We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s chawan (procelain tea bowl) called Houou, that has been missing.
Manhunt
Accused of a murder he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.
Lovers Lost
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
Kanashii iro yanen
Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more involved in the turf war than he wished for.
Confidential: Secret Market
A strong-willed young prostitute, her mentally challenged brother and aging prostitute mother attempt to survive in 1970s Osaka.
Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
Women of the Night
In early post-war Osaka, three women, war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, an expatriate from Korea, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law, descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
Tattoo
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.
The Outsider
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
Daredevil in the Castle
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
The Oil-Hell Murder
The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.
Repast
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
Tower of the Sun
Tarō Okamoto became world-famous by designing the “Tower of the Sun” at Expo ’70 in Osaka. The ideas and problems that came with its creation, however, are intertwined with the evolution of Japanese culture – from the Paleolithic up until modern times. In his documentary debut, director Kōsai Sekine takes us on a philosophical journey that transcends the visual limits of documentaries.
The Sun's Burial
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
Missing
Depressed and in debt, Santoshi tells his young daughter that he is going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Santoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worst and begins searching for him.
The Fable
The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.
20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Yakuza Princess
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.
Bad Lands
A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
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Masaharu Take
Director
Satoru Matsuo
as
Chairman
Takashi Sasano
as
Morio Koide
Kuranosuke Sasaki
as
Sasuke Noda
Tomoya Maeno
as
Seiji Noda
John Woo
Director
Masanori Mimoto
as
Yasuaki Kurata
as
Hideo Sakaguchi
Ji-won Ha
as
Rain
Masaharu Fukuyama
as
Yamura
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Hiroyuki Sanada
as
Kunihiko Yasuoka
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Machiko
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Tetsuo Takeuchi
Mariko Kaga
as
Yuki
Kaoru Kobayashi
as
Futoshi Miike
Yuriko Ishida
as
Miki
Yumi Morio
as
Odori
Tôru Nakamura
as
Tôru
Akira Takahashi
as
Asami
Genshû Hanayagi
as
Yone / Tome's mother
Moeko Ezawa
as
Yuri
Masataka Iwao
as
Renji Ishibashi
as
Oiwa
Tsunehiko Watase
as
Takayama
Yuko Katagiri
as
Yoshiko Koyama
Sadako Sawamura
as
Sanae Takasugi
as
Natsuko Kimijima
Banmei Takahashi
Director
Yoshio Harada
as
Bang-ho Cho
as
Ayako Ôta
as
Miyoko
Misako Watanabe
as
Sadako Takeda
Emile Hirsch
as
Shiori Kutsuna
as
Jared Leto
as
Nick Lowell
Young Dais
as
Takeshi
Yôsuke Natsuki
as
Chomonshu Kimura
Tadao Nakamaru
as
Hyogo
Toshirô Mifune
as
Mohei
Isuzu Yamada
as
Yodogami
Hideo Gosha
Director
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
as
Hiroyuki Nagato
as
Kanako Higuchi
as
Okichi
Mikio Naruse
Director
Ranko Hanai
as
Koyoshi Dohya
Setsuko Hara
as
Michiyo Okamoto
Yôko Sugi
as
Mitsuko Murata, Michiyo's sister-in-law
Nagisa Ôshima
Director
Yûsuke Kawazu
as
Gang member
Isao Sasaki
as
New gang member Takeshi
Masahiko Tsugawa
as
Shin, leader of gang
Ichirô Nagai
as
The 'lance'
Katsuya
as
Jirô Satô
as
Harada
Tôru Shinagawa
as
Mabuchi
Hiroya Shimizu
as
Terumi Yamauchi
Kan Eguchi
Director
Kôichi Satô
as
Boss
Ken Yasuda
as
Ebihara
Mizuki Yamamoto
as
Misaki
Osamu Mukai
as
Sunagawa
Gin Maeda
as
Hiroshi
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as
Mitsuo
Hisao Dazai
as
Shachô
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Director
Hiroyuki Miyasako
as
Keroyon
Hitomi Kuroki
as
Kiriko Endô
Shirô Sano
as
Yan-bô / Mâ-bô
Tamaki Matsumoto
as
Young Yukiji
Eijiro Ozaki
as
Kojiro
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as
Shiro
Tsuyoshi Ihara
as
Takeshi
Noriko Eguchi
as
Katsuhisa Namase
as
Ryôsuke Yamada
as
Jo Yashiro
Sakura Andô
as
Neri Hashioka
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