Shirō Yanase Filmes

Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military. One day, he is arrested due to the plotting of...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

A jazz pianist named Shiro Tsuda returns from an overseas tour unwittingly carrying drugs that have been sewn into his jacket. When he stops by to...

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even...

1962 Japanese movie

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.

Set in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss takes over his territory, takes over and takes...

A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a...

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.

A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two boys eventually face each other in the ring.

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting...

A 1971 crime film

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle...

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a...