Fumitake Ōmura Movies

Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Saigo (Chiba), the second student of...

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological...

Film about the 2-26 Incident.

1961 Japanese movie

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.

The Chase after Opium Dealers

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning...

Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

The 3rd Moonlight Mask movie from the 50s.

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an...

Japanese comedy film.

A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General...

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some...