Kôjirô Kusanagi

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts... (imdb)

As Japan nears defeat at the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito starts his day in a bunker underneath the Imperial Palace in Toyko. A servant reads to him a list of activities for the day, including a meeting with his ministers, marine biology research, and writing his son. Hirohito muses about the impact on such schedules when the Americans arrive but is told that as long as there is a solitary Japanese person living, the Americans will not reach The Emperor... (imdb)

A man travels to Akitsu Springs to die, only to be nursed to health by a young woman who works at the springs. The film follows their lives through the years as the man leaves, grows, and marries, but never stops coming back to Akitsu Springs.

Based on the true story of the trial of four innocent men for the murder of an old couple.

The true story of an ordinary twenty-three year old who crossed the Pacific in a small yacht, a feat which no Japanese had ever accomplished. (imdb)

The story of a young man who, upon his release from prison, lashes out at those around him, including a girl he meets.

Dissatisfied by his life, despite his fame, a man abruptly leaves everything to deliver a car to a remote village. Escaping is not so easy, as his girlfriend and reporters are not far behind.

Concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his resentful but timid underling, passed over for promotion. (DVD blurb)

The Execution Game (1979) opens with Narumi's abduction, his torture, and his guns-ablazing escape from an abandoned warehouse, a lengthy, violent passage that proves to merely be a test by a mysterious group who wants Narumi to assassinate the hitman currently in their employ. (makeminecriterion.wordpress.com)

Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama. (thehawaiiherald.com)

The Sleeping Beast Within (1960) is a gripping crime thriller that sees a newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown. (dvdbeaver)

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local official who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discovers that not all is as it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.

A sly prep school thug uses his girlfriend to lure Hiroshi and Toru to a fight, but the scheme escalates to an all-out war between everyone involved.

Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefully taken from them by punks from a rival school.

With thugs under gang leader Shingo attempting to make a name for themselves, Toru and crew must brace for an all-out war between their two schools.

A heated argument between middle school thugs leads to a fierce war between two rival high schools when Toru's girlfriend, Shoko, gets involved.

V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.

Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.

A middle-aged salaryman tries to revitalize his career.

A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series.

After serving time for bank fraud, Kiriko now lives a quiet life as a taxi driver working night shifts... but her peace is shattered by a relentless stalker in a Land Cruiser.