Tatsuya Fuji

Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand-towels found in some Japanese restaurants). Their weird bond is based on uncontrollable rage--something neither can articulate or control--and the strange jellyfish that they keep as a pet. (imdb)

Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair.

An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa... (imdb)

A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well... (imdb)

A top secret American forces strategic bomber known as Midnight Eagle suddenly vanishes in the Northern Alps. Its payload is a specialized nuclear warhead. If it were to explode, the entire nation of Japan would be hurled into an unprecedented calamity. Prime Minister Takafumi Watarase convenes an emergency meeting of the Security Council of Japan. An elite squad from the Self-Defense Force able to operate in severe mountains conditions is formed, and heads off to try and recover the fuselage... (Strand Releasing)

A depressed man goes to live with his uncle in japan and slowly learns to appreciate life again.

After seeing his Father clubbed to death Azusa is left to fend for himself on the city streets , A Yakuza boss takes a shine to him and adopts him ,years pass by, Azusa has risen up the ranks of the gang, but after his sworn father - boss is murdered by a maniac gunslinger Azusa forgets his Yakuza code and goes on a one man killing spree and voes to wipe out all and everyone who might be involved in the killing. (imdb User Comments)

60s pop-action meets 70s exploitation in the third of five Stray Cat Rock films. Frustrated in their sexual advances towards members of girl-gang the Alley Cats, the Eagles, led by the vicious Baron, blame mixed-race Japanese (thanks to racism and to the childhood fate of Baron's sister) and try to drive all of the "half-breeds" out of town. This means trouble for the mixed-race Kazuma (new to town and looking for his long-lost sister) -- especially when Alley Cat leader Mako falls for him.

Yasuharu Hasebe developed and directed this first installment in a five-film series dealing with the adventures of all-girl motorcycle gangs. Mei, leader of an all-girl biker gang, inadvertently gets involved with a yakuza group's plot to rig boxing matches because of her boyfriend and a rival gang. When the yakuza tortures and kills some of her members, she comes out of hiding and, with the help of a loner named Ako, seeks revenge...

"Ambivalent Future" provides an intimate portrait of the filming of Kurosawa Kiyoshi's "Bright Future". But more than that it provides a rare and candid look at the unique working process of Japan's foremost director. (The Auteurs Europe)

In this somewhat confusing action-adventure story aimed at a teen audience, a group of young men and women take on a gang who has kidnapped one of their friends. (nytimes.com)

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...

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. (imdb)

A group of teenagers out looking for a good time being bad, end up stealing from all the wrong people which eventually leads to disaster. (screened.com)

An African American GI and a Japanese Jazz-lover find themselves on the run from the law together.

A group of trainees try to become emergency rescue divers in this polished, feel-good action movie that hits far more often than it misses. Although the film is saddled with a somewhat predictable storyline pulled straight out of a Jerry Bruckheimer popcorn flick, Umizaru succeeds in no small part due to its endearing, largely humorous portrayal of its lead characters. (lovehkfilm.com)

Takashi, an assistant photographer living in Tokyo, is one day asked to return to his birth village in order to help his dad with "The Village Album", a photograph collection which will preserve the memories of the people living there.

Three strangers carrying a package with LSD are pursued by two rival gangs, one lead by Meiko Kaji and the other lead by Eiji Go. Running in the backdrop is a back-story where a woman in a wheel chair (Bunjaku Han) is kidnapped by Kaji's gang to force the hand of Eiji Go (who has a personal connection to the woman) and his henchmen. Every scene with the woman in the wheel chair comes with an odd organ piece that sounds like something one would hear at church in choir. (wipfilms.net)

The plot gets started when Furiko and Ryumei two members of a park-dwelling hippie gang from Shinjuku, are ambushed by a biker gang. Ryumei stabs one of the thugs to death but is forcibly taken away by his shady politician father, leaving Furiko to take the blame for the crime. She cannot forget him, escapes from prison in order to find him again and is soon joined by her gang in the small town of Kurumi. (imdb)

After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. In wintry Hokkaido, Jungo and Hana both desire to fill their empty, love-starved hearts as they set foot into a forbidden world. (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)

