7.2
Intimidation
IMDb: 7.2 1960 65 min 12 views
Koreyoshi Kurahara’s ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for ...
6.8
Manhunt
IMDb: 6.8 1976 151 min 16 views
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.
7.2
The Song of the Cart
IMDb: 7.2 1959 145 min 11 views
A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan.
7.3
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
IMDb: 7.3 1963 103 min 12 views
Based on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker who takes his father’s prostitute as his wife.
6.2
The Ghost of the Hunchback
IMDb: 6.2 1965 81 min 8 views
A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his ...
7.2
Samaritan Zatoichi
IMDb: 7.2 1968 84 min 12 views
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned ...
7
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
IMDb: 7 1962 104 min 11 views
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into ...
6.8
Nutcracker Fantasy
IMDb: 6.8 1979 95 min 9 views
Based off of the novel, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” and the ballet, “The Nutcracker”, Sanrio shows their take on ...
6.6
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
IMDb: 6.6 1978 131 min 11 views
The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
7
Hokuriku Proxy War
IMDb: 7 1977 98 min 12 views
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 ...
7.9
The Sword of Doom
IMDb: 7.9 1966 122 min 14 views
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. ...
7.7
Intentions of Murder
IMDb: 7.7 1964 150 min 14 views
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the ...
8
The Bad Sleep Well
IMDb: 8 1960 150 min 11 views
In this loose adaptation of “Hamlet,” illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and ...
6.7
The Sleeping Beast Within
IMDb: 6.7 1960 86 min 8 views
When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive ...
6.9
Stolen Desire
IMDb: 6.9 1958 92 min 10 views
A rumbunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.
8
The Burmese Harp
IMDb: 8 1956 117 min 12 views
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment ...
7.3
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
IMDb: 7.3 1970 96 min 17 views
Zatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the Yakuza and a jealous husband.
6.9
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
IMDb: 6.9 1978 102 min 15 views
Interpol Inspector Zenigata embarks to Egypt in hot pursuit of world’s most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third, who is seeking a stone ...
6.6
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
IMDb: 6.6 1972 94 min 11 views
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his ...
7.8
The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb: 7.8 1958 98 min 12 views
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced ...