Kanto Onna Gokudo

Japanese crime film

Budô dokyumento: Kengô no saiten

Companion to Hell

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a b

Lady Snowblood

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals.

Tokyo Mafia: Yakuza Wars

After being excommunicated from the yakuza, Ginya Yabuki returns from the shadows as leader of his o

Tokyo Mafia 2: Wrath of the Yakuza

Yabuki's old friend returns as a deadly enemy. Blood brothers are driven to bitter hatred as betraya

Scoundrel

Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, l

Village of Dreams

Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Inc

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

Part 5 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered,

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and make

Violence at Noon

Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking con

Double Suicide

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the str

Ohyaku: The Female Demon

Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Ita

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster becom

Woman

Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo

The second part of the Gamblers series.

Gambler: Victory Without Death

Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his B

A Young Man's Stronghold

A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.

Pleasures of the Flesh

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled mon

Fear of Sex

No More Comics!

Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions thr

Shura ga Yuku 6

Set in Aizuwakamatsu, where resort development is progressing, the sixth installment of the gangster

The Man Who Stole the Sun

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Death by Hanging

A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorit

Silence Has No Wings

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this al

Japan's Don

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority w

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help the

Pink Tush Girl: Love Attack

Rena and Yuko, the two sexually-adventurous high school girl friends from Pink Tush Girl (1978) get

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers

After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3

After three consecutive days of heavy rain, the water level at Sumida River rises and the newly buil

A Portrait of Shunkin

Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly sc

The Japanese Belly Button

Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.

Kidnapping Blues

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch

Sex Education Mistresses

An erotic comedy depicting the sex adventures of young wives living in an apartment complex, that a

The Virgin Masquerade

Three female college students become involved with a land developer. When a rich client and his sons

Oh Wonderful Utamaro!

The Experience

Two boys and two girls become acquainted and fall in love.

Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip

Akira and Hiroshi are two lowlives who work at a pachinko parlour. Hiroshi is a ladies' man but alw

Lady Kamakura: Cherry Boy Club

Green Lovers

Pinku from 1975.

The Sun's Burial

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitu

Competition: Married Couples Secret Technique

Inspired by a street interview about married sex life a TV food show host accidentally finds a way t

Never in the Morning!

A free spirited woman signs a contract with her boss to be his mistress but finds she needs more sat

Wicked Priest

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two fac

Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage

After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Tos

Band of Ninja

The son of an assassinated feudal lord, in the Muromachi period, attempts to avenge his father's dea

Hostess Confidential: Three Juicy Sisters

Uno Koichiro no nurete modaeru

Shinran: Path to Purity

In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school

Women Smell of Night

A 1970 crime film.

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

In the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong friendshi

Story of Japanese Bad Men

Toei yakuza film.

The Beast Shall Die

Kunihiko Date (Hiroshi Fujioka), a young criminal genius, puts a perfect crime plan into action to t

Tattooed Life

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger

Code Between Brothers 2

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

Captive's Island

Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island where he was

The Monster Of Frankenstein

"Mary Shelley's bizarre creature comes to colorful life in this fabulous animated feature of the gru

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and hi

Rape and Death of a Housewife

Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a friendshi

Farewell to the Ark

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and

Dear Summer Sister

14-year-old Sunaoko travels from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, with her father’s young fiancée Momoko in s

The Blue Mountains '88

Bokyo

In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauch

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department

Song of Dawn

Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she i

The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game

13th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la

A Diary of a Woman Doctor

1973 Toei movie.

Choji Snack Bar

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and se

Short and Fat

A high-school student rescues his baseball team. Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga

Emergency Special! I saw a Paranormal Phenomenon!!

Horror TV-Special broadcast at the 21th August, 1992.

Female Neo-Ninjas

Three cute, sexy ninjas, around the age of 20, have been in training, building their powers for some

The Last Swordsman

Personal tale of Okita Soji who fights to survive in a world without pity in the merciless era of th

The Far Road

Set in the time of steam locomotives and covering a period of almost 30 years, this sensitive film t

Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds

In the exotic location of Los Angeles, California a business woman enjoys all the men in her life wh

Break Town Story

Japanese drama film.

Red Paper Lantern

A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfam

The Man Without a Map

A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, th

Company Executives

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.

Downtown Blues

The desires and pretensions of woman of the Ginza are depicted.

Getting Wild With Our Monkey

A down-on-his luck writer meets a movie producer, who asks him to write a screenplay on the conditio

Ore no sora

Based on the manga of the same name. Originally published in the Japanese magazine Weekly Playboy. I

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as

"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2

Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.

