Hideo Murata

The Oar

Kiwa is Iwago’s devoted wife. A former wrestling champion, he has become a ‘zegen’: He buys young girls from po...

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Ea...

Asakusa no kyōkaku

Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorab...

The King

The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori s...

Code Between Brothers

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on th...

The Cave of the Vampire Bats

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored L...

Life of Hishakaku 2

Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from...

Shin Jinsei Gekijo

1961 Theater of Life adaptation.

The SAKURA Code

Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.

Life of Hishakaku

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Bo...

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.

The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor

The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (関東兄弟仁義 仁侠) is a 1971 film directed by Buichi Saitō. It is the ninth and last...

Showdown of Men 2

Part two.

Tale on Tokai Chivalry

The film is set in Fukagawa in the early Showa period and depicts a fateful confrontation between two men who r...

Showdown of Men 3

After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajim...

Showdown of Men

Part one.

Judo Life

Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Sa...

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has towa...

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

Code Between Brothers 2

The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.

Song of Yakuza

A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty...

Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai

Second movie in the Sakura Code series.

Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II

The fourth part in the series "Code Between Brothers". The story takes place in Fukagawa, Tokyo, at the beginni...

Judo vs. Karate

A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.

恋しぐれ 秩父の夜祭り

1961 Japanese movie

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto

The beginning of the Showa period. A town in the Kanto region. During the autumn festival, a car from Daihoji S...

The King

Based on a popular play from 1947.

One Man's Chivalry

Tokizо, the boss of the Tenmaru-gumi group, assists Kikujiro, a traveler on the run. At this time, a tender is...

North Sea Chivalry

Inosuke, a former gangster, and his friends struggle to make a living as simple fishermen in this tale of chiva...

男の嵐

Code Between Brothers 3

A man finds great camaraderie while traveling.

Code Between Brothers 5

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. Duri...

Code Between Brothers 6

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

The Gambler

A crime film released in 1965

Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy

Matsukichi, a worker at a fish market, tries to settle the business between the two competitors on his turf.

Chivalrous Outlaw

A romantic story about a knight who becomes involved in the murder of his brother's wife and ultimately confron...