Harumi Sone
Biography: Harumi Sone was born on 5 September 1937 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for The Shogun Assassins (1979), Gozu (2003) and Message from Space (1978). He died on 16 June 2016 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 05, 1937
Deathday: June 16, 2016
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Known For
Jingi no Harawata
2016-01-01
Jingi no Harawata
Overview: The Kanto Mutsumo-kai, one of Japan's foremost gangster organisations, is under the dictatorship of Sugo, the third president of the Ryujin clan, and Saito, its president. Toraji (Ozawa Kazuyoshi), who rebelled against this dictatorship but was unsuccessfully insulated and expelled, is picked up by his uncle Ryuzo and joins the Takematsu Rengokai. Toraji recruits a group of local delinquents headed by Hiroshi Maeda (Yasukaze Motomiya) into his ranks and begins a guerrilla war against the Kanto Rikukai-affiliated Yoshinin-kai. The two expand their power, but Toraji begins to dabble in stimulants and gradually goes berserk. An assassination plot is hatched against Toraji, and Hiroshi tries to stop it.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Secret
1960-04-05
Secret
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-05
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Dissolution Rites
1967-03-31
Dissolution Rites
Overview: Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the Kotaki clan and he discovers that the world has changed significantly in that time. The police have forced the disbanding of all yakuza groups in and around Tokyo and most of the former yakuza have moved on to legitimate jobs. Sawaki is disgusted that his yakuza brothers have abandoned their codes of honor and are abusing their newfound power in the legitimate business world to exploit the poor. Sawaki feels partly responsible for making them so powerful and enabling their corruption, so he decides to follow his traditional code of honor to save the residents of a small town where his former lover lives.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-03-31
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Operation Diamond
1962-12-09
Operation Diamond
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-09
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Gokudo no Ane
2014-07-04
Gokudo no Ane
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-07-04
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Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964-01-01
Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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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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South Pacific Waves Are High
1962-01-09
South Pacific Waves Are High
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-09
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Gozu
2003-07-11
Gozu
Overview: Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-11
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Rogue
1968-10-12
Rogue
Overview: Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa 's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-10-12
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Like a Dragon: Prologue
2006-03-24
Like a Dragon: Prologue
Overview: In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally shot and killed during a gang's shootout, joins them in the orphanage. Following a yakuza tradition, the honorable Kazama secretly raises orphans whose parents he has directly or indirectly killed. In return, the children love him as a father and he eventually inducts the teenage Kiryu and Nishikiyama into the Dojima Family, a Tojo Clan affiliate of which he is a senior officer.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-24
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King of Pornography
1971-05-02
King of Pornography
Overview: Dumb Tatsuo Umemiya / Shingo Yamashiro comedy about a young bloke whose dick grows to inhuman dimensions (obviously a role tailor made for star Umemiya's ego). He visits a doctor, impresses ladies and opens a porn shop before running afoul with yakuza...
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-05-02
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The Viper Brothers: Jail - Living for 4 1/2 Years
1973-02-17
The Viper Brothers: Jail - Living for 4 1/2 Years
Overview: Part 5 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. After serving four and a half years in prison, Masa and his brother Katsuji leave Kobe to go to Nagoya to help a hostess get her daughter back from her mother. As they arrive in Nagoya, they get into a scuffle with the local yakuza affiliate. Sugawara and Kawaji's chemistry is even more evident here than usual, the storyline is alright if melodramatic. Delightful start with Tatsuo Endo as a nice guy prison guard! How many times have you seen that? And we got Kyosuke Machida (henchman) with cool beard and the always good Tsunehiko Watase (young hood) on board as well. One of the best films in the series.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-02-17
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Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
1970-05-16
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Overview: In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. School-mates one after another are going to the front, where he feels he should be. The last straw is an official report of his father's death in the Battle of Attu in the Aleutian Islands. He rushes to the naval air corps training camp at Tsuchiura along with his close school-mates Naito, Yamada, Saito and Tagawa as Volunteer pilot trainees leaving his mother and sweetheart weeping and helpless.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-16
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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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Police Precinct Part 17
1961-09-13
Police Precinct Part 17
Overview: The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night before, and the evidence, in addition to shoe horns and handkerchiefs, is soap with the name of the tavern. When detectives at Shiogama Station followed the man's tracks, it turned out that he had come from Ueno.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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Delinquent Angel
1960-03-15
Delinquent Angel
Overview: One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-15
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Another Battle
2000-11-25
Another Battle
Overview: Former childhood friends Kadoya Kaneo and Tochino Masatatsu cross paths again. Kaneo is now a yakuza member, while Masatatsu is a nightclub owner with a distaste for crime gangs. When a yakuza boss dies, a struggle for his position takes place between Kaneo's boss Awano and the young Nakahira. Nakahira's men try to extort money from Masatatsu, bringing him in between a yakuza battle.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-11-25
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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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Orders from Hell
1964-01-09
Orders from Hell
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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Henshin Ninja Arashi: The Movie
1972-07-16
Henshin Ninja Arashi: The Movie
