Cast: Asao Uchida

Direction Takashi Nomura

Cast Jô Shishido · Chitose Kobayashi · Jerry Fujio · Shôki Fukae

Synopsis A Colt Is My Passport (1967) follows a resourceful assassin and his clever accomplice as they execute a daring getaway following a high-stakes assassination. Their actions, however, provoke the fury of a ruthless criminal organization, setting the stage for a...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Gorô Ibuki · Nobuo Kaneko · Kinya Kitaoji · Jô Shishido

Synopsis The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 5: Final Episode (1974) follows the aftermath of a brutal power struggle in the criminal underworld. With the conflict for street dominance concluded, a fresh Yakuza group emerges from the ruins. Survivors of the intense violence...

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 Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Akio Hasegawa · Gaku Yamamoto · Kei Sato

Direction Kenji Misumi

Cast Tomisaburô Wakayama · Fumio Watanabe · Tomoko Mayama · Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Synopsis Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) introduces the epic tale of Ogami Itto, a once-respected executioner for the Shogunate, who finds himself betrayed and falsely accused of treachery by the cunning Yagyu clan. Stripped of his title and...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Noboru Andô · Kenji Imai · Akiko Kudô

Synopsis Gambler: Foreign Opposition (Gamblers in Okinawa) (1971) follows a yakuza syndicate that is expelled from Yokohama by a formidable rival gang hailing from Tokyo. Seeking to rebuild their power and influence, the displaced gang members set their sights on Okinawa,...

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

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

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Michiyo Oguso · Shoichi Ozawa · Masakazu Tamura · Sachiko Murase

Synopsis Love for an Idiot (1967) is a modern retelling of Tanizaki's 1924 novel "Naomi," focusing on a middle-aged factory engineer who becomes entangled in a complex relationship with a teenage bride. The engineer meticulously trains and eventually marries the young...

Direction Yukio Noda

Cast Sonny Chiba · Bin Amatsu · Ryohei Uchida · Asao Uchida

Direction Yukio Noda

Cast Sonny Chiba · Ryohei Uchida · Toshiaki Minami · Ryoji Hayama

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Mako Midori · Kei Sato · Isao Kuraishi

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 Mio Ezaki

Cast Tetsuya Watari · Chieko Matsubara · Kôji Wada · Hiroshi Nawa

Synopsis Outlaw: Heartless (1968) follows the story of Goro Fujikawa, portrayed by Tetsuya Watari, who finds himself in a difficult situation due to his debt to Mitsugimoto. Sawada, a lower-ranking yakuza member, has a severe gambling issue and owes Mitsugimoto a...

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Akira Kobayashi · Hideki Takahashi · Ryoji Hayama · Asao Uchida

Synopsis Three Seconds Before the Explosion (1967) is a fast-paced 1960s crime film produced by Japan's renowned Nikkatsu Studios. This thrilling movie crams an abundance of intrigue and action into its 84 minutes, delivering enough excitement to rival a dozen films...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Shiho Fujimura · Yûko Kusunoki · Takahiro Tamura

Direction Kosaku Yamashita

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Michitaro Mizushima · Kyôsuke Machida

Direction Akira Inoue

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Miwa Takada · Daisuke Kato · Isao Yamagata

Direction Shigehiro Ozawa

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Sumiko Fuji · Ryo Ikebe · Michiyo Kogure