King of the Widow-Killers

The third installment of the Emperor series, starring Tatsuo Umemiya as the man who rules the night

The Days of No Return

The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano u

The Woman Gambler's Supplication

Eleventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring wher

Bloodstained Clan of Honor

It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created the b

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

The Strangling

The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that

Oishinbo

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun

Time Within Memory

Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man w

Dissolution Rites

Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex

Ando on the run, stopping in to service all the women in his life, with a bit of the old ultra-viole

Violent Fraternity

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's mem

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a

Parole

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

The Daring Nun

One of the nuns at Senjuan is Sister Shunko (Michiyo Yasuda). Unlike the usual nun, however, she oft

Adults Games

The girl students of rival junior high schools stage duels and show a curious interest in sexual pas

Dangerous Games

Drama is afoot at Shirobara Middle School when the bold Henmi Ryoko transfers into Class A, 9th Grad

Yakuza on Foot

An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug traffic

Shimane Prison Riot

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisone

Farewell to Rock'n Roll

There is an ongoing war between two Girl Gangs, the Akabane 100 Club and the Ikebukuro Cavalry. Yuki

The Private Police

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kami

The Revelation of a Geisha

After the bankruptcy of her foster-father's condom factory, Tamae sets out to make a living on her o

The Horrible Obsessions

Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting h

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to c

Dragon Princess

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He train

The Sea of Genkai

Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean wome

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the propheci

Hoodlum Soldier

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria.

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a

The Life of Chikuzan

After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shami

Organized Violence

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

The Marked Man

A man from Osaka comes up to Tokyo to fight gangsterism.

Eighteen Years in Prison

A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and

Seven Gamblers

Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with

Judo vs. Karate

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

Dan-no-ura Night

Taken out of the pages of history itself, this is the story of the sizzling love between Kenreimon-i

Faraway Tomorrow

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Ninja's Mark

When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's large

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered

Rapewoman: Dirty Sunday

A single woman starts receiving obscene phone calls at home. Feeling fearful she stays at the apartm

Lefty Fencer

As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was afte

Postwar Secrets

Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold

A man Tetsuo (Kosuke Toyohara) met at a racetrack offered him a job of 100,000 yen per diem, and alt

The Ceremony

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses rit

Without Complaint

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

Journey

Temptation of Eros

Tane, a female clerk of a rubber company in a corner of an industrial area facing Tokyo Bay is a qui

Shameless School

Comedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip.

Diary of Yunbogi

This ethereal montage of still images with darkly somber undertones, Yunbogi’s Diary is based on pho

Military Comfort Woman

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army du

Nomugi Pass

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in

The Highest Honour

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expeditio

The Murder Corps

A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lin

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf ba

Tanshin funin jōji no himitsu

An office lady follows his boss, whose work affairs had been discovered inside the company and he ha

Three Gamblers

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio en

The Gate of Youth Part 2

Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.

Serial Killer: Coldblooded

Based on the life of Japanese serial killer and thief Kiyotaka Katsuta.

A Taxing Woman's Return

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a

Cops vs. Thugs

When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their politic

Eve-chan no hime

A new high school teacher is secretly given a mysterious floppy disk. It leads her into danger at a

The Hoodlum Priest

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to

Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso

A young doujinshi writer doesn't win the literary prize award, and ends up killing the selection com

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

The Flower and the Dragon

A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing

The Cross of Vengeance

Film with Junko Miyazono.

Eros Nights in Tokyo

A horny college student is spotted peeping and is chased into a dark tunnel. He mysteriously emerges

Naked Ambition

Wicked woman Ogin is a concubine of a powerful feudal lord Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poison

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red

Yuki

Up in Heaven, Yuki’s grandparents decide that, having turned thirteen years old, she must go down to

Troops of Darkness

A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight

Sumi Muraoka, nicknamed "Sumi Banten", due to the fact that her back is decorated with a tattoo of t

The Forgotten Imperial Army

Oshima exposes the fact that many wounded soldiers cannot receive compensation from the Japanese gov

The Corporation

Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion o

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.

Even If Life Withers

City of Beasts

University student Arima Yasuhiro becomes acquainted with Ishihama, the president of a pharmaceutica

Blue in Isezaki

Brave Red Flower of the North

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20

Criminal Woman: Killing Melody

Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza m

Mahjong Hishoden: Ryu the Caller

There is a man, who always win a mahjong game... His name is Ryu the Caller.

The Bandits

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mount

City of Corruption

I Want to Be a Shellfish

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Sh