Ryôji Hayama

Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Reiko is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub... (imdb)

The Oonogi Clan, faced with police and syndicate pressure to legitimize, cannot leave the way of the yakuza behind. When the rival Kansai Corporation vies for Oonagi territory, war seems inevitable, but it may be simply money they are after instead...

Chiba plays undercover cop Hayata, who infiltrates two rival yakuza gangs with the intention of busting their illegal drug operations. He pits on against the other,slowly gaining the condifence of both gang bosses. But the operation takes a turn for the worse when Hayata's cover is blown and he's forced to battle both gangs at the same time with violent and bloody results... (avistaz.com)

An retired yakuza is caught in the middle of a growing conflict between two rival clans. (imdb)

Pop star Akira Kobayashi stars as a former prizefighter who takes a job as an undercover agent for Japan's Internal Bureau, working as a mole among thieves who are plotting a heist worth 30 billion yen. His mission, if he chooses to accept it? To keep the cache of uncut gems and gold bullion that was confiscated by the Japanese military during World War II from falling into the hands of an ex-Nazi. (Netflix)

The film is based in Japan, in the late 1600's. Fujida, an imperial official and Kabayashi, a samurai are the leaders of a gang that kidnaps young girls and submits them to torture and humiliation! Government official Shinzo, aided by a friend, works to put a stop to the gang and punish the corrupt official.

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man who shows a low self esteem, shares her family life with her asleep vocation as a poetess. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and the development of a serious illness: a breast cancer, which leads her to lose her breasts. In the last stage of her life she meets a young journalist arrived from Tokyo, an admirer of her work, who want to write a story on her life. Both live a secret love history. (imdb)

A tale of gang warfare that features a raft of the period's most iconic stars, Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Flowers and the Angry Waves) is a yakuza lieutenant who emerges from jail to find his gang dispersed and his aging boss in his sickbed. [Jô] Shishido is the rival waiting to kill him and a young Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) is the girl caught in the crossfire. (Arrow Films)

Kuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious. (imdb)

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. (letterboxd.com)

A group of five college students decide to jinx a bicycle race in their favor and claim the money to pay off their debts, but when the illegal bookie cannot pay, they take up his offer of "collateral" as revenge and complexities begin to unravel and ruin their scheme. (imdb)

Second adventure of the detective.

The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other.

This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series.

A story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

1st film in a series of 8.