Overview: During the Edo period, Henshin Ninja Arashi and his allies fight for peace. (extended version of episode 6 of the TV series)
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-07-16
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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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Sorrowful Hitman
2008-03-07
Sorrowful Hitman
Overview: A Hitman must protect a 15-year-old girl
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-07
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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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No Mercy Dog
1998-05-23
No Mercy Dog
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-05-23
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Japan's Don
1977-01-22
Japan's Don
Overview: A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-01-22
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Kingdom of Samurai
1966-10-01
Kingdom of Samurai
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-01
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Ambition Without Honor
1996-04-12
Ambition Without Honor
Overview: Seventeen year old Tetsuya kills the boss of a rival gang with the promise of being made. After seven years of prison, he discovers that he is all but forgotten by his Family. The two rival Families have reconciled and Tetsuya was been discarded to keep the peace. Wanted what he was promised, Tetsuya becomes a one-man path of destruction, only to be betrayed once again…
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-04-12
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Emperor of the Underworld The Man Called Capone
2008-03-07
Emperor of the Underworld The Man Called Capone
Overview: 2008 Original Video.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-07
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974-12-07
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
Overview: Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-12-07
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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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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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Ambition Without Honor 2
1997-06-13
Ambition Without Honor 2
Overview: Tetsuya, a young yakuza, returns to his family after his adoptive father is wounded in an attack from a rival gang. In his battle against dishonorable enemies and corrupt yakuza politics, he makes an unlikely ally in a rebel cop .
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-06-13
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Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
1959-06-09
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
Overview: 1959 Japanese movie
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-09
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Green Lovers
1975-06-21
Green Lovers
Overview: Pinku from 1975.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-06-21
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Song of Yakuza
1963-08-08
Song of Yakuza
Overview: A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty student girl, whose brother later gets drawn into the yakuza business against his own wishes.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-08
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Wicked Priest
1968-08-14
Wicked Priest
Overview: During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting, gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu waits to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test! /Winterheart of CG
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
2004-02-14
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Overview: With the help of the real-life pachislot gambling group "Capone," the film depicts the friendship between a man who gambles and a man who lives in the underworld.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-14
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I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
1962-09-09
I. George monogatari taiyō no ko
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983-12-10
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Overview: The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-10
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Nerai uchi buraikan
1962-10-06
Nerai uchi buraikan
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-06
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965-08-25
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
Overview: The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965-08-12
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Overview: Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-12
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Graveyard of Honor
2002-06-22
Graveyard of Honor
Overview: A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-06-22
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974-06-01
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
Overview: With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-01
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Third Generation Boss
1974-08-10
Third Generation Boss
Overview: Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-10
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962-12-23
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-23
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Continental Drifter
1966-06-19
Continental Drifter
Overview: Japanese crime film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-06-19
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Agitator
2001-10-28
Agitator
Overview: When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-10-28
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973-01-13
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Overview: In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-01-13
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Prison Boss
1968-04-18
Prison Boss
Overview: Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-18
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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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Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961-06-09
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Overview: The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-09
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Big Time Gambling Boss
2004-07-25
Big Time Gambling Boss
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-07-25
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968-06-01
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Overview: The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-06-01
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All Rascals
1962-03-21
All Rascals
Overview: Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to work together.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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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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Flower, Storm and Gangster
1961-06-23
Flower, Storm and Gangster
Overview: A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-23
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Nagasaki Blues
1969-04-19
Nagasaki Blues
