Movies: Fumitake Ōmura

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 ambush. It turns out the man is the head of a hard working clan appointed to a railway construction proj...

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang....

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

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1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel....

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Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. ...

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror....

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expan...

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

A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai (Oki Minoru) pursues Chiyo (Hara Chisako), the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakn...

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Film about the 2-26 Incident....

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love ...

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister....

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The Chase after Opium Dealers...

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The 3rd Moonlight Mask movie from the 50s....