Kim Young Bin

KIM Young-bin’s works are largely hard-boiled action movies with male characters. His debut film, (1992) starred [YU In-chon], who later became [Minister of Culture, Sports & Tourism]. The film is based on a true story of a Korean Japanese who wages a crime spree of killing and kidnapping after years…

Nagisa Mayumi

Nagisa Mayumi is a Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo. After dropping out of high school, she made her debut in 1961 in the film Yuyake Ko yake no Akatonbo. She went sold out as Daiei Film's fresh star. Her stage name, "Nagisa Mayumi", was named by composer Yamada Kosaku. She appeared…

Uno Koji

He was born on April 21 , 1924 in Fukuoka Prefecture Omuta born in Fukuoka Prefectural Miike Junior High School (now Fukuoka Prefectural Miike high school), 1944 (Showa 19) he graduated from the Japan film school. In the same year, he was dispatched to the acting section of Toho Photo Studio. After…

Furuhata Yasuo

Yasuo Furuhata is a Japanese film director, who won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for 'Poppoya'. A proficient commercial director, Furuhata made his debut with the youth film Bad Girl Yoko (Hikō shōjo Yōko, 1966), about a girl who, along with her boyfriend, escapes Japan by…

Shinoda Masahiro

Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater and also participated in the Hakone Ekiden long distance race. He joined the Shōchiku Studio in 1953 as an assistant director, where he worked on films by such directors as Yasujirō Ozu. He debuted as a director in 1960 with One-Way Ticket…

Ikehiro Kazuo

One of Daiei’s most flamboyant directors of chanbara, Ikehiro served as assistant to such luminaries as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa, and Kaneto Shindō before making his debut with TheRoseDaimyo (Baradaimyō, 1960). His third film, the Shin Hasegawa adaptation TokijiroofKu­tsukake…

Yamashiro Shingo

Yamashiro Shingo was a Japanese television and film actor. Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Watanabe Yasuji but used Yamashiro Shingo as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Doji, beginning in 1960. During the…

Ikebe Ryo

Ikebe Ryo was born on February 11, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kyuketsu-ga (1956), Desertion at Dawn (1950) and Madame White Snake (1956). He died on October 8, 2010 in Tokyo. He graduated from Rikkyo University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as…

Miike Takashi

Miike Takashi is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over ninety theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions in the years 2001 and 2002 alone. His films range from violent and bizarre…

Beat Takeshi

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television personality, director, actor, author, and screenwriter. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, abroad he is known almost entirely for his filmwork. With the exception of his works as a film director, he is known almost…

Evil Spirits of Japan

8.0

Murase is a bodyguard of yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. When they meet, they are surprised how identical they look. Source: theMoviedb

Slaughter In The Snow

7.7

Jokichi has caused enough carnage throughout the yakuza ranks that a heavy price has been put on his head. Kobunji, a master of knife throwing can’t resist the mission even though he secretly respects Jokichi. The…

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

The eastern and western factions of the Yakuza battle to control Japan. (Source: IMDb)

The Boss Wife

7.0

The wife of a murdered yakuza boss is in jail for attacking the man she thinks murdered her husband. When she is released she still seeks revenge.

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

7.5

Junko is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa , despite the misgivings of his uncle. He lives off of the money earned by his girlfriend and is more interested in trying to look cool than anything else. He…

Death of the Lion Kings

It depicts the life of a yakuza and his relations, with two childhood friends, just before 1992, when the enforcement of the new gang law came in place. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)

A Notorious Gambler

A lone gambler tries to keep a Yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitayushu. After being away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from Yakuza's ill…

Fukeba Tobuyona Otoko da ga

4.0

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl. (Source: TMDb)

LoveDeath

7.0

The beautiful Sheela has betrayed her abusive Yakuza lover and has stolen a cache of money to start a new life. She enlists the aid of a young former Yakuza underling, Sai and together they make their daring escape.…