Eiji Minakata

Legendary Teacher

A man who appears to have no particular passion for anything ironically proves effective with troubled high sch...

Sonatine

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his...

Getting Any?

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrol...

Hana

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of...

Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist

Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help he...

Restoration Fire

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s...

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musa...

Shabu

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to de...

20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affe...

A Madcap Corporation

A yakuza family goes into show business.

Lord Mito: All Star Version

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of S...

Faraway Heaven

Chizuru, a typical Japanese young female office worker, is socially clumsy, poor at romance and unhappy with he...

A Revengeful Raid

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokai...

20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road...

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wa...

Big Magnum Kuroiwa

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence....

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the To...

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

Ninja Assassins

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Little Tengu

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to steal brib...

Mark of Blood

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes

A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts...

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

1962 Japanese movie

神変美女桜

Dad's Backdrop

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo, move in with his father. His...

Billiken

The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a smal...

Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi

1961 Japanese movie

Mighty Shosuke

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the cl...

Red peonies on the skin

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his y...

Way of Morning Mist

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A Yakuza in Love

When an innocent young country girl falls for a low level yakuza, she enters a completely different world in wh...

Bokunchi - My House

A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric character...

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi