Known for Acting
Rikiya Yasuoka (安岡力也, Yasuoka Rikiya, 19 July 1947 – 8 April 2012) was a Japanese actor and singer of mixed Italian and Japanese descent.
Born
July 19, 1947
Died
April 8, 2012 (age 64)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
142 films, 2 shows
Mr. Melvin
2025 · 2h 7m
country: United States
Stripped of purpose and poisoned by corporate evil, the Toxic Avenger is turned against Tromaville. Now, in this definitive cut of Parts II and III, he must confront the monster he's become before his town and soul are lost forever.
Yakuza Emblem Chapter 15
2011 · 1h 10m
country: Unknown
The Kawatani-gumi had blocked the Kanto Mutsumikai's invasion of the Hokuriku region and had conquered it, but new forces were rising in Tokyo, as if aiming to take advantage of the opening.
True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma
2004 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
An action drama that depicts the history of the fierce gang conflicts of the Higashi-gumi—renowned nationwide as an ultra–combat-oriented syndicate—brought to life with a star-studded cast including Hakuryu and Hideo Nakano. In the brutal battleground of Osaka, the Higashi-gumi managed to remain independent and avoid submission to any larger syndicate. Their survival was owed entirely to the overwhelming charisma of the boss and his younger brother. Set in Nishinari—known as the “Mecca of Osaka’s yakuza”—this true-crime yakuza epic portrays the rise of the ultra-combat-oriented Higashi-gumi, a syndicate that maintained its independence without ever bowing to any major organization. With overwhelming charisma, the Higashi-gumi boss, Higashi Kiyoshi, and his younger brother Isamu carve out their own dominant presence in Osaka through their extreme, unapologetic brutality.
Izo
2004 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
修羅のみち10 九州全面戦争
2004
country: Japan
修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇
2004
country: Japan
修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦
2003
country: Japan
修羅のみち6 血染めの海峡
2003
country: Japan
修羅のみち7 暴力金融列島
2003 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
2003 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
A young yakuza experiences various conflicts, tactics, betrayals, rules, etc. in the gangster world, stands out in the organization, and climbs to the top of the organization. The theatrical version of the popular video series adapted from the original work by Murakami Kazuhiko.
Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea
2003 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Ryuji Hoshikawa (played by Ken'ichi Endô), the leader of the Hoshikawa group and an executive of the Saito group, a branch of the Asahikawa Sekine Association, grew increasingly distrustful of the group's leader, Shigezo Saito (played by Johnny Okura), after being removed from his role as acting head of the Saito group. As a result, he abandoned his parent organization and his family, ultimately accepting the ceremonial sake cup from Tetsuya Kishimori (played by Kentaro Shimizu), the leader of the Kishimori group, which belongs to the massive Kinjokai organization based in the Kanto region.
実録 柳川組外伝 死神 立川康太郎の日本侵攻作戦
2003
country: Unknown
Shin setsu - ningen gyorai gokuaku jingi
2003 · 2h
country: Japan
This is a yakuza action film depicting the exploits of a villainous duo nicknamed "human torpedoes" who are known for their brutality. Co-starring Ozawa Hitoshi from "The True Story of Yanagawa-gumi" and Osawa Mikio from "New Graveyard of Honor."
Jitsuroku: Kitakyushu yakuza senso: kyouran
2003 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Original video
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
修羅のみち5 東北殺しの軍団
2002
country: Japan
Fishing Master 2
2002 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
The continued adventures of fishing master Rei Kurokami, as he tries to protect his local lake and friends from yakuza and land developers.
Yakuza Jihad 2
2002
country: Unknown
The second installment of the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". A hot-blooded yakuza challenges a "holy war" against a company that earns a lot of money in a villainous way. Big actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata set aside.
Yakuza Jihad 3
2002 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
The third installment of the hard-line action OV "Gokudo Seisen" series, which presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". It depicts the activities of the martial arts yakuza who challenge the major general contractors who are plotting wrongdoing. Actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata performed well with the men living in Shuraba.