Overview: Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by Mina Aoe.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-04-19
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The Bad Guy Blues
1969-08-27
The Bad Guy Blues
Overview: A story about club hostesses in Osaka.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-27
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The Sentencer
1962-08-04
The Sentencer
Overview: A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-04
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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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Greed in Broad Daylight
1961-11-01
Greed in Broad Daylight
Overview: After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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Hokuriku Proxy War
1977-02-26
Hokuriku Proxy War
Overview: In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
Genres: Drama Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-02-26
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New Third Gangster
1996-01-20
New Third Gangster
Overview: When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts planning ways to get rid of the newcomer from the gang.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-01-20
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New Third Gangster II
1996-03-20
New Third Gangster II
Overview: Soma goes to Masakis allowed back to his former gang, led by Takeda who asked for his help since he had problems controlling their own men. But one fears how Somas former assistant Kokubu, now second in command of Takeda, should react. Soon Soma assassinated by three hired men, but one of them, Karasaki, who has just escaped an assassin is still possible to Masaki for help, explaining that Kokubu hired him. Masaki agrees to help him, but this also means that he exposes himself to danger.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-03-20
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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 Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976-09-04
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Overview: Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of Okinawa.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-09-04
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The Lucky Status Symbol
1972-06-09
The Lucky Status Symbol
Overview: Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buying his sister a washing machine for her wedding, he travels to Tokyo, where he must help his friend Masa out of a half-million yen debt. Among other hijinks, he becomes a penis god in the process.
Genres: Romance Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-06-09
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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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Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981-11-07
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Overview: An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as “special fees” from parents wanting to assure their offspring’s’ acceptance into the hallowed institution. He forms an unbeatable alliance with an ex-employee and crime bosses to retrieve the ill-gotten money from the “wrong” hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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The Bandits
1962-05-27
The Bandits
Overview: Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-27
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Graveyard of Honor
1975-02-15
Graveyard of Honor
Overview: A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-02-15
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Yakuza Graveyard
1976-10-30
Yakuza Graveyard
Overview: A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-10-30
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Cops vs. Thugs
1975-04-26
Cops vs. Thugs
Overview: When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-26
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Man with the Funky Hat
1961-08-05
Man with the Funky Hat
Overview: Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-05
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Wolf Guy
1975-04-04
Wolf Guy
Overview: Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers.
Genres: Crime Horror Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-04
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973-09-25
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Overview: Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-09-25
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974-01-15
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Overview: As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-01-15
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Shogun's Samurai
1978-01-21
Shogun's Samurai
Overview: Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-01-21
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974-06-29
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Overview: While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-29
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Gambling Den Heist
1975-06-21
Gambling Den Heist
Overview: After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-06-21
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976-04-24
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
Overview: The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-04-24
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The Fall of Ako Castle
1978-10-28
The Fall of Ako Castle
Overview: This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-28
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Fall Guy
1982-10-09
Fall Guy
Overview: Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-09
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Wolves of the City, Operation "Rat"
1969-10-15
Wolves of the City, Operation "Rat"
Overview: Tokyo hoodlums travel to Osaka and enter into rivalry with the local gangsters.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-15
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Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
1963-12-15
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
Overview: A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and vandalized, streets teeming with panicked citizens. Is Ijyuin Tanomo, highly-placed official of Owari clan, secretly using deadly ninja to foment riot and rebellion? Narumiya Shinbei, a lone samurai spy adept at ninjutsu must uncover the hidden hand orchestrating these shocking crimes. Shinbei enlists a small band of dedicated ninja to lay siege to the enemy’s stronghold, where his own sister works as an undercover agent. Now, ninja must fight ninja in a last desperate battle to save the shogunate.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-15
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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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The Swindlers
1970-12-30
The Swindlers
Overview: Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-30
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Code of Wolves
1974-10-05
Code of Wolves
Overview: In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-10-05
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Winter's Flower
1978-06-17
Winter's Flower
