Sayoko Tanimoto

Pinku from 1973.

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Cast: Emiko Yamauchi

Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Ken Takakura

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife,...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Kō Nishimura

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Akira Kobayashi

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Yukiko Kuwahara

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Meiko Kaji

Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Miki Sugimoto

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and...

Genre: Action

Cast: Meiko Kaji

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Junko Miyazono

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Cast: Tomio Umezawa

A young reporter is covering the mysterious case of a child found dead with missing internal organs.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Soko Wada

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Ogata

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yoshiko Mita

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Takakura

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida

A young girl works as a geisha to earn money for travel.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Mimi Fukada

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Makoto Fujita

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Koji Tsuruta

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yoshiko Mita

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Cast: Sonny Chiba

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Cast: Hiroki Matsukata

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ken Takakura

Genre: Crime

Cast: Yumiko Nogawa

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Bunta Sugawara

Genre: Action

Cast: Shinobu Yuki

Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Meiko Kaji

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinjirô Ehara

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rentaro Mikuni

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

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Cast: Mako Midori

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: Tetsuro Tamba

Genre: Crime

Cast: Kappei Matsumoto

1959 Japanese movie

Genre: Crime

Cast: Kappei Matsumoto

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Cast: Yūji Hori

The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed...

Genre: Action

Cast: Bunta Sugawara

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

Genre: War

Cast: Toshirō Mifune

1962 Japanese movie

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Cast: I. George

Drama about the lives of seasonal migrant workers in Kashima

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinjirô Ehara

1962 Japanese movie

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shinjirô Ehara

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

Genre: Crime

Cast: Bunta Sugawara

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ken Takakura

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

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Cast: Koji Tsuruta