Search results for "Kinji Fukasaku"
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
IMDb: 8
96

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits…

Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation
IMDb: 6.5
122

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power…

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard
IMDb: 7.1
97

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
IMDb: 7.5
100

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka’s…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
IMDb: 7.3
102

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Gambler’s Farewell

Gambler’s Farewell

Gambler’s Farewell
IMDb: 6.5
91

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog
IMDb: 7.4
93

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor
IMDb: 7.2
94

A look at the life of renegade yakuza, Rikio Ishikawa, particularly the years from 1946 to 1950 when his violent antics get him in trouble with his own clan, Kawada,…

The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle
IMDb: 7.1
159

This is the story of “The Forty-Seven Ronin.” Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan’s downfall and the revenge of its former…

Genre: Action, Drama
Battle Royale II: Requiem

Battle Royale II: Requiem

Battle Royale II: Requiem
IMDb: 4.7
155

It’s three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven,…

Genre: Action, Thriller
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
IMDb: 7.4
100

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Street Mobster

Street Mobster

Street Mobster
IMDb: 7.1
92

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
IMDb: 6.8
91

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Virus

Virus

Virus
IMDb: 6.2
156

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
IMDb: 7.5
99

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
The Green Slime

The Green Slime

The Green Slime
IMDb: 4.9
90

A giant asteroid is heading toward Earth so some astronauts disembark from a nearby space station to blow it up. The mission is successful, and they return to the station…

Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop
IMDb: 6.7
90

The burned remains of a young woman discovered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The police comes to the conclusion that its the work of a pyromaniacal serial murderer. The murder victim is…

Genre: Action, Crime
Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Battle Royale
IMDb: 7.6
123

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary “Battle Royale” act.

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
IMDb: 6.9
98

The sixth chapter of Jingi Naki Tatakai series With the endless power struggle. The extraordinary combination of Kinji Fukasaku and Bunta Sugawara, along with new ideas and a strong touch…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Message from Space

Message from Space

Message from Space
IMDb: 4.9
105

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe…

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
IMDb: 7.4
118

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!
IMDb: 7.5
144

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. “Tora! Tora! Tora!”, named…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Hokuriku Proxy War

Hokuriku Proxy War

Hokuriku Proxy War
IMDb: 6.8
98

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Japan Organised Crime Boss

Japan Organised Crime Boss

Japan Organised Crime Boss
IMDb: 6.9
97

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal
IMDb: 6.3
106

Iuemon is left master less after his master, Lord Asano, attempts to kill the treacherous Lord Kira and out of desperation and due to the extreme poverty he now lives…

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
House on Fire

House on Fire

House on Fire
IMDb: 7
133

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work

Genre: Drama
Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost
IMDb: 6.5
126

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

Genre: Drama, Romance