Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

Isamu is a punk born on the margins of post-war society. By virtue of his own courage and propensity for violence he becomes the leader of a street gang and attracts the attention of the more established yakuza crimelords. (IMDB Comments)

The main character is a man from the WW2 generation who has lost his dreams in post-war Japan. While working as a cook in a restaurant he also earns some money as a contract killer. (imdb)

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch. (imdb)

A model gets involved with some gangsters trying to pull a big deal.

Set in 1945, near the end of WW II, Kenichiro Nogami is reported to have died in a Swiss hospital. In fact, Kenichiro Nogami is working behind the scenes to save Japan from destruction. For this cause, Kenichiro Nogami has left behind his wife and nation to work in hiding.

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)

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin, an experienced gunman, befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.

A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends with an assassin set to kill the man. (letterboxd.com)

This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha’s beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha’s pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman’s dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered… She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize. (letterboxd.com)

The film is based on true events. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, Michi and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China. (imdb)

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series.

The twelfth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.