Masahiro Sudo

Heaven and Earth (1990)

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Hironobu Nomura

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Haruki Kadokawa
CAST:  Takaaki Enoki  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Hironobu Nomura

Shield of Straw (2013)

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Nanako Matsushima  •  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Takao Osawa  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Prisoner Maria: The Movie (1995)

Convicted of killing the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Maria is blackmailed into serving as a covert assassin. She must do the government's bidding if she is ever to regain her freedom, or her son. With each completed mission, her sentenced is further re- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Noriko Aota  •  Tetsuo Kurata  •  Kōji Shimizu  •  Minako Ogawa

Convicted of killing the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Maria is blackmailed into serving as a covert assassin. She must do the government's bidding if she is ever to regain her freedom, or her son. With each completed mission, her sentenced is further re- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Noriko Aota  •  Tetsuo Kurata  •  Kōji Shimizu  •  Minako Ogawa

High Kick Girl! (2009)

High schooler Kei Tsuchiya joins The Destroyers when she decides that her longtime karate master is holding her back. She realizes her mistake but it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuyuhiko Nishi
CAST:  Rina Takeda  •  Tatsuya Naka  •  Sayaka Akimoto  •  Kyôji Amano

High schooler Kei Tsuchiya joins The Destroyers when she decides that her longtime karate master is holding her back. She realizes her mistake but it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuyuhiko Nishi
CAST:  Rina Takeda  •  Tatsuya Naka  •  Sayaka Akimoto  •  Kyôji Amano

Agitator (2001)

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)

Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kippei Shiina  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Takeshi Caesar  •  SABU

Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kippei Shiina  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Takeshi Caesar  •  SABU

Savage City: Angel Whisper (1991)

A corrupt cop teams up with an unlikely partner to protect the city from a gang of ruthless drug addicts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Mika Kaneko  •  Yôko Hoshi  •  SABU

A corrupt cop teams up with an unlikely partner to protect the city from a gang of ruthless drug addicts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Mika Kaneko  •  Yôko Hoshi  •  SABU

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DIRECTION:  Tetsutaro Murano
CAST:  Yûko Natori  •  Daisuke Ryū  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Atsuko Kawaguchi

Target 2 (2009)

After Ryo wipes off the remnants of the Hong Kong triad, he finds his partner mysteriously murdered. Now he must figure out who took the hit while fending off shadowy characters waiting for the perfect moment to kill him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Asao
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Taro Kawano  •  Shohei Kawaguchi  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

After Ryo wipes off the remnants of the Hong Kong triad, he finds his partner mysteriously murdered. Now he must figure out who took the hit while fending off shadowy characters waiting for the perfect moment to kill him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Asao
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Taro Kawano  •  Shohei Kawaguchi  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Bomber Bikers of Shonan (1987)

Based on the popular comic, “Shonan Bakusozoku” illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daiki Yamada
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Yuji Oda  •  Miyuki Sugiura  •  Misa Shimizu

Based on the popular comic, “Shonan Bakusozoku” illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daiki Yamada
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Yuji Oda  •  Miyuki Sugiura  •  Misa Shimizu

Kyouju Luger P08 (1994)

A man's life is altered when he comes into possession of a gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Watanabe
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ren Osugi  •  Hiromi Nakajima  •  Ayane Miura

A man's life is altered when he comes into possession of a gun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Watanabe
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Ren Osugi  •  Hiromi Nakajima  •  Ayane Miura

28½ (2010)

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erika Okuda  •  Momoko Tanabe  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Erika Okuda  •  Momoko Tanabe  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Kenji Mizuhashi

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

Completed Like a Beast (1992)

Kenji Takeda is back after five years in prison. In the meantime, the yakuza society has disappeared and has been transformed into a world of betrayal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Saitō
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takeyuki Yue  •  Masahiro Sudo

Kenji Takeda is back after five years in prison. In the meantime, the yakuza society has disappeared and has been transformed into a world of betrayal!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Saitō
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Sayuri Kokusho  •  Takeyuki Yue  •  Masahiro Sudo

Police Sukesaburoh-Tamagane (1994)

Sukesaburo Tamaki, a superhuman detective who has no eyes on women, is the face of Kabukicho in Shinjuku. Not knowing that the 700 million yen robbery case occurred, he went to bed with Miss Soap. Kaoru Wakakusa, a new detective who loves T-backs who came to inform ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Seiji Matano  •  Aya Kokumai  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Shigemitsu Ogi

Sukesaburo Tamaki, a superhuman detective who has no eyes on women, is the face of Kabukicho in Shinjuku. Not knowing that the 700 million yen robbery case occurred, he went to bed with Miss Soap. Kaoru Wakakusa, a new detective who loves T-backs who came to inform ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūji Kataoka
CAST:  Seiji Matano  •  Aya Kokumai  •  Masahiro Sudo  •  Shigemitsu Ogi

Jingi 24: Rebel Hunting (2000)

Sakai, the chairman of the Ichienkai, has collapsed. It brought great ripples not only to the Kanto region but also to the gangster organizations nationwide. The fierce men of each Ichienkai organization who have lost the restraint of Sakai and reveal the original ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Mai Tachihara  •  Jun Matsuda

Sakai, the chairman of the Ichienkai, has collapsed. It brought great ripples not only to the Kanto region but also to the gangster organizations nationwide. The fierce men of each Ichienkai organization who have lost the restraint of Sakai and reveal the original ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Mai Tachihara  •  Jun Matsuda

Jingi 32: The Price of Betrayal (2002)

Don't show your back to the greedy outer road. A fierce tiger, a rising dragon, and a standing prince. The leader of the Uchida group, who belongs to the Ichienkai, is an outlaw who has expanded his power by breaking the law and vandalizing the stripes. Some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Mika Katsumura  •  Masahiro Sudo

Don't show your back to the greedy outer road. A fierce tiger, a rising dragon, and a standing prince. The leader of the Uchida group, who belongs to the Ichienkai, is an outlaw who has expanded his power by breaking the law and vandalizing the stripes. Some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Mika Katsumura  •  Masahiro Sudo

Jingi 36: Ammunition of the Rebellion (2003)

Hitoshi and Yoshiro were called by Sunagawa and were referred to a man. Hamura is the second man in the Daido group. Hamura and Hitoshi used to have a nostalgic relationship with each other. A gunshot suddenly hits the two who bloom in the old story! Hamura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Daisuke Negishi

Hitoshi and Yoshiro were called by Sunagawa and were referred to a man. Hamura is the second man in the Daido group. Hamura and Hitoshi used to have a nostalgic relationship with each other. A gunshot suddenly hits the two who bloom in the old story! Hamura ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Matsui
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Toshihiko Sakakibara  •  Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi  •  Daisuke Negishi