Reiko Kataoka

A pleasing, winning, funny and often poignant film centered around a threesome of magnificent performances from Takahashi, Tanabe and the highly versatile Kataoka. (Midnight Eye)

The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin, and her two female friends. Everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro. (imdb)

About two punks living on the edge of the Japanese yakuza underworld

Wise and deliciously witty, Ryosuke Hashiguchi's film chronicles eight years of a marriage: the easy-going husband becomes a courtroom artist, while his high-strung wife nearly has a breakdown. (sensasian.com)

Five women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager Toyama burns for revenge against the mobsters who raped and caused the death of his wife. Before long, the yakuza and Toyama arrive at the women's hideout... (AsianMediaWiki)

Mayo, the Black Angel in this film, has orders from cross-dressing Mama (Shingo Tsurumi from "Freeze Me") to kill a powerful Yakuza syndicate leader, but doesn't get the job done because one of his bodyguards is the same man who saved her from a rape years prior, whom she has feelings for. (imdb)

A man wakes up to find that his wife has drowned in the bath tub. Rather than calling the ambulance, he gathers her out of the tub and places her in the living room, then goes to sleep next to her. Awaking in the morning, he finds that she is alive again. Slowly, she starts exhibiting some worrying changes.

Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying of her parents and is only saved from sharing their fate by an underground hitwoman who goes by the nom-de-guerre of "Black Angel." Years after escaping to America, Ikko returns to Tokyo as a young woman. She adopts the name "Black Angel" and is out for revenge. (imdb)

A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese. (imdb)

A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the ... (imdb)

A yakuza hitman gets out of jail and decides to start a new life, but soon his old life catches up with him. (imdb)

Middle-aged salaryman Yoshimoto Hajime (Kohinata Fumiyo) was a workaholic who left all household matters including child-rearing to his wife, Tamayo (Harada Mieko), the two of them hardly ever spoke as a result of some incident. Then, one day, Yoshimoto suddenly collapsed while dancing bare chested at a company party and passed away. Worried about the family he has left behind, his ghost appears at his own wake. (mydramalist.com)

In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear. Based on these factual events, this movie takes off with a science fiction story involving a space rocket which places a satellite in orbit containing a secret cargo. The satellite crashes on a remote island and footprints are found in the sand leading away from the crash site. (themoviedb)

Haruka is new at her school and is in turn bullied and harassed by the students with one exception. Haruka's only friend is Mitsusru who makes attending class and life more tolerable. Things go from bad to disaster when Haruka's house burns to the ground resulting in the death of her parents and injury to her sister. Haruka is out for justice and blood. (imdb)

A low-ranking yakuza is given the mission to kill a high-ranking yakuza from a rival group. Wanting recognition, he accepts the assignment, only to meet an enthusiastic office lady.

Aoki Miyako, a young woman from Hirosaki, helps her father in his Tsugaru lacquer-ware workshop. The industry is in decline, but Miyako is determined to revive it. (imdb)