Graveyard of Honor
2002 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Legend of the Chivalrous Outlaw: The Path of the Supreme King
2002 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
The Murder Corps: Road to Kansai Domination
2001 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
After their desperate battle against a hundred men, the six members of the Tokuyama-kai complete their prison sentences and are released from the Osaka Detention Center. Meanwhile, back in Nishinari, Koyukai and Nakane-gumi have been fighting for dominance, and the Tokuyama-kai’s territory has been completely taken over. As the Tokuyama-kai attempts to reclaim its turf, the powerful Mizuta-gumi and Jinra-gumi, backing Nakane-gumi and Koyukai from behind the scenes, move to wipe out the Tokuyama-kai entirely. Facing threats from Osaka’s strongest Mizuta-gumi and Kobe’s largest Jinra-gumi, Katsuhiro Tokuyama realizes the gang’s survival is at stake. He makes a decisive choice—to take on the yakuza crest. The Tokuyama-kai becomes a subordinate organization of the Jinra-gumi. Then, Jinra-gumi boss Chujiro Jinra (Sonny Chiba) issues his command: as the first step toward nationwide unification, the Tokuyama-kai is ordered to conquer Wakayama.
Family 2
2001 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
In this continuation of "Family", it is discovered that the one who gave the order to assassinate the Mitsumikai Boss is the one and only Boss of the Japan Mafia: Mr. Nishiwaki. Hideshi finds something odd about the killing and begins to investigate, uncovering the true motives behind this murder. Miike's sequel is chock full of harrowing Boat chases, big explosions, beautiful women sex and drugs! Takashi Miike's Family, Part 2 continues the tale of the yakuza gangster named Hideshi, who must uncover the identity of the man who killed a powerful crime boss.
The Murder Corps
2001 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Nishinari, Osaka— Katsuhiro Tokuyama (Ryu Gan), who had been living as a civilian, gives in to repeated pleas from his former comrades and revives the delinquent gang Tokuyama-kai. The Tokuyama-kai begins seizing territory one after another from local yakuza groups. However, a clash with Nishinari’s largest prostitution syndicate, Shiraku-kai, becomes inevitable. Shiraku-kai retaliates by murdering one of Tokuyama-kai’s members, Shinjiro Nakanishi (Kyosuke Yabe), and kidnapping Katsuhiro’s only son, Nishiki. Swearing vengeance for Shinjiro and the rescue of Nishiki, six men arm themselves with Japanese swords and head for the Shiraku-kai headquarters. Waiting for them are 100 elite swordsmen, the Shiraku-kai’s fearsome “Batto-tai.” Six against one hundred. The curtain rises on a brutal, fearless battle where death holds no meaning.
Closed Ward
2001 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Family
2001 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
When the mobster Iwaida Nishikawi is executed by the hit man Takeshi, his family chases the killer. Takeshi's brothers Takashi and Hideshi Miwa try to find Takeshi, who is hidden with the nurse Rie Ishibashi, to protect him and Hideshi discovers that Takeshi was secretly sent by their Yakuza boss to eliminate Iwaida. Meanwhile, the mobster Kenmoshi abducts Takashi's wife Mariko and rapes her, trying to force Takashi to deliver his brother to him.
雀狼伝3 必殺！！亜空間殺法
2001 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
The third full-fledged mahjong drama presented with the full cooperation of the Japan Professional Mahjong Federation! Will Gan defeat him, Ando! Is this the last of the subspace killing techniques? After winning the 20th Meisei Sen and the 9th Tairyu Sen in quick succession, Mitsuru Ando decides to form the Mahjong Battle Squad again. Ando challenges the professional league with great vigor, but... (C) Museum
Shura ga Yuku 13
2000 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Fighting Knife Yoshi 2
2000 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
Sequel to 'Fighting Knife Yoshi'
雀狼伝2 必殺！！亜空間殺法
2000 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
The second full-fledged mahjong drama presented with the full cooperation of the Japan Professional Mahjong Federation! The strongest rival appears. The most formidable rival appears. What will Ando Mitsuru do? Will the subspace killing method be defeated?
Fighting Knife Yoshi
2000 · 1h 32m
country: Unknown
Kazuki spends his days training to leave his home town and become the best cook in Japan.
Shura ga Yuku 9
2000 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
The 9th series of Violence Action that depicts the battle between this issue and Ino aiming at the top of the gangster society as a unit.
Shura ga Yuku 11
2000 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Sister Yakuza, Bodhisattva Ryuko
2000 · 1h 20m
country: Unknown
One day, the leader of the Aoi Gang is assassinated by a mysterious hitman. Consumed by rage, his wife Ryuko resolves to carry on her late husband's will and rises to seek revenge..
