Goro Ohashi

Willful Murder (1981)

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hisashi Igawa

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hisashi Igawa

The Last U-Boat (1993)

Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Ulrich Mühe  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Goro Ohashi

Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Beyer
CAST:  Ulrich Mühe  •  Ulrich Tukur  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Goro Ohashi

Yakuza Demon (2003)

Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unable to pay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Renji Ishibashi

Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unable to pay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Renji Ishibashi

Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1982)

A re-make of the classic story made for television in 1982.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tsutomu Isobe  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Isao Natsuyagi

A re-make of the classic story made for television in 1982.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tsutomu Isobe  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Isao Natsuyagi

See You (1988)

Even while having tremendous technology, now have a funeral shop walk picking up the car was retired in the desert Honma (Ken Takakura) is invited from the team DANKAI which declined to Paris-Dakar Rally, the team because of the publicity to supporting popular star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Junko Sakurada  •  Philippe Leroy  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Even while having tremendous technology, now have a funeral shop walk picking up the car was retired in the desert Honma (Ken Takakura) is invited from the team DANKAI which declined to Paris-Dakar Rally, the team because of the publicity to supporting popular star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Junko Sakurada  •  Philippe Leroy  •  Nenji Kobayashi

Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment (2001)

911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police Station rush to the scene!! The caller is eventually identified as Megumi, a woman whom Detective Ushio's wife Sumie had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Satoko Takemoto  •  Tsutomu Isobe  •  Kou Domon

911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police Station rush to the scene!! The caller is eventually identified as Megumi, a woman whom Detective Ushio's wife Sumie had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Satoko Takemoto  •  Tsutomu Isobe  •  Kou Domon

Kōdō taichō-den ketsumei (2003)

The fate of three men who have lived as brothers since childhood  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Mikio Osawa

The fate of three men who have lived as brothers since childhood  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Mikio Osawa

Cherry Blossom Blood Reward (2005)

The battle for life begins now, which one will survive? A clash that transcends the boundaries between police and the Yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Shinzo Hotta

The battle for life begins now, which one will survive? A clash that transcends the boundaries between police and the Yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Mari Nakayama  •  Shinzo Hotta

Messengers to Satsuma (1982)

By all indications, an anti-government conspiracy is brewing in the Satsuma Domen. Already seven oniwaban spies sent by the shogunate have infiltrated Satsuma in order to scout everything on the spot. However, they had all disappeared, and it was unclear whether ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Mikijiro Hira  •  Kiwako Taichi  •  Yousuke Kondou  •  Yūki Mizuhara

By all indications, an anti-government conspiracy is brewing in the Satsuma Domen. Already seven oniwaban spies sent by the shogunate have infiltrated Satsuma in order to scout everything on the spot. However, they had all disappeared, and it was unclear whether ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Mikijiro Hira  •  Kiwako Taichi  •  Yousuke Kondou  •  Yūki Mizuhara

The Fir Trees Remain (1983)

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his misbehavior during his short stay in Edo. On the next day, his 4 attendants were killed one after another. Sakai Utanokamike, the Rozyu, is turned out to be involved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Takeshi Katō

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his misbehavior during his short stay in Edo. On the next day, his 4 attendants were killed one after another. Sakai Utanokamike, the Rozyu, is turned out to be involved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Takeshi Katō