Movies

With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to...

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his...

Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival...

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!

Magistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.

Love story of a working-class boy and girl.

1962 Japanese movie

An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who...

Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...