Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambler's Obligation

6.8

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, murders him, Oryu…

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…

Red Peony Gambler 4: Second Generation Ceremony

7.0

The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns…

Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flower Cards Game

6.8

The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the…

Nomura Takashi

Nomura Takashi was a Japanese film director.

Mine Shigeyoshi

Kai Hisataka

Kai Hisataka, born in Hiroshima, is a Japanese prime ninkyo screenwriter.

Sato Junya

Sato Junya was a Japanese director and screenwriter. He was born in Tokyo and graduted from University of Tokyo Faculty of Letters. His son is director Sato Toya. Sato died in Tokyo of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome at the age of 86.

Amachi Shigeru

Amachi Shigeru was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilistic mood of his character in Akatsuki no Hijosen and…

Zenka: Dosu Arashi

Matsunaga, who was released after being sentenced to four years in prison, moved to the house of the bakuto elder Sengoku. Around this time, a war between the Takahama group and the Anzai group was taking place. The…

Kaji Meiko

Kaji Meiko is a Japanese actress and singer born in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. She has appeared in about 100 films, with her most famous roles being outlaw characters in early 1970s films, such as the rebels of the "Stray Cat Rock" series, the assassin Lady Snowblood, or the murderous Sasori from the "Female…

Fuji Tatsuya

Born in China to Japanese parents in 1941, Tatsuya Fuji has appeared in 50 films since 1964. He shot to fame in the 1976 erotic art film, In the Realm of the Senses and has starred in two films (Empire of Passion and Bright Future) that have been entered into the Cannes Film Festival.

Takahashi Hideki

Hideki Takahashi is a Japanese actor. Born in Kisarazu, Chiba near Tokyo, he attended Ichikawa Gakuen and later Nihon University.

Yamamoto Yoko

Yamamoto Yoko is a Japanese actress born in Nakano, Tokyo.

Shishido Joe

Shishido Joe was a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname…

Bakuso! Doberman Deka

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Doberman Keiji" (ドーベルマン刑事) written by Buronson (岡村善行) and illustrated by Hiramatsu Shinji (平松伸二).

Shonan Bakuso Zoku

5.1

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Shonan Bakusou Zoku" (湘南爆走族) by Yoshida Satoshi (吉田聡).

Truck Yaro: Bakuso Ichibanboshi

7.1

Pro Kanojo ga Dekiru Made: Moto Idol ga Bakuro suru Geinokai no Yami

A former idol reveals the hidden side of the entertainment industry, where sex, money, and desire intertwine! After stepping into a forbidden “party” attended by industry insiders, Mei’s life as an idol begins…

The Ode to Joy

6.0

German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War. The movie depicts warm interactions among German prisoners, a manager of the relocation camp and local residents during…