History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2
1999 · 1h 28m
country: Unknown
Shura ga Yuku 10
1999 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
GinZame
1999 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
The film depicts the activities of a female financier nicknamed "Silver Shark" Nakajima, who has his own ideas about computer systems, asks Kyoko, a club mama, to contact a mysterious female financier who calls herself "Silver Shark". With Kyoko's help, Nakajima secures a 150 million yen loan from "Silver Shark" and begins working with his partner Nosaka to establish a new company. However, soon after, both Nosaka and the money disappear...
兎 USAGI 〜野性の闘牌〜
1998
country: Unknown
Retaliation Attack: Beautiful Assassin
1998 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Yayoi Niijima's first starring role in the film adaptation of her controversial nude photo book, which sold over 100,000 copies. Miyuki witnesses her lover Ryosuke being shot dead by a yakuza right before her eyes. Swearing revenge, she takes up a gun.
Shura ga Yuku 8
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
The 8th gangster action that depicts the familiar Hongo-gumi facing the Tokyo Waterfront City Development Project, which is a wide-area gangster in the Kansai region.
Ambition Without Honor 3
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Third part in the yakuza series.
Shura ga Yuku 7
1998 · 1h 31m
country: Unknown
The 7th gangster action of men who continue to fight bloody battles in Tosa, Shikoku.
Warlord of the Underworld
1998 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
On the day of the festival at Takao Shrine in Koshu, a brawl breaks out at a local gambling den run by the boss, Kansuke of Saruya (played by Zo Ozawa). It’s the rowdy members of the Shimizu clan, led by Jirocho (Kinya Kitaoji), who uncover a cheating scheme. The chaos is brought to a halt by none other than Jirocho’s lifelong rival-Katsuzo of Kurokoma (Tetsuo Ishidate), a powerful local boss from Koshu...
Road to the Don
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The first 'Road to the Don' film.
Health Master Dan
1998 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
Adaptation of the manga by the same title by Noboru Takahashi. Dan is a masseuse that has the ability to pinpoint anyone's health issues. In this erotic / semi-erotic film Dan uses his special 'techniques' that help cure his patients' ailments.
Shura ga Yuku 6
1997 · 1h 32m
country: Unknown
Set in Aizuwakamatsu, where resort development is progressing, the sixth installment of the gangster action series that depicts the battle between the eastern and western gangsters aiming for national domination.
Assault Rakugaki Fools
1997 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
This exciting work is full of dangerous behind the scenes stories from the sex industry.
Shura ga Yuku 5
1997 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The fifth installment of the Gokudo Action Series, which depicts the process of the yakuza organization walking on the path to national domination, centered on the confrontation between the two gangsters who became their nemesis. This work is set in a certain area of Hiroshima, which is shaken by the construction problem of an industrial waste treatment plant.
Shura ga Yuku 4
1997 · 1h 33m
country: Unknown
The fourth of the extreme actions that depicts the men who are confronting the war set by the Kansai yakuza who are planning to advance to the Kanto region by taking advantage of the off-track betting dispute.
イカせる宅配ホスト 牝熟狩り
1997
country: Japan
Shura ga Yuku 3
1996 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
The third hit series of a gangster movie that depicts a fateful confrontation between a man stigmatized for killing a gangster and confronting an enemy who has fitted himself. The stage will be moved to Kyushu, and the escalated battle between yakuza will unfold.
Cab
1996 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A suspenseful story about an earnest and kind-hearted taxi driver who, by chance, turns into a violent murderer and races through the darkness of the city.
The Man with Two Hearts
1996 · 2h
country: Japan
Shura ga Yuku
1995 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Terrible ! Bloody conflict , outbreak !! The overwhelmingly popular graphic novel serialized in Manga Goraku is finally made into a moviel Draw the hard life of men running through the times , including Show Alkawa !!! First film of the live action series.
