The Bear Storm

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the

47 Ronin

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force

Love and Honor

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in

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樅ノ木は残った

The Twilight Samurai

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century.

Woman His Prey

The Ballad of Narayama

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a

Crazy Thunder Road

When Ken, the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo, falls in love with a barmaid, he qui

Captain Ultra: The Movie

In the latter half of the 21st century, Captain Ultra and the crew of his ship the Mighty Spiegel op

Railroad Man

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his

Night Guy

Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-u

Gang's Upward Strategy

The Political Game

This is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. No

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.

Virus

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a p

Girl in College

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's

Japan's Don

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

Tracked

When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whethe

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers

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

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang aft

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha

A gripping and entertaining historical drama that follows the actions of the thief Nezumi Kozo Jirok

Flower Season

Kitamori Yuki was particular about her promise to her mother-in-law Hana. The promise is that, as th

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.

Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits

An old thief, Kuhei Sagiwara, used to visit his hometown at the foot of the Kurikara Pass in Kaga Pr

The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor

Keinosuke (Masakazu Tamura) is a ronin (wandering samurai) who lives on the streets although he is a

Demon

Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned

Nerves for Victory

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's

The Yoshida School

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting

Gate of Youth 2

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

Secret Club 000

It All Began When I Met You

Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.

Turkish March: Castle of Dreams

In the notorious soapland district of Ogoto—Alice, a seasoned sex worker scarred by abuse and betray

Prison Boss

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

Tsubaki Sanjuro

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, fas

Akuma no hitojichi

Café Lumière

In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a w

Zeccho shimai ochiru

Mika, who used to be a call girl, is being pursued by a man that brokers prostitution. Her mother Yo

Lullaby of Death

Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seek

Essential Information for a College Girl

The erotic adventures and troubles of several female college students.

Momoe's Lips: Love Beast

This year's Record Award was decided to go to popular singer Natsu Akemi. Yoshioka, the president of

Karate Warriors

Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.

MARKS

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When

The Hoodlum Brothers

A crime film released in 1965

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transfe

Tokyo Family

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life

About Her Brother

Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud

The Firefly

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at wa

Moment of Demon

Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a ne

Winter's Flower

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year

Why Not?

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan

The Drifting Classroom

An entire Japanese international grade school—and all within—are mysteriously transported to a foreb

実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還

Army Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda (Nakamura Shido) has been fighting guerrilla warfare in the jungl

ホリデイ～江戸の休日～

Giwaku

The Little House

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discover

The Ando Gang Documentary Film

This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest a

Nuclear Gypsies

Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area w

Home Sweet Home

"Home Sweet Home" deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather's worsening d

Choji Snack Bar

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

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoi

Water Moon

As the monk Ryuun, whose past and origin make him prone to internal and external fits, leaves the te

The Longest Tunnel

After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunne

The Revolt

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold in

Nuns That Bite

A woman on the run is raped, rescued, then raped again. Escaping, she heads for the hills and finds

Miss Lonely

Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously app

The Armed Organization

Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurat

The Private Police

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

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

Nobuko works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On

Amateur Singing Contest

Traditional Japanese pop singer Reiko (Muroi) decides to enter a well-known TV program for amateur s

Saraba Abunai Deka

Free and Easy 9

Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very opposi

Love Lost in Tears

Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by "Namida koi" by Aki Yashiro.

Early Spring Story

A Japanese high school student passionate with photography discovers love while confronting the past

King of the Night Life

1970 Toei movie.

A Homance

A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yak

A Brief Message from the Heart

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.

What a Wonderful Family! 2

Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Fa

Maiko monogatari

Japanese drama film.

Doberman Cop

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly mur

Hokuriku Proxy War

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in tru

Impossibility Defense

At a certain park, there is a mysterious man, who has red eyes and a black suit, that people can go

Suspicion

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local

Curse of the Dog God

A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and aft

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of vi

Yakuza Graveyard

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotia

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for deser

Street Mobster

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza faction

Yakuza Skirmishes

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively wit

Quarreling with Yakuza

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most power

Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File

"Elite" members of an insurance company are gathered together to form a unit to investigate an accid

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s rele

Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

What a Wonderful Family!

A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under press

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the y

Shogun's Samurai

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers

Gate of Youth

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner.

Asabuki Riyako, Female Attorney: The Little Accomplice

Attorney Asabuki Riyako goes to Ginza with her husband Kunio, where she almost has her handbag taken

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.

Secret Information

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent

Virgin Road

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30

A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education,

The Classroom of Terror

Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school

Nogare no machi

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.

Hoshi Meguri no Machi

An old widower who lives with his two daughter runs a tofu store,one day a distant relative comes to

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dre

Gambler's World

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determ

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 31

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29

Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 10

Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 11 ~ Friendship Through Train Trip ~

The Story of a Man Among Men

During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with th

Asabuki Riyako, Female Lawyer: The Young Eyewitness

Attorney Asabuki Riyako goes to wine store in Ginza and meets a friend from college, Matsuura Ayano.

The Gambler's Counterattack

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has

Organized Violence

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

Clock Store's Girl

The story is about the emotional and spiritual exchange between an elderly watchmaker and a cheerful

The Seburi Story

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy abou

Farewell to the Land

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two

A Kamikaze Cop

An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two riv

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discov

His Motorbike, Her Island

After a series of chance meetings a shiftless motorbike enthusiast Ko begins a romance with a carefr

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

Desperate Pursuit

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sni

A Desirable Marriage

A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter ove

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she

Crimson Night Dream

The Hidden Blade

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home

Hanayome

Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home

Game of Chance

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Decidin

Tora-san, Wish You Were Here

The 50th film in Tora-san series, using the old footages and newly shot scenes to celebrate the 50th

Festival Champ

Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in

The Island Closest to Heaven

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that

Military Comfort Woman

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

Code Between Brothers: All New

When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead

Dr. Hikojiro

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko M

Glorious Fights

A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He f

Jugyo Sankan no Onna

One spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While takin

Kyotaro Nishimura Special: Murder on the ‘Traveling Go’ around Japan.

Hiroshi Hamano, a professor at a medical university, is found dead. Going by the results of the auto

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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after gettin

Station

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering po

Uzumasa Limelight

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, vetera

Message from Space

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders

Labyrinth of Cinema

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time

The Stupid Teacher

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his b

Love Beast: Attack!

A high school girl gets molested by her mother’s current lover. He is a sleazy detective working on

Umi e, See You

Team DANKAI are set to compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally, an off-road endurance race spanning thousan

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated s

Pretty Devil Yoko

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Toky

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Yanagase Blues

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

The Audition

Four girls and their manager aiming for stardom!

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way, stands a

Stay or go?

Shohei Taguchi is a salaryman who works for a securities company and loves women like no other. One

Delinquent Street

Another Battle/Conspiracy

Katsunori Takahashi and Ken Watanabe star in a modern yakuza tale in the classic Japanese film serie

Night Train

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.

The Motive

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims app

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technic

The detective whose path was crossed by a snake

Starring Ken Takakura, this TV special depicts a detective (Akira Hayasaka) who lives in a harsh lif

It's a Flickering Life

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dr

Megumi no Sekai

A unique combination of social problem and entertainment TV movie about a female journalist who is h

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

An undercover cop insinuates himself into a yakuza family. Managing to avert an assassination attack

Paper Lantern

A new wave Yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young Yakuza suffering from stomach cancer w

The Navy

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining th

Shōwa Gokudōshi

Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran

Nakazo is forced by his foster mother, Shun, to practice dance intensively. He is bullied in the Kab

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