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    Sword of the Beast 1965 POSTER

    Sword of the Beast

    1965

    Japanese

    7.5

    13

    89%

    89%

    19th century

    Action

    Drama

    feudal japan

    gambling

    gold

    ronin

    shogun

    Hideo Gosha Hideo Gosha Director Kappei Matsumoto Kappei Matsumoto as Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Minister Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Tanji
    Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
    Yokohama ankokugai mashingan no ryu 1976 POSTER

    Yokohama ankokugai mashingan no ryu

    1976

    Japanese

    6.6

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    japan

    mafia

    yakuza

    Akihisa Okamoto Akihisa Okamoto Director Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Ryôji Hayama Ryôji Hayama as Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Nezu Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Yakuza Thug
    Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
    Graveyard of Honor 1975 POSTER

    Graveyard of Honor

    1975

    Japanese

    7.1

    12

    25%

    25%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    gangster

    japan

    prison

    self-destruction

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Jirô Sagawa Jirô Sagawa as Osamu Yamanouchi Osamu Yamanouchi as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Katsuji Ozaki
    A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1974 POSTER

    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    1974

    Japanese

    6.9

    3

    Action

    betrayal

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Aoki Naotake Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Gen Sakagami Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase as Noboru Kitami Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yamamori
    Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
    Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen 1972 POSTER

    Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen

    1972

    Japanese

    6.2

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Minoru Ôki Minoru Ôki as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Eiko Nakamura Eiko Nakamura as Hideo Shimada Hideo Shimada as
    Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro. The gambler and Monjiro's sister are pulled into a conspiracy to get to Monjiro, but do things go as planned?
    A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage 1998 POSTER

    A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage

    1998

    Japanese

    6.6

    1

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as
    A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance...
    A Class to Remember 1993 POSTER

    A Class to Remember

    1993

    Japanese

    7.0

    3

    Drama

    japanese school

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Masato Hagiwara Masato Hagiwara as Keiko Takeshita Keiko Takeshita as
    A cantankerous but loveable high school teacher teaches a night school in a poor neighborhood for adult students on the fringes of Japanese society.
    Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby 1973 POSTER

    Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby

    1973

    Japanese

    5.7

    6

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Kôzaburô Yoshimura Kôzaburô Yoshimura Director Hideyuki Tanaka Hideyuki Tanaka as Naoya Uchida Naoya Uchida as Kotoe Hatsui Kotoe Hatsui as Director of the Juvenile Training School for Girls Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Soldier mania
    Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents. But who's protecting the juvenile delinquents from corrupt reform schools? Rica could be considered a bit of an expert on reform schools, having spent most of her early life in and out of them. When Rica is dragged back once again, she gets a severe beating and is finally sent off to a mental hospital with the intention of selling her and her pals into a slave trade. A trader takes Rica's friend Jun to a mountain cottage where she's pegged for the lead in his clandestine porno film operation. Once again, it's up to tough-as-nails Rica to bust up this corrupt racket once and for all!
    Sôshun monogatari 1985 POSTER

    Sôshun monogatari

    1985

    Japanese

    6.4

    4

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    Shin'ichirô Sawai Shin'ichirô Sawai Director Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi as Coffee shop owner Tomoyo Harada Tomoyo Harada as Hitomi Okino Kaneko Iwasaki Kaneko Iwasaki as Mrs. Takenaka Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Okino, Hitomi's father
    A Japanese high school student passionate with photography discovers love while confronting the past choices of her dead mother.
    Tora-san, the Good Samaritan 1971 POSTER

    Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

    1971

    Japanese

    6.9

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Fukushi Sensei Hiroshi Inuzuka Hiroshi Inuzuka as Officer Shin Morikawa Shin Morikawa as Tatsuzo Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro
    After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 1970 POSTER

    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

    1970

    Japanese

    7.3

    9

    79%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    katana

    ronin

    samurai

    zatoichi

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Dark Lord Yamikubo Osami Nabe Osami Nabe as Mistress Auctioneer Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Packhorse Driver Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Ronin
    The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
    Hitokiri 1969 POSTER

    Hitokiri

    1969

    Japanese

    7.4

    12

    Action

    bakumatsu

    Biography

    Drama

    edo period

    History

    jidaigeki

    Hideo Gosha Hideo Gosha Director Kei Yamamoto Kei Yamamoto as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Gaoler Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanpeita Takechi Mitsuko Baishô Mitsuko Baishô as Onimo
    A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966 POSTER

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    1966

    Japanese

    7.2

    5

    70%

    70%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    samurai

    sequel

    zatoichi

    Kazuo Ikehiro Kazuo Ikehiro Director Seishirô Hara Seishirô Hara as Hisashi Igawa Hisashi Igawa as Eigoro Michiyo Yasuda Michiyo Yasuda as Kichi Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Man speaks a lot
    Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
    Cops vs. Thugs 1975 POSTER

    Cops vs. Thugs

    1975

    Japanese

    7.2

    3

    96%

    96%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    police

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Takuzô Kawatani Takuzô Kawatani as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as Assistant Chief Miura Hiroki Matsukata Hiroki Matsukata as Kenji Hirotani
    When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
    Proxy War 1973 POSTER

    Proxy War

    1973

    Japanese

    7.3

    4

    Action

    assassination

    blackout

    Drama

    gangster

    gang war

    hitman

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Daisuke Awaji Daisuke Awaji as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Makihara Masakichi Takuzô Kawatani Takuzô Kawatani as Saijo Katsuji Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Shigeo Aihara
    Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
    The Demon 1978 POSTER

    The Demon

    1978

    Japanese

    7.4

    9

    92%

    92%

    aggressive

    angry

    child abuse

    Crime

    Drama

    dramatic

    dreary

    greed

    Yoshitarô Nomura Yoshitarô Nomura Director Keizô Kanie Keizô Kanie as Akutsu, Sôkichi's colleague Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as Detective Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Policeman Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Sôkichi Takeshita
    When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
    The Bad Sleep Well 1960 POSTER

    The Bad Sleep Well

    1960

    Japanese

    8.0

    24

    100%

    91%

    Action

    biting

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    parent child relationship

    Thriller

    wedding

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Hitman Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Itakura Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Kôichi Nishi Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
    In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
    Abashiri bangaichi: Dai setsugen no taiketsu 1966 POSTER

    Abashiri bangaichi: Dai setsugen no taiketsu

    1966

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    Crime

    Teruo Ishii Teruo Ishii Director Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Kichijirô Ueda Kichijirô Ueda as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Teruo Yoshida Teruo Yoshida as
    Based on Ito Hajime's original story, this is the seventh installment in the "Bangaichi" series, adapted jointly by Kamba Fumio and Matsuda Hiroo, and directed by Ishii Teruo of "Kamba 101: Killing Bouncer" fame. The film was shot by Kiichi Inada, who also directed "Abashiri Bangaichi: Confrontation in the South" in the same series.
    The Inheritance 1962 POSTER

    The Inheritance

    1962

    Japanese

    7.4

    6

    Action

    Drama

    inheritance

    inheritance fight

    Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Director Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Kikuo Furukawa Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Man in bar Misako Watanabe Misako Watanabe as Rie, Senzô's wife Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Sadao
    A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
    Final Episode 1974 POSTER

    Final Episode

    1974

    Japanese

    7.3

    7

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hiroshima, japan

    japan

    mafia

    murder

    prison

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Yumiko Nogawa Yumiko Nogawa as Hiroko Fuji Hiroko Fuji as Kunie Tanaka Kunie Tanaka as Makihara Masakichi Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yamamori
    While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
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