Overview: Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-06-17
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The Yellow Climate
1961-09-23
The Yellow Climate
Overview: Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-23
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Woman Mobsters
1974-03-01
Woman Mobsters
Overview: Bank robbers steal 30 million yen and try to elude the cops and escape with the cash. Of the three, only one manages to avoid capture. Yoko, a female accomplice, is tossed in a women's prison where she meets Yuki, and the two of them manage to escape. Their plan is meet up with the robber who avoided capture, get ahold of the cash, and get for away from the big city.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-03-01
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Rub Out the Past
1966-08-26
Rub Out the Past
Overview: A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-26
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Code Between Brothers
1966-04-23
Code Between Brothers
Overview: Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-23
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Jeans Blues: No Future
1974-03-30
Jeans Blues: No Future
Overview: Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ill-gotten gains, much to their disapproval. The two misfits end up meeting after a car crash and soon end up on the road together in (another) stolen car. It's not long before the police take an interest in the crimes, and of course the gangsters are hot on Jiri's heels; meaning the two must scarper across Japan by any means necessary.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-03-30
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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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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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Blood of Revenge
1965-09-18
Blood of Revenge
Overview: Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running, tame his late oyabun’s hot-blooded son and suffer the throes of his impossible love for beautiful geisha Hatsue.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-18
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The Karate Man and the Spy
1974-07-04
The Karate Man and the Spy
Overview: In the beginning of the World War I in 1914, Japan is being invaded spies from Russia and Germany. To eliminate the spies the army hires Sakuragi, a famous Karate and Kempo master.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-07-04
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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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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 Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978-06-03
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Overview: After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-06-03
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The Big Boss
1963-04-12
The Big Boss
Overview: A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka, whose territory is in the Jonan district, in response to Kikuya, the head of the Asahina family, refusing to join the Syndicate. Yamaoka relentlessly pursues the Asahina family and uses his brother Komatsu to kill Shibaki, Kikuya's brother, who owns Nagoya territory. When Kikuya receives information that a general meeting of the Brown and Yamaoka Syndicate is to be held in Nagoya, he is determined to root out the syndicate and rushes to Nagoya, ready to die...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-12
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Izo
2004-09-07
Izo
Overview: Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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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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Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
2015-05-25
Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
Overview: The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover what happened to 10 of the shogun’s spies that never returned. Matsukata Hiroki, one of the last surviving members of the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema proves that he has not lost a step as he portrays an older and wiser Yagyu Jubei in a movie that brings the best of samurai filmmaking into the 21st century. Summoned from semi-retirement by Shogun Iemitsu, Jubei is asked to take to the road and investigate a clan rumored to be preparing explosives for a rebellion. With help from a beautiful female ninja they head into the Shirakawa domain where the fighting skills of both are tested time and again as they strive to destroy a conspiracy that could bring a new Warring States Era. In the 1960's Yagyu Jubei was the signature role of the great Konoe Jushiro, father of Matsukata Hiroki. This brings the character full circle.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-25
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Melody of Rebellion
1970-07-22
Melody of Rebellion
Overview: The disbandment of the Tanno clan left gang member Tetsu to stray from the crime family's fold. He roamed the streets as a one man band, wearing a denim jacket and long hair with sunglasses to cover his piercing eyes. Befriending a like-minded lone wolf by the name of Gebasaku, Tetsu builds a coalition against higher forces. A graphic portrayal of irrepressible anger and a friendship worth dying for.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-07-22
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Big Time Gambling Boss
1968-01-14
Big Time Gambling Boss
Overview: Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-14
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Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976-01-31
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Overview: Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-01-31
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Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1972-05-27
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
Overview: A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-05-27
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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979-05-26
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Overview: Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989-04-22
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Overview: The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor Takahashi Hideki takes over as the former shogunate decapitator, and his stunning swordsmanship is second to none! The story of Lone Wolf and Child has been told many times, but never before like this. With the magnificent sword skills of Takahashi Hideki as Ogami Itto, the Shogun's Decapitator and Wakayama Tomisaburo as the power hungry Lord Yagyu Retsudo the story has come full circle.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-22
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Showdown in Gangland
1970-03-07
Showdown in Gangland
Overview: Rivalry between two young gangster groups who seek to extend their influence.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-03-07
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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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Kanto Drifter
1971-02-06
Kanto Drifter
