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Zegen (1987)

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, so does ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Ko Chun-Hsiung  •  Norihei Miki

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, so does ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Ko Chun-Hsiung  •  Norihei Miki

The Eel (1997)

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away; so he suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Akira Emoto  •  Fujio Tokita

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away; so he suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōhei Imamura
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Akira Emoto  •  Fujio Tokita

Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Yojo no jidai (1988)

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Nagasaki
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Chikako Kaku  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Yûko Natori

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Nagasaki
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Chikako Kaku  •  Kunie Tanaka  •  Yûko Natori

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009)

Ultraman and his comrades from M-78 (including a new Ultraman, Zero, the son of Ultra Seven) join forces with other allies to fight a massive army of giant monsters led by the evil Ultraman Belial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Sakamoto
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Susumu Kurobe  •  Koji Moritsugu  •  Takeshi Tsuruno

Ultraman and his comrades from M-78 (including a new Ultraman, Zero, the son of Ultra Seven) join forces with other allies to fight a massive army of giant monsters led by the evil Ultraman Belial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Sakamoto
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Susumu Kurobe  •  Koji Moritsugu  •  Takeshi Tsuruno

Drifting School (1995)

A spy satellite has malfunctioned and is going to crash into the Earth. The US government bring on line a power laser. When the laser strikes the satellite, it causes a rip and time and sends Monroe High school 200 years into the future, including teachers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Mimura
CAST:  Billy Drago  •  Ron Melendez  •  Henry Silva  •  Bubba Smith

A spy satellite has malfunctioned and is going to crash into the Earth. The US government bring on line a power laser. When the laser strikes the satellite, it causes a rip and time and sends Monroe High school 200 years into the future, including teachers, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Mimura
CAST:  Billy Drago  •  Ron Melendez  •  Henry Silva  •  Bubba Smith

The Yen Family (1988)

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Takeshi Kaga  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Mitsunori Isaki

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Takeshi Kaga  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Mitsunori Isaki

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (1994)

The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Naomi Kawashima

The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Naomi Kawashima

Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel (2011)

One year after the battle with Belial's Galactic Empire, the members of Ultimate Force Zero returned to Planet Esmeralda to see Princess Emerana. They arrived to see her and Jean Bot captures by a mysterious artificial planet which then took of for another universe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Hideyoshi Iwata  •  Shota Minami  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

One year after the battle with Belial's Galactic Empire, the members of Ultimate Force Zero returned to Planet Esmeralda to see Princess Emerana. They arrived to see her and Jean Bot captures by a mysterious artificial planet which then took of for another universe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Hideyoshi Iwata  •  Shota Minami  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

Melancholia (2004)

Following her father's death Mirai moves into a house with her uncle and his wife but finds herself lost and confused as she begins to have horrible visions. Mysteriously people around her begin dying one by one and Mirai sets off on a desperate search into her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaaki Ezura
CAST:  Hikaru Kawamura  •  Kohei Yamamoto  •  Mikio Satô  •  Aiko Toyama

Following her father's death Mirai moves into a house with her uncle and his wife but finds herself lost and confused as she begins to have horrible visions. Mysteriously people around her begin dying one by one and Mirai sets off on a desperate search into her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaaki Ezura
CAST:  Hikaru Kawamura  •  Kohei Yamamoto  •  Mikio Satô  •  Aiko Toyama

Zoom Up: Graduation Photo (1983)

Yoko is a young woman who takes a job working as a nude model for a Japanese pornographic magazine. At first, she is ashamed and denies the pictures are of her when her boyfriend sees them. Feeling bad about her decision to model, she tries buying back the picture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Kawasaki
CAST:  Reiko Nakamura  •  Yuka Koizumi  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Sumiko Minami

Yoko is a young woman who takes a job working as a nude model for a Japanese pornographic magazine. At first, she is ashamed and denies the pictures are of her when her boyfriend sees them. Feeling bad about her decision to model, she tries buying back the picture ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshihiro Kawasaki
CAST:  Reiko Nakamura  •  Yuka Koizumi  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Sumiko Minami

