Etsuko Nami
Patience Has An End (1971)
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza. (more)
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza. (more)
Private Lessons II (1993)
An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life. (more)
An insecure young Asian man meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life. (more)
A Legend of Turmoil (1992)
A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters. (more)
A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters. (more)
Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka. (more)
Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995)
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening. (more)
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening. (more)
Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika ... (more)
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika ... (more)
Yellow Fangs
(1990)
Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it ... (more)
Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it ... (more)
Wolf Guy
(1975)
Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, ... (more)
Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, ... (more)
Praying Mantis (1983)
A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year ... (more)
A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year ... (more)
Yoko Takahashi's directorial debut. (more)
Lemon Girls on the Go (1967)
Light comedy about three high-school girls on the campus. (more)
Light comedy about three high-school girls on the campus. (more)
Season of Love (1969)
Pinky and Yoko are about to graduate. Full of hope and uncertainties they embark on a tale of temptation. (more)
Pinky and Yoko are about to graduate. Full of hope and uncertainties they embark on a tale of temptation. (more)
BGs of Ginza (1969)
Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar. (more)
Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar. (more)
Fight for the Glory (1969)
Coming of age/high school sports drama. (more)
Coming of age/high school sports drama. (more)
The Street Car Game (1969)
Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar. (more)
Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar. (more)
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)
End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was ... (more)
End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was ... (more)
