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    Tokyo: The Last War 1989 POSTER

    Tokyo: The Last War

    1989

    Japanese

    5.5

    5

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Fantasy

    Horror

    katana sword

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Takashige Ichise Takashige Ichise Director Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Kyûsaku Shimada Kyûsaku Shimada as Yasunori Kato Kaho Minami Kaho Minami as Yukiko Tasumiya Masaya Katô Masaya Katô as Yuko Nakamura
    The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics to aid them in winning the war. Unfortunately, the resentment and agony of the souls of the fire-bombing victims culminate together to revive the evil Onmyoji, Yasunori Kato. Only a young, psychically imbued apprentice of the priests will dare fight against the evil magic user. However, can this lone man possibly contend with Kato's overwhelming power?
    Ankokugai no kiba 1962 POSTER

    Ankokugai no kiba

    1962

    Japanese

    6.1

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Jun Fukuda Jun Fukuda Director Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Yôsuke Natsuki Yôsuke Natsuki as Jun Tazaki Jun Tazaki as Mie Hama Mie Hama as
    Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.
    Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu 1961 POSTER

    Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu

    1961

    Japanese

    6.3

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    yakuza

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Hideo Sunazuka Hideo Sunazuka as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Jun Tazaki Jun Tazaki as Yûzô Kayama Yûzô Kayama as Jiro
    Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs.
    The Big Boss 1959 POSTER

    The Big Boss

    1959

    Japanese

    6.5

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    暗黑街的颜役

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Yôsuke Natsuki Yôsuke Natsuki as Kashimura's assistant Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Kashimura, the mechanic. Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Mineo Komatsu
    Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
    Submersion of Japan 1973 POSTER

    Submersion of Japan

    1973

    Japanese

    5.5

    4

    Action

    based on novel or book

    disaster

    Drama

    earthquake

    natural disaster

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    tokusatsu

    Shirô Moritani Shirô Moritani Director Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida as Toshio Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa as Chief Secretary Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Kuni-eda John Fujioka John Fujioka as Narita
    A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, will be pulled into the ocean, killing millions.
    Sympathy for the Underdog 1971 POSTER

    Sympathy for the Underdog

    1971

    Japanese

    7.3

    9

    83%

    79%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    okinawa

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Kôji Tsuruta Kôji Tsuruta as Gunji Keijirô Morozumi Keijirô Morozumi as Gushken Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss
    A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
    Jukyusai no chizu 1979 POSTER

    Jukyusai no chizu

    1979

    Japanese

    6.9

    4

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    newspaper boy

    Mitsuo Yanagimachi Mitsuo Yanagimachi Director Yûko Kusunoki Yûko Kusunoki as Kazuko Shirakawa Kazuko Shirakawa as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Detective Hideko Okiyama Hideko Okiyama as Maria
    A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the 19-year-old begins a war of psychological terror against the families in his neighborhood.
    Dokuritsu gurentai 1959 POSTER

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959

    Japanese

    6.9

    7

    Action

    Drama

    War

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Yôsuke Natsuki Yôsuke Natsuki as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Aide-de-Camp Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Battalion Commander Kodama
    When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and seeks out his brother's killer.
    Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e 1960 POSTER

    Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e

    1960

    Japanese

    6.8

    4

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Haruya Katô Haruya Katô as Nami Tamura Nami Tamura as (as Mayumi Tamura) Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as (as Tatsuji Ehara)
    In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.
    Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss 1970 POSTER

    Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

    1970

    Japanese

    6.1

    8

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    feminist

    gang leader

    murder

    shotgun

    street gang

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Yasuharu Hasebe Yasuharu Hasebe Director Hajime Sugiyama Hajime Sugiyama as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Gondô Meiko Kaji Meiko Kaji as Mei Bunjaku Han Bunjaku Han as Yuriko
    A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.
    Bloody Territories 1969 POSTER

    Bloody Territories

    1969

    Japanese

    6.5

    6

    Action

    Crime

    lesbian sex

    revenge

    yakuza

    Yasuharu Hasebe Yasuharu Hasebe Director Akira Takahashi Akira Takahashi as Ryôji Hayama Ryôji Hayama as Kazuo Itakura, Itakura Clan boss Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Seiichi Yatô, Oonogi Clan second-in-command Kichijirô Ueda Kichijirô Ueda as Terashima, the loan shark
    A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign to take over Tokyo's drug, prostitution, and gambling rackets. Someone wants to stop them. Is it the police? Rival gang members? Or is it an entirely new group of hired killers who will stop at nothing to gain complete control of Tokyo's "bloody territories"?
    The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman 1963 POSTER

    The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

    1963

    Japanese

    7.0

    5

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    life story

    magazine

    post war japan

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa as Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as
    A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.
    Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975 POSTER

    Terror of Mechagodzilla

    1975

    Japanese

    6.1

    16

    43%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    japanese film

    mad scientist

    mechagodzilla

    mind control

    Sci-Fi

    self sacrifice

    submarine

    Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda Director Yasuzô Ogawa Yasuzô Ogawa as Shigeo Katô Shigeo Katô as Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara as Defense Force Commander Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Interpol Chief Tagawa
    A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.
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