Overview: Young man returns from prison and sets out to destroy the gang that killed his friends and boss of his former gang.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-06
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Ukyunosuke on Patrol
1963-11-20
Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Overview: This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting. Sena Denemon is the rarest of government officials, a man of integrity, sent on a mission to uncover the corruption that ran rampant during the Edo Period. Refusing bribes, and willing to put his life on the line to raise his son properly, heinfuriates the corrupt Inspectors; thus endangering his own life. Along with his two trusted vassals, he makes a brave effort to alert the Shogun to the plot which is being carried out. After the battle, his son Ichitaro joins the Chichibu ninja group in order to master fighting so he, too, can fight the forces which have brought about so much suffering.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-20
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited
1991-06-15
Yakuza Ladies Revisited
Overview: The wife of a yakuza lieutenant tries to keep the peace when the clan's heir suddenly dies and a succession conflict threatens to break out.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-06-15
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The Bad Boss 3
1969-05-06
The Bad Boss 3
Overview: A story of rivalry between two gambling clans.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-06
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The Great Duel
1964-09-05
The Great Duel
Overview: In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home town. Swearing allegiance to his fiancée’s father, a decent boss, he had taken to the road after a gang fight until things cooled down. While honing his sword skills in his travels, everything in the town had changed and he descended into a virtual hell of violence. Opponents were being slaughtered by a former samurai ‘Bodyguard’ played by Tanba Tetsuro at the height of his amazing career. While these two master swordsmen are fated to meet, before that can even happen they must survive one of the longest, bloodiest swordfights in movie history!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-05
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Tokyo Zombie
2005-12-10
Tokyo Zombie
Overview: Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-12-10
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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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Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973-06-07
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Overview: Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-07
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Estate Inheritance
1990-10-20
Estate Inheritance
Overview: The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-10-20
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Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
1970-09-22
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
Overview: Rika is released from girls detention school and then winds up at a lounge bar where she finds her other classmates working. This lounge bar is run by Junko Miyazono.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-09-22
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Message from Space
1978-04-29
Message from Space
Overview: The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-04-29
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Okite
2003-03-22
Okite
Overview: Yakuza film directed by Hiroki Matsukata.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-03-22
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Gambler
1964-07-11
Gambler
Overview: The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless. Tachibana engages in a fierce battle with villains for the poor.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-07-11
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Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976-02-28
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Overview: Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way, stands a woman that loves him, his dead partner's brother, a corrupt cop, a motorcycle gang and every police officer in the Kanto region.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-28
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Speed Crazy
1959-12-20
Speed Crazy
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-20
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The Tattooed Hitman
1974-04-27
The Tattooed Hitman
Overview: The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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Shimmering Sword
1962-07-01
Shimmering Sword
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-01
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Duel of the Underworld
1963-07-13
Duel of the Underworld
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-13
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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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The Domain: Severed Relations
1968-02-22
The Domain: Severed Relations
Overview: The Domain: Severed Relations
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-22
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Won't Stand for Dying
1960-05-10
Won't Stand for Dying
Overview: The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-05-10
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Yakuza Demon
2003-06-25
Yakuza Demon
Overview: Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unable to pay his share of funds for the oncoming battle but tells executives of the Family that he would fight at the front line instead. In the wish to protect Muto, Seiji has him arrested by the police. Ignoring the Family executives' mocks of "Muto escaped to prison", Seiji prepares for the battle and attacks like a demon on behalf of his boss...
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-25
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A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
1984-01-26
A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
Overview: The second installment of the special drama "Kawaiteshimau" features Masakazu Tamura playing the role of "Udege Shujo," the official taster for the shogunate. Tamura's unmatched charm in portraying cynical characters is fully showcased in this exhilarating period drama. Audiences can thoroughly enjoy the familiar "Ten'ichibō Incident" in this lively historical play.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-01-26
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The Successful Businessmen Handbook: Leadership Skills You Can Learn from the Yakuza
2007-07-25
The Successful Businessmen Handbook: Leadership Skills You Can Learn from the Yakuza
Overview: The strength or weakness of an organization lies in the hands of its boss. In the unforgiving world of the yakuza, where leadership is relentlessly tested, what is the role and significance of a leader? This film delves deep into the unique leadership methods of the yakuza—methods that cultivate loyal subordinates willing to risk their lives for their leader and organization!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-25
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