Nagare Hagiwara

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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)

The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Mari Natsuki

The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Hiroko Yakushimaru  •  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Mari Natsuki

Playtime Never Ends (1991)

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't catch him. TV networks begin to broadcast the operation nationwide. TV audiences are amused and root for the runaway ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Tadashi Nishikawa  •  Nagare Hagiwara

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robberies. He's so good his fellow policemen can't catch him. TV networks begin to broadcast the operation nationwide. TV audiences are amused and root for the runaway ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Masahiro Motoki  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Tadashi Nishikawa  •  Nagare Hagiwara

MARKS (1995)

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Masato Hagiwara

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Masato Hagiwara

Death Shadows (1986)

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Mariko Ishihara  •  Masanori Sera  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Midwinter Camellia (1992)

Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yoko Minamino), a geisha who was forced into the business at a young age by her dissipated father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Rino Katase  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yoko Minamino), a geisha who was forced into the business at a young age by her dissipated father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Rino Katase  •  Toshiyuki Nishida

Tracked (1985)

When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Mariko Fuji  •  Kazuyo Asari

When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Mariko Fuji  •  Kazuyo Asari

A New Love in Tokyo (1994)

A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Sawa Suzuki  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Hiromitsu Suzuki

A look a the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Banmei Takahashi
CAST:  Sawa Suzuki  •  Reiko Kataoka  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Hiromitsu Suzuki

Wuthering Heights (1988)

Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Yoshida
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Tatsuo Nadaka  •  Eri Ishida

Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshishige Yoshida
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Tatsuo Nadaka  •  Eri Ishida

Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack of the Kazama Sisters (1988)

After the events of the previous film, the 17 years-old Sukeban Deka III, Yui Kazama, works for the Juvenile Security Bureau along with her older sisters Yuka and Yuma. This organization is led by politician Kuraudo Sekin, who fights juvenile crime in heavy-handed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Yui Asaka  •  Yuka Ônishi  •  Yuma Nakamura  •  Kosuke Toyohara

After the events of the previous film, the 17 years-old Sukeban Deka III, Yui Kazama, works for the Juvenile Security Bureau along with her older sisters Yuka and Yuma. This organization is led by politician Kuraudo Sekin, who fights juvenile crime in heavy-handed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Yui Asaka  •  Yuka Ônishi  •  Yuma Nakamura  •  Kosuke Toyohara

Waru (2006)

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Hisao Maki  •  Atsuko Sakuraba  •  Ryo Ishibashi

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Hisao Maki  •  Atsuko Sakuraba  •  Ryo Ishibashi

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Akira Akasaka  •  Tomoko Mariya  •  Sawa Suzuki

Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Akira Akasaka  •  Tomoko Mariya  •  Sawa Suzuki

Gluttonous 2 (2007)

They'll swallow anything... except their pride! How do they do it? Why do they do it? You've seen them on TV: Japanese competitive eaters, eating unbelievable amounts of food in record times. It's the outrageous comedy about a brutal world where the only gags ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideji Matsuoi
CAST:  Gamon Kaai  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Sanpei

They'll swallow anything... except their pride! How do they do it? Why do they do it? You've seen them on TV: Japanese competitive eaters, eating unbelievable amounts of food in record times. It's the outrageous comedy about a brutal world where the only gags ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideji Matsuoi
CAST:  Gamon Kaai  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Sanpei

Gluttonous (2007)

They'll swallow anything... except their pride! How do they do it? Why do they do it? You've seen them on TV: Japanese competitive eaters, eating unbelievable amounts of food in record times. It's the outrageous comedy about a brutal world where the only gags ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideji Matsuoi
CAST:  Gamon Kaai  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Sanpei

They'll swallow anything... except their pride! How do they do it? Why do they do it? You've seen them on TV: Japanese competitive eaters, eating unbelievable amounts of food in record times. It's the outrageous comedy about a brutal world where the only gags ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideji Matsuoi
CAST:  Gamon Kaai  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Jiro Okazaki  •  Sanpei

Fall Guy (1982)

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Morio Kazama  •  Mitsuru Hirata  •  Daijirô Harada

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Morio Kazama  •  Mitsuru Hirata  •  Daijirô Harada

Ai no kagerô (1985)

Rumiko Arai, a 20-year-old girl working in a sawmill, meets a driver, Sekiguchi, and they begin a relationship with the promise of marriage. But Rumiko's grandmother tells her that they are both cursed by an ancient evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruhiko Mimura
CAST:  Maiko Ito  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Mami Kumagai

Rumiko Arai, a 20-year-old girl working in a sawmill, meets a driver, Sekiguchi, and they begin a relationship with the promise of marriage. But Rumiko's grandmother tells her that they are both cursed by an ancient evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruhiko Mimura
CAST:  Maiko Ito  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Mami Kumagai

Desperate Pursuit (1986)

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's lawyer, Yamamoto, receives a visit from two men that attempt to steal the deceased CEO's will. This is witnessed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Naomi Chiaki  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Minako Fujishiro

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's lawyer, Yamamoto, receives a visit from two men that attempt to steal the deceased CEO's will. This is witnessed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Naomi Chiaki  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Minako Fujishiro

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface (1997)

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Miho Nomoto

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Miho Nomoto

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

30 -thirty- (1997)

Movie adaptation of the novel "When a man sleeps gently" by actor Shinobu Sakagami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Sakagami
CAST:  Hakuei  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Hideyo Amamoto

Movie adaptation of the novel "When a man sleeps gently" by actor Shinobu Sakagami.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Sakagami
CAST:  Hakuei  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Hideyo Amamoto

Catch Up (1992)

An investigation into the obsession of a former detective the loser of life!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Hideko Hara  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yoshimi Yokosuka

An investigation into the obsession of a former detective the loser of life!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Hideko Hara  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Yoshimi Yokosuka
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