Cast: Tatsuo Endô

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 Bunta Sugawara · Akira Kobayashi · Tatsuo Umemiya · Toshio Kurosawa

Synopsis The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 4: Police Tactics (1974) marks the intended conclusion of a gripping crime film series, as community organizations and law enforcement unite to confront the Yakuza syndicates. The escalating violence between rival clans reaches a critical point,...

Direction Buichi Saito

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Yoichi Hayashi · Michie Azuma · Akihiro Tomikawa

Synopsis Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) is the fourth installment in the renowned samurai series. In this thrilling chapter, the formidable Ogami Itto, a masterless samurai, is tasked with eliminating a mysterious and deadly female assassin marked...

Direction Tokuzo Tanaka

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Mikiko Tsubouchi · Seizaburô Kawazu · Fujio Suga

Synopsis New Tale of Zatoichi (Shin Zatôichi monogatari) (1963) follows the third installment in the renowned 'Zatoichi' series, also known as 'Masseur Ichi' or 'The Blind Swordsman.' This film marks the first entry in the series to be shot in vibrant...

Direction Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Shiho Fujimura · Yoshihiko Aoyama · Makoto Fujita

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Isao Natsuyagi · Junko Miyazono · Ryohei Uchida · Tatsuo Endô

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Rentarô Mikuni · Kô Nishimura · Yuko Hamada

Direction Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Cast Shintarô Katsu · Yukiyo Toake · Eiji Okada · Kei Sato

Direction Kenji Misumi

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

Direction Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Cast Miwa Takada · Yoshihiko Aoyama · Jun Fujimaki · Ryutaro Gomi

Synopsis Majin the Monster of Terror (1966) follows the extraordinary tale of a colossal stone statue that awakens to safeguard the inhabitants of a humble village. The statue's sudden animation is a response to the tyrannical rule of a malevolent warlord,...

Direction Norifumi Suzuki

Cast Reiko Ike · Christina Lindberg · Akemi Negishi · Ryôko Ema

Synopsis Sex and Fury (1973) follows the thrilling journey of Reiko Ike as Ocho, a cunning gambler and skilled pickpocket navigating the treacherous streets of Meiji Era Tokyo. After providing refuge to a fugitive anarchist, Ocho's path crosses with the three...

Direction Shigehiro Ozawa

Cast Sonny Chiba · Reiko Ike · Kôji Wada · Tatsuo Endô

Synopsis The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974) follows the thrilling journey of action icon Sonny Chiba as he returns to his signature role of Tsurugi, a daring agent reminiscent of James Bond. In this installment, Tsurugi's life takes a dramatic turn...

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Minoru Oki · Nijiko Kiyokawa · Kyôsuke Machida

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Yukiyo Toake · Kumiko Akiyoshi · Kenichi Hagiwara · Masahiko Tsugawa

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Hideki Takahashi · Kyôsuke Machida · Minoru Oki · Bin Amatsu

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Bunta Sugawara · Tsunehiko Watase · Mayumi Nagisa · Tatsuo Umemiya

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Saburô Kitajima · Koji Tsuruta · Hideo Murata · Minoru Oki

Direction Tooru Dobashi

Cast Yukiyo Toake · Rino Katase · Hiroaki Murakami · Ako

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Hideo Murata · Sumiko Fuji · Saburô Kitajima · Masumi Tachibana

Direction Masahiro Shimura

Cast Reiko Ike · Yûko Kanô · Hiroshi Nawa · Jun Aida

Synopsis Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (1973) follows the tumultuous journey of a resilient schoolgirl who stands up against a tyrannical classmate backed by her principal father. The protagonist's life takes a dramatic turn when her father, a truck...