Henchmen

The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Iz

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage

The third film in the Zenka-mono series.At the beginning of the Showa period, Matsukichi Iwaki was r

Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation

Lesser, but still modestly entertaining sequel. Wakayama is wonderfully bastardly here, but has to d

Companion to Hell

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i

Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion

The second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the

Scoundrel

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

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yag

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their l

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan,

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destr

53 Stages of the Road

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

Ooka Seidan: Devil Image

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

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

Shogun Assassin

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but

The Blood of the Extreme!

This work is a sequel to the former 'Gokudo' series.

Quick-draw Okatsu

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a swor

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi

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

Kisaragi Sword

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexpe

Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha w

Ōedo no taka

1962 Japanese movie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a trai

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin

Red Peony Gambler

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother die

A Cheerful Yakuza

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a se

Sympathy for the Underdog

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to viol

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Ory

Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô

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

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and see

Kaoyaku

A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchante

The Shogun's Vault I

Tomizo, a master storehouse-breaker who has been released from prison in Denmacho after serving five

The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado

Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji Temple

Lullaby to Kill

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police det

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimy

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread

A Scream from Nowhere

In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterio

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her s

Bad History

1999 TOKYO CITY. "WILD Cats" and "COBLA", two major organizations that engage in a fierce battle fo

Nunnery Confidential

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.

Irezumi

To satisfy her lover's fetish for tattooed women, Akane agrees to have her body covered in eloborate

Oh, My Son!

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

The Young Rebels

A newspaper reporter investigates the lives of juvenile delinquents.

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutiona

Fugitive Scoundrel

Gokudo goes politics. Gray-haired Bin Amatsu has Wakayama assist a politician, meaning trashing the

Assassins for sale

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exoti

The Yoshida School

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

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bun

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shi

Wicked Priest

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

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

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

ESPY

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesa

Killer's Mission

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the ho

Eight Men to Kill

The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half

Return of the Outlaw

Second film of the Gokudo series starring Tomisaburô Wakayama

The Yakuza Awaits

Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama

Gokudo of Kamagasaki

Ninth installment in the "Gokudo" series. Depicts the activities of Shimamura Seikichi and his hench

Unruly Lion

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Saikoro mushuku

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offens

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him

Flames of Blood

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course

The Red Water

Comedy drama film

Shinran: Path to Purity

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

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a vil

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

In Meiji Period Japan, the carrying of swords had been outlawed, so Shikai, the Killer Priest carrie

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the co

Story of Japanese Bad Men

Toei yakuza film.

Kojiki taishō

Ninja Arts of Jiraiya

Ninja film by Tai Kato

Wild Palanquin

Shinsuke Inaba, a thief who snuck into the Kishu family residence in Edo. He was almost discovered b

The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins

The film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating story, th

Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume

A two-part series of ninjutsu films directed by Masahiko Izawa, director of Yagyu Bugeichou (1961),

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Street Demon Terror

In the streets of Edo, influential official merchants are being brutally murdered one after another,

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Iron Mask Laughing in the Darkness

The head clerk of a decorative shop that captivates Edo girls with goods from the Nanban trade is mu

Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in

Internal Sleuth

When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective crimin

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed

In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighbor

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon Mask

A thrilling entertainment mystery period drama directed by Daisuke Yamazaki, depicting the remarkabl

White Snake Enchantment

Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangl

The Path of the King

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have

Silk Hat Boss

In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there'

The Phoenix

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events

The Blazing Valiant

Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in

The Last Kamikaze

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up s

関八州喧嘩陣

1958 jidaigeki directed by Masaki Mori for Shintoho.

Chutaro of Banba

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring r

幽霊沼の黄金

Japanese film.

銀蛇の岩屋

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Brothers of Fire

Japanese film.

Flame of Father and Son

Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuh

Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon Dogs

Hibari Misora musical.

修羅八荒　猛襲伏魔殿

Japanese film.

勤王？　佐幕？　女人曼陀羅

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Fate Deals the Card of Death

Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and

Domineering

When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the p

An Actor's Revenge

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who pl

Road of Chivalry

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and

A Scarred Life

Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set abo

The Fort of Death

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of f

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides i

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody sho

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with a

Oda Nobunaga

Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his mi

Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and a

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

Shingo's Ten Duels

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to

Enlisted Yakuza

It is the third film in the Gokudo series. In this episode, set in 1937, the main character of the s

Nonki saiban

A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts re

Company Executives

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

Case of the Hidden Coin

A mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi and

Code Between Brothers 3

A man finds great camaraderie while traveling.

House of Gamblers

Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of h

The Pledge

When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict betw

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all

Black Rain

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the mil

Blooded Spear

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his

Gyakushû Orochimaru

An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.

I Am A Man of Honor

The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel ar

Samurai Geisha

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business fro

The Black Hood

A horse-riding samurai fights villains.

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When t

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

Parole

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

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

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

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assass

Runway to Hell

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samura

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader

Secrets of Fuji

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

Eighteen Years in Prison

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

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

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

Festival of Swordsmen

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful

Secrets of Fuji 2

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

Brothers Serving Time

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Af

Gate of Youth

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

Samurai Reincarnation

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring

Theater Of Life

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

Evil Boss vs. Henchmen

A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.

Gambler's Legacy

A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mit

Heavenly Dragon

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as t

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting h

Yakuza on Foot

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

Bronze Magician

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer

Brothers of Capones

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trad

The Armed Organization

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

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey afte

Hibari’s Favorite 2

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her

Big Time Gambling Boss

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose

Gambler's World 2

Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.

Gambler's World

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have thei

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader

Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gan

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

The Japan Derby Race

A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.

Team of Ruffians

Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.

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

Evil Doers

Hiroki Matsukata plays Ogata, an Osakan restaurant worker that gets sent to prison for murder. The

A Yakuza Has His Way

The eighth installment in the popular film series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Embarrassed by the c

Informal Dress

The Marked Man

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

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be

Maiko and the Assassin

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while t

Seven Fugitives

The Virgin Witness

A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitia