Cast: Mikio Narita

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Takahiro Tamura · Nobuo Chiba · Yuzo Hayakawa

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Kinya Kitaoji · Sonny Chiba · Meiko Kaji · Bunta Sugawara

Synopsis The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) follows the return of Bunta Sugawara as Shozo Hirono, a character who has become deeply entrenched in a Japanese criminal organization situated in Hiroshima. In this installment, Hirono encounters a...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Bunta Sugawara · Akira Kobayashi · Tsunehiko Watase · Shingo Yamashiro

Synopsis The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 3: Proxy War (1973) is a pivotal installment in Kinji Fukasaku's celebrated gangster saga, which stands as a defining work of 1970s Japanese cinema. Set in the aftermath of World War II and inspired by the...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Tetsuya Watari · Tatsuo Umemiya · Yumi Takigawa · Eiji Gô

Synopsis Graveyard of Honor (1975) delves into the turbulent life of Rikio, a sociopathic criminal navigating the treacherous underworld of Japan's most powerful crime syndicates. The film, presented as a stylized mockumentary, chronicles Rikio's descent into a life of violence and...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Bunta Sugawara · Seizo Fukumoto · Reiko Ike · Nobuo Kaneko

Synopsis Cops vs. Thugs (1975) is set in 1963, where the police of Kurashima City have been working tirelessly for seven years to dismantle the Yakuza gangs that have plagued the city. The remaining two gangs, Ohara and Kawade, are on...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Bunta Sugawara · Seizo Fukumoto · Meiko Kaji · Hideo Murota

Synopsis New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Boss's Head (1975) follows the story of Shuji, a loyal member of the Owada clan who, along with his companion Tetsu, is dispatched to eliminate the leader of the Kyoei gang. Lured by...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Hiroki Matsukata · Yumiko Nogawa · Mikio Narita · Yôko Takahashi

Synopsis Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) unfolds in the harsh, snowy landscapes of the Hokuriku region, where the biting cold and relentless winds set the stage for a unique and brutal tale of yakuza rivalry. This groundbreaking film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku,...

Direction Yoshio Inoue

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Kô Nishimura · Mako Midori · Mikio Narita

Synopsis Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974) follows the trail of gold in a period marked by financial turmoil for the working class. Hanzo uncovers a scheme involving top officials who "borrow" gold from the shogunate's treasury to lend...

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Mikio Narita · Chizu Hayashi · Kaneko Iwasaki

Direction Shunya Ito

Cast Meiko Kaji · Mikio Narita · Reisen Lee · Yayoi Watanabe

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Takahiro Tamura · Keiko Awaji · Mikio Narita

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Shima Iwashita · Takashi Yamaguchi · Shogoro Ichikawa

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Shima Iwashita · Rino Katase · Masanori Sera · Murasaki Fujima

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Sonny Chiba · Vic Morrow · Philip Casnoff · Etsuko Shihomi

Synopsis Message from Space (1978) presents a whimsical space adventure inspired by the Star Wars phenomenon. The tranquil world of Jillucia faces annihilation at the hands of the Gavanas, a malevolent force led by a commander who answers to his mother,...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Hiroki Matsukata · Tomomi Satô · Sanae Nakahara · Machiko Hasegawa

Synopsis The Full Moon Swordsman (1969) follows the adventures of Nemuri Kyoshiro, who finds himself entangled in a complex conspiracy aimed at replacing the designated heir to the shogunate. As the story unfolds, Kyoshiro must navigate through a web of intrigue,...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Yumiko Nogawa · Shigeru Amachi · Takuya Fujioka

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Kyôko Enami · Mikio Narita · Makoto Satô · Nobuo Kaneko

Direction Toshiya Fujita

Cast Tetsuya Watari · Yoshio Harada · Meiko Kaji · Tsuneya Oki

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Yumiko Nogawa · Mikio Narita · Mayumi Nagisa

Synopsis The Hitman (1967) follows the journey of a disillusioned man from the World War II era who has seen his aspirations fade away in the aftermath of the war in Japan. While employed as a cook in a restaurant, he...

Direction Sadao Nakajima

Cast Mariko Okada · Yûko Natori · Morio Kazama · Kei Sato

Synopsis Appassionata (1984) follows the life of Tsuya Shimamura, who enters the world in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea merchant. Tragically, her father passes away before her arrival. Tsuya possesses a deep passion for painting, which she cherishes...