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DIRECTION:  Rokuro Sugimura
CAST:  Tetsuya Takeda  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Toshikazu Fukawa  •  Mitsuru Hirata

Yakuza Ladies 10 (2000)

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DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Takashima  •  Ken Tanaka  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Kosuke Toyohara

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DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Takashima  •  Ken Tanaka  •  Nae Yuuki  •  Kosuke Toyohara

Yakuza Legacy (2009)

Matsuba Group was dominant in Gumma but an emerging group begins to mess around their territory. Designated as the leader of a branch, Makino swipes the rival group... but can he take on a horde of rival assassins?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatsugu Takase
CAST:  Hakuryu  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Mami Nomura  •  Norimasa Fuke

Matsuba Group was dominant in Gumma but an emerging group begins to mess around their territory. Designated as the leader of a branch, Makino swipes the rival group... but can he take on a horde of rival assassins?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masatsugu Takase
CAST:  Hakuryu  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Mami Nomura  •  Norimasa Fuke

Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero - Stage I: Cosmic Collision (2010)

Zero sits on a cliff while he watches a strange tower firing lightning bolts, and then rises to face against what it seemed to be members Ultra Brothers, Ultraman, Robot Zoffy, Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Ace. After incapacitating the ZAP SPACY's Space Pendragon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Oka
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo

Zero sits on a cliff while he watches a strange tower firing lightning bolts, and then rises to face against what it seemed to be members Ultra Brothers, Ultraman, Robot Zoffy, Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Ace. After incapacitating the ZAP SPACY's Space Pendragon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Oka
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo

Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero - Stage II: Zero's Suicide Zone (2010)

Zero finds himself trapped within a universal gap and faced against an impostor Ace. Following the battle, Darklops Zero was restrained once more by Herodia, remembering a figure named "Kaiser Belial" before deactivating. Rei was restrained after his failed attempt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Oka
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo

Zero finds himself trapped within a universal gap and faced against an impostor Ace. Following the battle, Darklops Zero was restrained once more by Herodia, remembering a figure named "Kaiser Belial" before deactivating. Rei was restrained after his failed attempt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Oka
CAST:  Shota Minami  •  Mamoru Miyano  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Mitsutoshi Shundo

Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode (1990)

Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life of Uesugi Kenshin, who rose from a son out of favor with his...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Konuma
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Takashi Ebata  •  Kanô Miyuki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life of Uesugi Kenshin, who rose from a son out of favor with his...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Konuma
CAST:  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Takashi Ebata  •  Kanô Miyuki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

Fuzoroi na Himitsu (2007)

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DIRECTION:  Mariko Ishihara
CAST:  Yuri Adachi  •  Lisa Gotô  •  Mariko Ishihara  •  Ryunosuke Kawai

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DIRECTION:  Mariko Ishihara
CAST:  Yuri Adachi  •  Lisa Gotô  •  Mariko Ishihara  •  Ryunosuke Kawai

My future of being executed (2012)

A Japanese film released on November 23, 2012. This is the second installment of Toei Hero Next. It features the casts of Kamen Rider Fourze. Yukio Asao (Fukushi Sota), a college student, was suddenly surrounded by lights and was detained in the interrogation room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Megumi Seki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

A Japanese film released on November 23, 2012. This is the second installment of Toei Hero Next. It features the casts of Kamen Rider Fourze. Yukio Asao (Fukushi Sota), a college student, was suddenly surrounded by lights and was detained in the interrogation room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Megumi Seki  •  Ryo Yoshizawa  •  Hiroyuki Konishi

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules (2002)

Former yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Noboru Andō  •  Noriko Aota  •  Manabu Hamada

Former yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Noboru Andō  •  Noriko Aota  •  Manabu Hamada
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