Keiji Itami

The Burmese Harp

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Bud...

The Rambling Guitarist

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a h...

The Cards Will Tell

A 1960 crime film

Fight of the Gamblers

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himse...

The Heart

In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they...

Peonies And Dragons

Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due...

Lunar Eclipse

A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, whic...

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Japanese crime film

The Samurai of Edo

This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end...

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to...

The Maid's Kid

In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo...

Student Double Suicide

Hungry Soul, Part II

A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years...

The Storm over Arabia

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on...

The Day of Youth

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to pre...

Roar of the City

This action drama depicts a horrifying murder case over a photo of a mysterious beautiful woman hidden in a wal...

The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil

The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. Y...

Office Lady Diary: Scent of a She-Cat

Roman Porno from 1972.

おヤエのあんま天國

Traces of Lead

1962 Japanese movie

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

Yakuza sensei