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    Eight Hours of Terror 1957 POSTER

    Eight Hours of Terror

    1957

    Japanese

    6.6

    4

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Kosaku Mori Masao Oda Masao Oda as Station Master Keiko Shima Keiko Shima as Sumie Akutsu Sumiko Minami Sumiko Minami as Tokie Murakami
    A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.
    Tokyo Knights 1961 POSTER

    Tokyo Knights

    1961

    Japanese

    6.1

    4

    Action

    Crime

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Chikako Hosokawa Chikako Hosokawa as Hiroshi Kondô Hiroshi Kondô as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Ichiro Kijima Ichiro Kijima as
    A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.
    Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps 1967 POSTER

    Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps

    1967

    Japanese

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Drama

    edo period

    jidaigeki

    samurai

    Kazuo Ikehiro Kazuo Ikehiro Director Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshiro Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Shurinosuke Asahina
    The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series. This time Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri is called to see that a gold statuette of the Virgin Mary gets safe passage to Kyoto from the prying hands of a sect of murderous Christian ronin that call themselves the Black Finger Group.
    Sound of the Mountain 1954 POSTER

    Sound of the Mountain

    1954

    Japanese

    7.7

    11

    94%

    94%

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    japan

    parent-in-law child-in-law relationship

    pregnancy

    tokyo, japan

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Tsuruko Mano Tsuruko Mano as Machiko Kitagawa Machiko Kitagawa as Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Ogata Kikuko
    An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
    The Shogun Assassins 1979 POSTER

    The Shogun Assassins

    1979

    Japanese

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Drama

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Hayashi Razan Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada as Miyoshi Isa / Yoon Sam-yeong Reiichi Hatanaka Reiichi Hatanaka as Official Mieko Takamine Mieko Takamine as Yodogimi
    This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
    Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan 1975 POSTER

    Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan

    1975

    Japanese

    5.9

    2

    Action

    Crime

    yakuza

    Kôsaku Yamashita Kôsaku Yamashita Director Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Tatsuo Umemiya Tatsuo Umemiya as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Ryôko Ema Ryôko Ema as
    A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of Japan.
    Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen 1978 POSTER

    Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen

    1978

    Japanese

    6.7

    6

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Sadao Nakajima Sadao Nakajima Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Hirayama Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Kosuke Oishi Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Satomi Sayoko Ninomiya Sayoko Ninomiya as Toshiko Ichinomiya
    The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
    Dangerous Trade in Kobe 1973 POSTER

    Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    1973

    Japanese

    6.7

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    kobe japan

    smuggling (contraband)

    Eiichi Kudô Eiichi Kudô Director Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Yuriko Mishima Yuriko Mishima as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Rena Ichinose Rena Ichinose as
    Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.
    Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game 1974 POSTER

    Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game

    1974

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang

    japan

    yakuza

    Ikuo Sekimoto Ikuo Sekimoto Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Einosuke Oki Masataka Naruse Masataka Naruse as Kiyoshi Ryôko Ema Ryôko Ema as Mina Kinji Nakamura Kinji Nakamura as Tasaka
    Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.
    The Imperial Navy 1981 POSTER

    The Imperial Navy

    1981

    Japanese

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Drama

    imperial japanese navy

    pacific theater

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    War

    world war ii

    Shûe Matsubayashi Shûe Matsubayashi Director Jun Tazaki Jun Tazaki as Masao Imanishi Masao Imanishi as Hisaya Morishige Hisaya Morishige as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Chuichi Nagumo
    A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
    Akai hankachi 1964 POSTER

    Akai hankachi

    1964

    Japanese

    6.8

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Toshio Masuda Toshio Masuda Director Shinsuke Ashida Shinsuke Ashida as Ruriko Asaoka Ruriko Asaoka as Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Hideaki Nitani Hideaki Nitani as
    A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countryside and evades his past for several years, only to return to find the woman he loved married to his former partner. He searches for answers to his troubled past, knowing that his inevitable doomed fate is more or less sealed.
    Intimidation 1960 POSTER

    Intimidation

    1960

    Japanese

    7.2

    3

    89%

    89%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    intimidation

    japanese noir

    Thriller

    Koreyoshi Kurahara Koreyoshi Kurahara Director Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Kyosuke Takita Kô Nishimura Kô Nishimura as Matakichi Nakaike Zenji Yamada Zenji Yamada as Ono Mari Shiraki Mari Shiraki as Umeha
    Koreyoshi Kurahara's ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his resentful but timid underling, passed over for a promotion. The marvelously moody Intimidation is an elegantly stripped-down and carefully paced crime drama.
    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.
    Man Who Causes a Storm 1957 POSTER

    Man Who Causes a Storm

    1957

    Japanese

    6.2

    2

    Drama

    drum

    Music

    showbiz

    Umetsugu Inoue Umetsugu Inoue Director Yumi Takano Yumi Takano as Aiko, Miyako's mother Mie Kitahara Mie Kitahara as Miyako Fukushima Masumi Okada Masumi Okada as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Toru Sakyo, the critic
    Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
    Big Time Gambling Boss 1968 POSTER

    Big Time Gambling Boss

    1968

    Japanese

    7.5

    2

    1930s

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gambling

    japan

    mob boss

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Kôsaku Yamashita Kôsaku Yamashita Director Ryôta Minowada Ryôta Minowada as Sakichi Ichikawa Kôji Tsuruta Kôji Tsuruta as Shinjirô Nakai Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Tetsuo Matsuda Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Tsasburô Sannami
    Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
    Youth of the Beast 1963 POSTER

    Youth of the Beast

    1963

    Japanese

    7.3

    11

    86%

    90%

    Action

    Crime

    former detective

    gang war

    Mystery

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Toshihiko Oda Toshihiko Oda as Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki as Detective Hirokawa Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Sôichi Ozawa Yûzô Kiura Yûzô Kiura as Takeo Minegishi
    When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
    Hell 1979 POSTER

    Hell

    1979

    Japanese

    6.6

    8

    Action

    buddhism

    buddhist

    demon

    Drama

    hell

    Horror

    Tatsumi Kumashiro Tatsumi Kumashiro Director Mieko Harada Mieko Harada as Aki Mizunuma / Miho Ikegata Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Emma Daio Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Matsuo Ikegata Ken Nishida Ken Nishida as Ryuzo Ikegata
    Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave.
    Fight, Zatoichi, Fight 1964 POSTER

    Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

    1964

    Japanese

    7.4

    8

    78%

    78%

    Action

    Adventure

    assassin

    Drama

    masseuse

    samurai

    sequel

    swordsman

    yakuza

    Kenji Misumi Kenji Misumi Director Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Shôsaku Sugiyama Shôsaku Sugiyama as Hangoro Hizuru Takachiho Hizuru Takachiho as Ko Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Unosuke
    Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
    Floating Clouds 1955 POSTER

    Floating Clouds

    1955

    Japanese

    7.6

    12

    82%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bathing

    Drama

    forbidden love

    post war japan

    Romance

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami as Futsuin no shikensho-chou Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Futsuin no shoin - Suitou Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Kengo Tomioka Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine as Yukiko Koda
    A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.
    Hiroshima Death Match 1973 POSTER

    Hiroshima Death Match

    1973

    Japanese

    7.4

    2

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    yakuza

    Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku Director Shin'ichi Chiba Shin'ichi Chiba as Katsutoshi Otomo Tatsuo Endô Tatsuo Endô as Tokimori Kanichi Masataka Iwao Masataka Iwao as Wada Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Yoshio Yamamori
    Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
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