Cast: Tôru Yuri

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto

Synopsis 47 Ronin (1962) follows a young lord who finds himself entangled in a web of official corruption within the Shogunate. His refusal to bribe a Chancelor, who is tasked with teaching him the proper etiquette for receiving the Shogun's envoys,...

Direction Hirokazu Koreeda

Cast Arata Iura · Erika Oda · Susumu Terajima · Takashi Naitô

Synopsis After Life (1998) presents a unique concept where deceased individuals spend a week with counselors, who are also deceased, to select a single memory to carry into eternity. These memories are then filmed and screened at the end of the...

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Koji Tsuruta · Noboru Andô · Kenji Imai · Akiko Kudô

Synopsis Gambler: Foreign Opposition (Gamblers in Okinawa) (1971) follows a yakuza syndicate that is expelled from Yokohama by a formidable rival gang hailing from Tokyo. Seeking to rebuild their power and influence, the displaced gang members set their sights on Okinawa,...

Direction Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Cast Meiko Kaji · Tsunehiko Watase · Tatsuo Umemiya · Shun Ueda

Direction Yukio Noda

Cast Sonny Chiba · Bin Amatsu · Ryohei Uchida · Asao Uchida

Direction Yukio Noda

Cast Sonny Chiba · Ryohei Uchida · Toshiaki Minami · Ryoji Hayama

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Chiemi Eri · Izumi Yukimura · Hiroshi Koizumi · Yumi Shirakawa

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Tatsuo Umemiya · Susumu Fujita · Nijiko Kiyokawa · Yôko Mihara

Synopsis Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) follows the journey of Jiro, who comes back to his family's village after an extended absence of three years. Upon his return, he finds that his father has been brutally killed and the village's primary source...

Direction Teruo Ishii

Cast Ken Takakura · Kunie Tanaka · Yôko Mihara · Tôru Yuri

Synopsis Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Wilderness (1966) follows the unconventional journey of Shinichi Tachibana, portrayed by Ken Takakura, as he becomes entangled with a group of horse breeders. The narrative takes an unexpected turn when Tachibana seeks retribution against the...

Direction Hiroshi Noguchi

Cast Jô Shishido · Kon Ohmura · Kiyoshi Hitomi · Tôru Yuri

Synopsis Murder Unincorporated (1965) follows a gripping tale of intrigue and danger within a powerful syndicate. The enigmatic "Joe of Spades" eliminates one of the syndicate's top bosses, sending shockwaves through the organization. In a desperate bid to safeguard their own...

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Tadao Sawamoto · Mari Watanabe · Midori Tashiro · Tonbo Zushi

Direction Norifumi Suzuki

Cast Reiko Ike · Chiyoko Kazama · Takashi Fujiki · Miki Sugimoto

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Shoichi Ozawa · Masahiko Shimazu · Mayumi Shimizu · Tôru Yuri

Direction Kazuyuki Izutsu

Cast Shigeru Muroi · Kôhei Ôtomo · Isao Bitô · Ayumi Ito

Synopsis Amateur Singing Contest (1999) follows the journey of diverse individuals as they navigate the challenges and emotions leading up to their debut on stage. From a pool of 4,000 hopefuls, only 250 will advance to the preliminary round, and a...

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Jiro Okazaki · Eiji Gô · Yaeko Wakamizu · Meiko Kaji

Direction Teruo Ishii

Cast Ken Takakura · Kunie Tanaka · Kanjuro Arashi · Toru Abe

Direction Teruo Ishii

Cast Eiji Wakasugi · Masumi Tachibana · Teruo Yoshida · Mitsuko Aoi

Synopsis Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love (1969) delves into the harrowing tale of a Japanese woman who endures relentless abuse at the hands of her boyfriend, as he subjects her to repeated acts of sexual violence. The film explores the dark...

Direction Ikuo Sekimoto

Cast Reiko Ike · Tsunehiko Watase · Ryôko Ema · Tôru Yuri

Direction Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Cast Meiko Kaji · Sonny Chiba · Shingo Yamashiro · Yukie Kagawa

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Chiemi Eri · Hiroshi Koizumi · Kamatari Fujiwara · Nijiko Kiyokawa