Inui Sakunosuke (Noriyuki Higashiyama), a young samurai, is ordered by his clan's chief retainer (Takashi Sasano) to execute one Sakuma Morie (Ainosuke Kataoka), who has been drummed out of the clan for opposing its leaders' policies with a directness judged intolerably rude. But Sakuma is a close friend, as well as the husband of Sakunosuke's sister Tazu (Rinko Kikuchi). (The Japan Times)

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)

Ryûzô (Tatsuya Fuji) is a retired yakuza gangster who lives a quiet unassuming life with his salaryman son, Ryuhei (Masanobu Katsumura). Still in contact with his former lieutenant, Masa (Masaomi Kondô), Ryûzô maintains his short tempo with their regular get-togethers. One day, the old gangster receives a call from an impostor pretending to be his son asking for ¥5 million. (Wikipedia)

Ryusuke Kaji (Tatsuya Fuji) is a rogue cop that is determined to get results. Awakened by the shrill ring of his phone in the middle of the night, he's called in to investigate a case. Another homicide had been reported. The victim was Shimada, a bandsman that performed at a night club set up on Yakuza turf. When Ryusuke discovers that the victim was acquainted with Mirai Nozawa, a former biker-gang member, instinct tells him to go after her. (nikkatsu.com)

A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss. (letterboxd.com)

34-year-old Aya leads a humble and carefree life working part-time in a bookstore and living with a divorcee 20 years her senior, Ito-san, who works part-time in a supply center for school meals. The couple reside in a cramped old apartment tending to a small vegetable garden out back and generally leading a quiet but happy existence... until Aya's father suddenly appears at their door one day, having just been kicked out of his son's home. He moves in to turn all of their lives upside down. (cinando.com)

This is the Thirteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & "pinku" soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality... (The Movie Database)

Misako is a passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired. At a screening, she meets Nakamori, an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight. Misako soon discovers Nakamori's photographs, who will strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes. (mk2 films)

A Chinese man moves illegally to Japan in order to improve his life and gain opportunity. He buys and assumes a false identity at considerable cost and is, therefore, more than happy to accept a job offer meant for someone else. Having forged his way into a new setting once again he has to contend with the reality that the job is preparing traditional Japanese soba noodles. Written by aghaemi

Mako (Junko Natsu) and her delinquent girlfriends do as they please. Seducing men to bed for money, Mako always got what she wanted - until she met Hideo. As she goes about her regular scheme, Hideo strikes back and tries to rape her. Little did he know that Mako's older brother was a Yakuza. (nikkatsu.com)

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of "K City". With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees. (nikkatsu.com)

Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in a no-holds-barred massacre.

A scientist desperately wanting to prove that mermaids exist is ostracized from the scientific community in Japan. He settles down in Australia steadfast in his hypothesis when a Japanese student visits him in Australia with strange questions about mermaids, how the young man survived in the ocean, and why he doesn't remember anything.

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.

Mourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During her mourning, she becomes addicted to gambling. One day, a man who resembles her deceased lover asks for help. He's being pursued by a dangerous gang of yakuza.

Arikawa runs a transport company. But this is only a front for his gambling house. Yuriko is a regular on the scene, and she is fascinated by the dice and the one who throws them. A year before, Yuriko's father died in mysterious circumstances; she decides to go in search of the truth.

The third installment of the "Night Front Line" series. An erotic entertainment action in which two young men come to Tokyo and meet face-to-face with a nocturnal organization that controls women with sex and violence.

Three women, deceived by a man, make full use of their feminine weapons, replete with daring and unbridled seduction strategies.

Masaaki Kagari is the recruiter and protector of hostesses at the Club Rose. One day he visits Club Aron, to complain about attempts to lure hostesses from Club Rose. Aron's madam Hisayo reminded him of a tragic experience five years before when a lovely girl named Kumi committed double suicide with a man in a hotel. Aron's madam is Kumi's elder sister. Kagari's friend Hayazaki introduces him to Chie, the young sister of the man who died with Kumi, who has come to Tokyo to learn the truth ...

Tatsuo and his daughter Haru run Takano Tofu Store in Onomichi. When Tatsuo discovers he is ill, he worries his daughter will be left on her own and, unbeknownst to her, sets out to find Haru a match. (imdb)