Sen Okaji

Wicked Priest (1968)

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenjirō Ishiyama  •  Hōsei Komatsu

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Saeki
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenjirō Ishiyama  •  Hōsei Komatsu

Gate of Youth (1981)

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku  •  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku  •  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita

The Fort of Death (1969)

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Minoru Ōki  •  Hideo Fujimoto  •  Seizō Fukumoto

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kanjūrō Arashi  •  Minoru Ōki  •  Hideo Fujimoto  •  Seizō Fukumoto

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (1972)

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Gorō Ibuki  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Takayuki Akutagawa

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Gorō Ibuki  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Takayuki Akutagawa

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)

The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territory, where they end up getting kidnapped by sinister underworld thugs. After breaking free, the girls set their sights on one thing: revenge. Miki Sugimoto stars as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Misuzu Ôta  •  Hiromi Sairaiji

The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territory, where they end up getting kidnapped by sinister underworld thugs. After breaking free, the girls set their sights on one thing: revenge. Miki Sugimoto stars as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Misuzu Ôta  •  Hiromi Sairaiji

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Akira Kobayashi  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Shingo Yamashiro

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Akira Kobayashi  •  Takeshi Katō  •  Shingo Yamashiro

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

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 Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Akiko Kana  •  Ken Ogata

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 Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Akiko Kana  •  Ken Ogata

Samurai Wolf (1966)

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Yoshirō Aoki  •  Tatsuo Endō  •  Junko Miyazono  •  Junkichi Orimoto

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Yoshirō Aoki  •  Tatsuo Endō  •  Junko Miyazono  •  Junkichi Orimoto

Gambler: Victory Without Death (1967)

Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by serving as a pit boss for a struggling coal mine in Kyuushu. Quickly there's trouble with the local mining ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Kyōsuke Machida  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Kenjirō Ishiyama

Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by serving as a pit boss for a struggling coal mine in Kyuushu. Quickly there's trouble with the local mining ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Kyōsuke Machida  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Kenjirō Ishiyama

Industrial Spy (1968)

A spy learns the top secrets of a company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Tatsuo Umemiya  •  Fumio Watanabe  •  Akio Hasegawa  •  Reiko Oshida

A spy learns the top secrets of a company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Tatsuo Umemiya  •  Fumio Watanabe  •  Akio Hasegawa  •  Reiko Oshida

Trials of an Okinawa Village (1971)

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Michitarō Mizushima  •  Minoru Ōki

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Sumiko Fuji  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Michitarō Mizushima  •  Minoru Ōki