Ikuo Sekimoto
In Blazing Love (1994)
An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ... (more)
An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ... (more)
School Wars: Hero (2004)
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ... (more)
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most ... (more)
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan. (more)
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan. (more)
The Dump Truck Rascal (1981)
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets. (more)
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets. (more)
Rope Torture (1984)
After an indiscretion with a younger man, her jealous husband disciplines poor Miki. He teaches her how to become the pig that she really is. (more)
After an indiscretion with a younger man, her jealous husband disciplines poor Miki. He teaches her how to become the pig that she really is. (more)
Double Rope Torture (1985)
Two sisters are captured by a bounty hunter for an S&M nightclub . (more)
Two sisters are captured by a bounty hunter for an S&M nightclub . (more)
Momotarō Zamurai III (1994)
Momotaro carries this sword into battle against injustice in shogunate Japan. Aided by ninja he must now wage a furious battle against the terrible “Ran” clan, villains in league with Ohara Ukon, a bitter samurai nursing a grudge against the shogunate. Together the ... (more)
Momotaro carries this sword into battle against injustice in shogunate Japan. Aided by ninja he must now wage a furious battle against the terrible “Ran” clan, villains in league with Ohara Ukon, a bitter samurai nursing a grudge against the shogunate. Together the ... (more)
Yakuza Ladies 10 (2000)
Yakuza Ladies 11 (2001)
When her husband is betrayed by his fellow yakuza and jailed, his wife takes over and fights to prevent his expulsion from the clan. (more)
When her husband is betrayed by his fellow yakuza and jailed, his wife takes over and fights to prevent his expulsion from the clan. (more)
Roving Police Chief Kazama Shohei 2 - Lake Tazawa Murder Case (2004)
A couple died in Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, in an apparent double suicide, the circumstances of which were unclear. (more)
A couple died in Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, in an apparent double suicide, the circumstances of which were unclear. (more)
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (1974)
Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister. (more)
Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister. (more)
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (1974)
Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss. (more)
Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss. (more)
Story of a Nymphomaniac (1975)
Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the ... (more)
Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the ... (more)
The General and His Empire of Joy (1977)
Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists. When he gets done with his latest escapade of banging a samurai's wife, he finds that his love Okoyo (Eiko Matsuda), has managed to be recruited ... (more)
Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists. When he gets done with his latest escapade of banging a samurai's wife, he finds that his love Okoyo (Eiko Matsuda), has managed to be recruited ... (more)
Hakata: Toruko wataridori (1975)
Shojo kankin (1977)
Masao Nishimura is a cheerful young man who works at a pastry shop. But he has another face. At night, Nishimura peeks out his favorite telescope from the window... He is obsessed with Kyoko, a clothing store clerk. He followed Kyoko's life without missing a single ... (more)
Masao Nishimura is a cheerful young man who works at a pastry shop. But he has another face. At night, Nishimura peeks out his favorite telescope from the window... He is obsessed with Kyoko, a clothing store clerk. He followed Kyoko's life without missing a single ... (more)