Kōsaku Yamashita
Japanese film director.
Japan's Top Gangster (1973)
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. (more)
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. (more)
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)
A Yakuza boss's wife and the widow of a rival crime syndicate's murdered leader bond over a common purpose: to seek vengeance. (more)
A Yakuza boss's wife and the widow of a rival crime syndicate's murdered leader bond over a common purpose: to seek vengeance. (more)
The Last True Yakuza (1985)
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld. (more)
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld. (more)
The Smart Aleck Ten (1977)
Based on the comic by Toshiya Masaoka. (more)
Based on the comic by Toshiya Masaoka. (more)
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)
Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang. (more)
Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang. (more)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (1969)
This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series (more)
This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series (more)
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying ... (more)
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying ... (more)
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)
Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fresh start, but a betrayal leads to her return. (more)
Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fresh start, but a betrayal leads to her return. (more)
A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love. (more)
Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle. (more)
Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle. (more)
Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of ... (more)
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of ... (more)
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he ... (more)
The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he ... (more)
The Domain: Rising Dragon (1970)
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)
Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to ... (more)
Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to ... (more)
Jail Breakers (1976)
Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33rd time. Afterwards Kaimiki teams up with a bunch of thugs that engineer prison escapes for money. (more)
Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33rd time. Afterwards Kaimiki teams up with a bunch of thugs that engineer prison escapes for money. (more)
The Drifting Gambler (1970)
8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series. (more)
8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series. (more)
Code Between Brothers 2 (1966)
The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo. (more)
The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo. (more)
Code Between Brothers 3 (1966)
A man finds great camaraderie while traveling. (more)
A man finds great camaraderie while traveling. (more)
Japanese movie. (more)
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe ... (more)
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe ... (more)