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Kill Devil (2004)

Kill Devil is a Japanese movie about a group of juvenile delinquents in the year 2025. The juveniles are host to a "murder gene", and are sent to an uninhabited island by the government so that they can be rehabilitated. The government studies the causes of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Yoshika Kato  •  Yuko Daike  •  Ken Kazama  •  Yoshihisa Higashiyama

Kill Devil is a Japanese movie about a group of juvenile delinquents in the year 2025. The juveniles are host to a "murder gene", and are sent to an uninhabited island by the government so that they can be rehabilitated. The government studies the causes of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Yoshika Kato  •  Yuko Daike  •  Ken Kazama  •  Yoshihisa Higashiyama

Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder (1995)

Jushin Thunder Liger is having fits of dizziness and headaches, as he recalls childhood memories of being chased by demons. Helping him is a woman photographer named Miki Aizawa While Liger copes with his childhood fears, he gets ready for the three-way wrestling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Wada
CAST:  Keiichi Yamada  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Muscle Kitamura

Jushin Thunder Liger is having fits of dizziness and headaches, as he recalls childhood memories of being chased by demons. Helping him is a woman photographer named Miki Aizawa While Liger copes with his childhood fears, he gets ready for the three-way wrestling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuya Wada
CAST:  Keiichi Yamada  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Muscle Kitamura

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)

Mind blowing

A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akira Emoto

A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Misa Shimizu  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akira Emoto

Fighting Fist (1992)

The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba  •  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Shogo Shiotani  •  Sibelle Hu  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Ken Lo

The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba  •  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Shogo Shiotani  •  Sibelle Hu  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Ken Lo

Agitator (2001)

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

Bodyguard Kiba (1993)

Naoto Kiba takes on the task of protecting thug Junpei who embezzled 500 million yen from Okinawa's largest gangster gangs, Soryu-kai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Daisuke Nagakura  •  Ren Osugi  •  Hisao Maki  •  Masaru Matsuda

Naoto Kiba takes on the task of protecting thug Junpei who embezzled 500 million yen from Okinawa's largest gangster gangs, Soryu-kai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Daisuke Nagakura  •  Ren Osugi  •  Hisao Maki  •  Masaru Matsuda

The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage (2003)

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûichi Onuma
CAST:  Nozomi Ando  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Yûrei Yanagi  •  Yuko Nakamura

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DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Mitsuki Koga  •  Daisuke Nagakura  •  Koji Sueyoshi  •  Komei Inose

Go!! Karate Club (1990)

Live action version of "Go!! Karate Club"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Masaru Matsuda  •  Naoko Amihama  •  Naohiko Nagaoka  •  Kaori Sakagami

Live action version of "Go!! Karate Club"  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Masaru Matsuda  •  Naoko Amihama  •  Naohiko Nagaoka  •  Kaori Sakagami

Lady Battle Cop (1990)

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihisa Okamoto
CAST:  Azusa Nakamura  •  Kisuke Yamashita  •  Yuki Kitazume  •  Toshiaki Nishizawa

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihisa Okamoto
CAST:  Azusa Nakamura  •  Kisuke Yamashita  •  Yuki Kitazume  •  Toshiaki Nishizawa

Never Comeback (1992)

A criminal breaks out of prison and is quickly back to his old ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Kuwabara
CAST:  Reiko Hayama  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Koji Nanjo

A criminal breaks out of prison and is quickly back to his old ways.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Kuwabara
CAST:  Reiko Hayama  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Koji Nanjo

The Legend of Ando Family: The Road to Hell (2001)

Genji Sokabe (Hakuryu) is a legendary hit-man who has just finished a 15-year prison stretch for killing the head of a rival gang. But Genji returns to a world where the old Yakuza codes of honour, vengeance and pride have been forgotten by a younger generation of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Hakuryu  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yoko Natsuki

Genji Sokabe (Hakuryu) is a legendary hit-man who has just finished a 15-year prison stretch for killing the head of a rival gang. But Genji returns to a world where the old Yakuza codes of honour, vengeance and pride have been forgotten by a younger generation of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Miyasaka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Hakuryu  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yoko Natsuki

Lady Yakuza (2007)

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Shoko Tendo  •  Maho Miyata  •  Naoya Makoto  •  Masaru Matsuda

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Shoko Tendo  •  Maho Miyata  •  Naoya Makoto  •  Masaru Matsuda

Lady Yakuza: Final (2008)

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Shoko Tendo  •  Kazuya Kimura  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Daisuke Nagakura

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Shoko Tendo  •  Kazuya Kimura  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Daisuke Nagakura

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

Target 2 (2009)

After Ryo wipes off the remnants of the Hong Kong triad, he finds his partner mysteriously murdered. Now he must figure out who took the hit while fending off shadowy characters waiting for the perfect moment to kill him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Asao
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Taro Kawano  •  Shohei Kawaguchi  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

After Ryo wipes off the remnants of the Hong Kong triad, he finds his partner mysteriously murdered. Now he must figure out who took the hit while fending off shadowy characters waiting for the perfect moment to kill him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Asao
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Taro Kawano  •  Shohei Kawaguchi  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Dark (2011)

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DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Shū Ehara  •  Yoichi Yamamoto

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DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Shū Ehara  •  Yoichi Yamamoto

God in Jail (2016)

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DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Mansaku Fuwa  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Ryota Nakanishi  •  Gitan Ohtsuru

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DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Mansaku Fuwa  •  Masaru Matsuda  •  Ryota Nakanishi  •  Gitan Ohtsuru

修羅の花道 (2012)

A period of rapid economic growth. The Sanno-kai, a giant organization in the Kansai region, has expanded into Yokohama. Under these circumstances, Takamasa Ishida, who succeeded to the fifth generation Yokosuka family, is working hard to stop the movement of Sanno-kai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Tsuboi
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

A period of rapid economic growth. The Sanno-kai, a giant organization in the Kansai region, has expanded into Yokohama. Under these circumstances, Takamasa Ishida, who succeeded to the fifth generation Yokosuka family, is working hard to stop the movement of Sanno-kai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Tsuboi
CAST:  Eiji Okuda  •  Hitoshi Ozawa  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

New Japanese Violence Chapter 2 (2010)

Kiyoji Kito (Mitsuki Koga) judges evil as acting chairman of Japan's largest organization, Owada-gumi, to rebuild the gangster society. Currently, he unexpectedly reunites with his former younger brother, Koji, who is living in the Miyagawa group, which is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Mitsuki Koga  •  Hakuryu  •  Ryu Kano  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi

Kiyoji Kito (Mitsuki Koga) judges evil as acting chairman of Japan's largest organization, Owada-gumi, to rebuild the gangster society. Currently, he unexpectedly reunites with his former younger brother, Koji, who is living in the Miyagawa group, which is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Tsuji
CAST:  Mitsuki Koga  •  Hakuryu  •  Ryu Kano  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi
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