Naoko Kubo

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ken Takakura

The organization Mighty Jack is formed to combat the criminal syndicate known as "Q", and are given a large array of advanced weapons, chief among...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hideaki Nitani

Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Earlier version or Prequel to Queen Bee and the School for Dragons.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Naoko Kubo

Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Shoji Nakayama

A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing with her. In Tokyo, he hides under the identity...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Akira Kobayashi

Kyôko Yashiro's film debut for Shintoho.

Genre: Action

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Part of the Queen Bee series.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Naoko Kubo

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Masayuki Mori

Utako Mitsuya's film debut.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Utsui

Japanese film.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Yuri is looking forward to marrying her fiancé Minoru. However, a few days before the wedding she falls victim to his brother Takehiko, and...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ken Utsui

Japanese film about motorcycle racing.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jun Tazaki

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tōru Yuri

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tadao Takashima

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Ken Takakura

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ichirō Ryūzaki

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Naoko Kubo

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Eitarō Shindō

Japanese comedy film.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Kei Tani

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend, a samurai named Matashichiro. This...

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Cast: Jūshirō Konoe

As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

Genre: Action

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.

Genre: Action

Cast: John Bromfield

A story of Minako who struggles finding love and peace in life. When Minako’s hope for ultimate happiness, marriage to her beloved...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tetsuro Tamba

A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find...

Genre: History

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

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

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Cast: Kyōko Enami

Following “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of the Wartime Generation”. It...

Genre: War

Cast: Noboru Andō

Japanese drama.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroko Sakuramachi

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to...

Genre: Action

Cast: Sonny Chiba

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Ken Takakura

The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ken Takakura

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Saburo Kitajima

A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns...

Genre: Action

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

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...

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yoshiko Sakuma

A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Shima Iwashita

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa

Kichizaburo, a samurai keeping peace in Edo, helps a young geisha Kozome avenge her father’s death.

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Genre: Action

Cast: Raizō Ichikawa

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai

Genre: Romance

Cast: Rei Matsunaga

Genre:

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Genre: Crime

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Genre:

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

Genre: Action

Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta against 17 wicked castle men.

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Cast: Hashizo Okawa

This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

Japanese crime film

Genre:

Cast: Shoji Nakayama

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

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Cast: Kyōko Enami

The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya

A year ago, Tetsuo Yazaki was unemployed and wanted money, attacked a police box in Kobe, robbed a policeman of his pistol, attacked Hamamatsu OS...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Rentaro Mikuni

Toru Sagara, a lone wolf assassin, is imprisoned for betraying his employer, Hanawa. After completing his sentence, he immediately takes revenge on...

Genre:

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Ryutaro Otomo

One of the earliest of subeban/ girl boss type eiga

Genre: Action

Cast: Tōru Abe

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mako Midori

Genre: Crime

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sonny Chiba

Zoku teppō inu (続鉄砲犬) is a 1966 film directed by Mitsuo Murayama. It is the sixth film in the Inu series.

Genre: Action

Cast: Jiro Tamiya

Young lawyer Jiro receives a late night phone call from a distraught woman sending him on a journey to uncover corruption and exploitation stemming...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jiro Tamiya

A crime film released in 1965

Genre: Action

Cast: Joji Takagi

Movie directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda

Genre:

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hashizo Okawa

1962 Japanese movie

Genre:

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

1961 Japanese movie

Genre:

Cast: Mitsue Komiya

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Katsuo Nakamura

1954 Japanese movie

Genre:

Cast: Nobuko Otowa

Genre:

Cast: Shigeru Amachi

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

1961 gangster film.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

A romance that follows the men in the life of Kyoko a Travel Agent working for New Japan Travel Service.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Haruko Wanibuchi

1960 Toei action film.

Genre: Action

Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya

Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screenplay by Matsuura Kenro (The Dice Magistrate)....

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Cast: Chiezō Kataoka

Iwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live...

Genre:

Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki

Japanese horror movie from 1984.

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Hiroki Matsukata