Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

Protagonist Hishakaku murders a man in a quarrel over a barmaid and goes to jail. In his temporary absence, his girlfriend Otoyo, a former geisha, falls for Hishakaku’s brother, inciting a dangerous love triangle…

Sera-fuku to Kikanju

7.0

High school student Izumi Hoshi loses her father suddenly in an accident. One day, Sakuma, the waka gashira of a small and weak Yakuza gang in Asakusa - the Medaka Gumi - pays Izumi a visit along with the gang members.…

Koi to Dangan

6.9

When drug dealers attack feisty college student Yuri at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the young boss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in…

Yakuza vs. Ninja

6.0

According to a rule of Ninja, twins are forced to fight each other. After a near death battle, One twin Subaru was saved by Yakuza members of Haneguro. This group which is known as outlaws from the Yakuza world. One…

Afraid to Die

6.7

Story of a young yakuza (played by the famous writer, Mishima Yukio) who wants to change his life.

Yakuza Taxi

6.5

The Yakuza clan Inoshika decides to help a small family business, Taxi Tanaka, lured by the clan Jinryukai and deeply in debt.

Yakuza Senso: Nihon no Don

7.1

A supposedly true-to-life story of one of the biggest rightist yakuza bosses in the '50s - '60s Japan. (Source: IMDb)

Yakuza Soldier: Rebel in the Army

After being treated as outcasts and passed around to various units, Omiya and Arita were transferred to a front-line unit tasked to protect Manchuria's northern border. There, they saved a local boy from a sadistic…

The Journey to Killing You

8.0

The greatest love in Yakuza BL history. A devoted young boss x a member burdened with a secret mission; what is the destination of their journey together? The young boss Kataoka, who is deeply compassionate and has…

Omote to Ura Dai 2-shou

8.6

Young and idealistic lawmaker Kyoichi and yakuza Shoji were childhood friends at the same orphanage. Both want to change a corrupt world but while Kyoichi does so through politics and charisma, Shoji uses violence…

Suzuki Seijun

Seijun Suzuki was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter. His films are known for their jarring visual style, irreverent humour, nihilistic cool and entertainment-over-logic sensibility. He made 40 predominately B-movies for the Nikkatsu Company between 1956 and 1967, working most prolifically…

Tajima Yoshibumi

In 1937, he participated in the founding of a small art theater. Dropped out of college in 1941. In 1946, he joined the Haiyuza Theater Company due to "the love of the actress Sumako" ( Shochiku, Kenji Mizoguchi ) In 1954, he left the Haiyuza Theater Company and entered Nikkatsu, where he resumed film…

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…

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…

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…

Kogawa Iori

Kogawa Iori is a Japanese actress and AV idol from Osaka. She is represented by AV production company T-Powers. She showed off her hair nude with traditional Chinese bookbinding in the magazine Friday released on 2 November 2012 and debuted from SOD Create from "Iori Kogawa AV Debut" released on 8 November…

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…

Nakamura Shido II

Born in Tokyo, the son of Kabuki actor Nakamura Shido I, young Nakamura made his Kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shido the following year, following his father's retirement. Twenty-one years later, despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-old Kabuki actor…

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…