambler's Counterattack
Overview: Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town. Aiba proves a crafty tactician, and does very well at playing gangs off against each other in order to save the smaller gang. His advice is not always taken by those he tries to help, but he is generally proved right.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-14
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Organized Violence
1967-02-25
Organized Violence
Overview: A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-02-25
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North Sea Chivalry
1967-06-29
North Sea Chivalry
Overview: Inosuke, a former gangster, and his friends struggle to make a living as simple fishermen in this tale of chivalry and friendship among yakuza in the northern regions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-29
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Game of Chance 2
1967-04-01
Game of Chance 2
Overview: Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to leave town and sell herself into prostitution. Bungo and Kenichi, in their search for Teruko, arrive in a new place and find work running a peddling stall for the upright Tatsumaki family. However, the drifting father and son soon find themselves caught up in a struggle for territory. Boss Negishi, the head of the yakuza family responsible for the death of the former Tatsumaki leader, will stop at nothing to take over the marketplace. Sickened by the injustice, Bungo takes on the rival boss knowing it might cost him his newly acquired freedom..
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-01
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A Kamikaze Cop
1970-05-23
A Kamikaze Cop
Overview: An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-23
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969-03-06
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Overview: Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejuro must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-06
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League of Gangsters
1963-07-31
League of Gangsters
Overview: A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating a new gang and attempts to pull off a huge ransom score.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-31
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Prison Tales
1970-04-10
Prison Tales
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-04-10
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Horrors of Malformed Men
1969-10-31
Horrors of Malformed Men
Overview: After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-31
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The Boss
1965-01-03
The Boss
Overview: Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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Tales of President Mito
1962-04-04
Tales of President Mito
Overview: Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a large Chinese company.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-04
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Quick-draw Okatsu
1969-04-10
Quick-draw Okatsu
Overview: This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-04-10
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Prince of Space
1965-03-06
Prince of Space
Overview: Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-06
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Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
1959-11-24
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
Overview: The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-24
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G-Men in the Pacific
1962-04-22
G-Men in the Pacific
Overview: G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-22
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Okatsu the Fugitive
1969-10-01
Okatsu the Fugitive
Overview: Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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The Biggest Gamble
1969-09-14
The Biggest Gamble
Overview: When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-14
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Glorious Fights
1966-10-29
Glorious Fights
Overview: A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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Game of Chance 3
1967-10-21
Game of Chance 3
Overview: Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his son Kenichi. Tired of running, the two settle in a mountain town. Bungo finds work as a lumberjack for the Iwasaki family and Kenichi becomes a student at the local elementary school. Regrettably, their good fortune doesn't last. The yakuza boss, Tomitaka, wants control of the town's lumber and is willing to destroy the Iwasaki to get it. Natsue, Kenichi's estranged no-good mother, returns wanting to take part in the boy's upbringing. And shortly thereafter, a mysterious stranger arrives in town to lay claim on Bungo's life...
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-21
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The Sand City in Manchuria
1960-08-24
The Sand City in Manchuria
Overview: When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-24
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Parole
1967-10-21
Parole
Overview: Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-21
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The Deep Blue Sea
1957-07-30
The Deep Blue Sea
Overview: To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-30
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With Songs in My Heart
1958-09-10
With Songs in My Heart
Overview: Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-10
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The Challenge
1962-03-28
The Challenge
Overview: Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-28
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365 Nights
1962-09-09
365 Nights
Overview: A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
1961-11-15
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Overview: 1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-15
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
1961-10-22
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Overview: Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-22
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
1959-12-06
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Overview: Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-06
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961-01-01
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Overview: Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Showdown of Men
1966-07-01
Showdown of Men
Overview: Part one.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967-12-01
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
Overview: A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention to become a rickshaw man to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-01
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Gamblers and Racketeers
1964-12-24
Gamblers and Racketeers
Overview: Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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Red Diamond
1964-10-14
Red Diamond
Overview: After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-14
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Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968-09-03
Gambling Den's Master Clan
Overview: Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-09-03
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969-11-20
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Overview: An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-20
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Sex Up And Down
1972-01-22
Sex Up And Down
Overview: A con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of their sexual problems and hang-ups.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-01-22
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Murder on The Last Train
1955-06-21
Murder on The Last Train
Overview: One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-06-21
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The Eleventh Hour
1957-11-24
The Eleventh Hour
Overview: Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-24
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Four Sisters
1962-07-01
Four Sisters
Overview: A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-01
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965-05-01
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Overview: Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-01
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Three-Headed Tower
1956-04-25
Three-Headed Tower
Overview: Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
Genres: Horror Mystery Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-25
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Hell's Juggler
1961-01-15
Hell's Juggler
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-15
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Duel of the Underworld
1963-07-13
Duel of the Underworld
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-13
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Fearful Witch
1962-12-16
Fearful Witch
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-16
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Hell's Kitchen
1962-10-12
Hell's Kitchen
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-12
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Pleasant Company
1962-03-07
Pleasant Company
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-07
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The Man of Seven Faces
1960-04-26
The Man of Seven Faces
Overview: Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-26
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Lightning Karate Blow
1956-01-29
Lightning Karate Blow
Overview: Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. Both halves run just under one hour. The fighting is actually pretty good for the time, and it's fun to see Takakura as an impatient, bearded karate rascal.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963-03-15
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-15
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Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972-06-15
Shōwa Gokudōshi
Overview:
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-06-15
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Chained Bitch
1965-10-15
Chained Bitch
Overview: Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-15
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Botchan yarō seizoroi
1961-01-09
Botchan yarō seizoroi
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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A Devil of a Gentleman
1963-04-06
A Devil of a Gentleman
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-06
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Kyōkatsu
1963-09-14
Kyōkatsu
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-14
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Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
1961-02-14
Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-14
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浅草の侠客
1963-07-31
浅草の侠客
Overview: Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-31
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