Cops vs Thugs (1975)
Acting boss Hirotani of the Ohara gang uses his friendship with corrupt cop Kuno to usurp a staged land deal that rival yakuza gang Kawade had arranged through local politicians Open warfare erupts between the two gangs
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two fa
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
One of the only pre 1980s yakuza films to be dubbed into English
Street Mobster (1972)
A yakuza, who has an untamed rage and lack of respect for authority, finds himself leading the remnants of the gang he once belonged to in order to secure an area of their own
Japan Organized Crime Boss (2000)
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 is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo a
Actress (1987)
The life of Kinuyo Tanaka, who has played in many Kenji Mizoguchis films
Head of the Boss (1975)
Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to make good on financial promises to him, K
Hiroshima Death Match (1973)
A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss widow niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way
Hitokiri Yota: Kyoken Sankyodai (1972)
The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when hes released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent
Kogarashi Monjiro Kakawari gozansen (1972)
Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro
Nihon jokyo den tekka geisha (1970)
Koshizu Fuji, a young geisha, tries to kill herself but is saved by cook Yukichi Sugahara Rival geisha Adakichi Yumi, greedy trader Yasukawa Abe and wealthy businessman Asai Soganoya add up to dramatic turns