Osaka Tough Guys
1995 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Osaka Tough Guys stars Kentaro Nakakura and Yoshiyuki Ohmori. It tells the story of two hoods forced to take on paid work when they run out of money for booze, who end up being drawn into the spiderweb of the yakuza. Gaijiro Saito and Sei Hiraizumi co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Gokutsubushi
1994 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The original is a manga work by Shigeru Tsuchiyama serialized in the magazine "Leed Comic". The director is Takeshi Watanabe of "Kyouju Luger P08", the script is Masaya Ishikawa, and the shooting is Naoaki Imaizumi. A hard-boiled action by a combination of a former yakuza detective and a gangster who is a police officer. Performers are Kazuya Kimura, Rikiya Yasuoka, and Katsuya Kobayashi. Kyotaro Inugami, a detective at the port station, is a former yakuza. The young head of the gangster group Tsuneno-gumi, Choji Hanawa is a police officer. They were two people glaring at each other, but there are two people, Assistant Commissioner Masaru Sasaki and Shiro Sasaki ...
Can you collect it? Complete
1994 · 1h 37m
country: Unknown
Jiro becomes a happy instructor but a shocking suspicion was raised by Owada who took the place of his parents.
Final Fighter
1994 · 1h 13m
country: Japan
We thoroughly pursue the power of a fight. A fight story that can also be enjoyed as a how-to video for fighting!
New Book of the Waru 4: Decision
New Book of the Waru 4: Decision
1994 · 1h 13m
country: Unknown
Fourth movie of the series starring Hakuryu.
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
1994 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.
Warrior's Justice 3 - Termination
1994 · 1h 24m
country: Unknown
Kojima Takeshi, who has strayed from the yakuza world, launches a gang that draws a line in the sand with today's yakuza society. However, the Sekiyama and Jinno gangs, who find this an eyesore, attempt to crush Takeshi and his gang. The Sekiyama and Jinno gangs send in an assassin, Kishigami, a former brother of Takeshi...
We're No Angels 2
1993 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
Joe and his delivery company friends are back. This time they become embroiled in the evil plot of a corrupt politician.
We're No Angels
1993 · 1h 17m
country: Japan
Rikiya Yasuoka, Ren Ōsugi and Junji Inagawa star in this early straight to video effort from Takashi Miike. Joe (Yasuoka), a lumbering tough guy with a heart of gold, is fresh out of prison, but it's not long before he lands himself in trouble again. The courier company he works for is attacked by a local yakuza gang. Joe takes matters into his own hands.
Can you collect it? 2
1993 · 1h 35m
country: Unknown
Jin, who has killed is worried about his younger brother Jiro and has returned to the world as a ghost!
Silent Mobius Gaiden: The End of the Edo Period
1993 · 58m
country: Japan
Set in the final years of Japan's shogunate, all characters from the main series, Silent Mobius, appear with the same name. According to the setting, they are said to be the previous lives of the characters in the main story...
Can You Collect It?
1992 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killed
続・こちら凡人組
1992 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
The Skull Soldier
1992 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Narumi, a man out for revenge with the powers he received and a bit of help from the one who saved his life, he creates the persona of Skull Soldier and attempts to discover who really killed his sister.
The Triple Cross
1992 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Following the bloody aftermath of a heist, three robbers are double-crossed by a new accomplice, who is then tracked down amid escalating carnage and spectacular car chases.
Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
1992 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
In the scorching heat of Okinawa, former lovers meet. Now, he is a gangster on a mission, she is a window trying to protect what is hers. Together, they get caught in the crossfire.
Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden
1992 · 1h
country: Japan
The Kinshu Group are back to their old antics with two new recruits joining the gang and trying to prove their worth. Things take a turn for the worse when the boss takes a bullet and gets hospitalized. What will happen to the gang when snakes begin to creep, attempting to break the company apart as if the boss is already dead?!
This is Bonjingumi
1992 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Quiet Don 2
1992 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
Part two of twelve.
Lone Wolf Cop: The Sex Doll Case
1991 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A police officer is recruited to a special agency and given a license to kill. He is given a dozen or so young policemen and a bar as a front. Meanwhile, girls are disappearing and the friend of one girl is searching for her. It turns out the girls are being kidnapped and sold into bizarre kinky sex games to rich industrialists by a megalomaniacal corporation. One of the young deputies becomes involved and finds a friend of his (the boyfriend of the searching woman) is involved.
The Man With No Name
1991 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A complete film adaptation of Haruhiko Oyabu's early masterpiece. The comical yet hard-hitting action, perfectly synchronized between undercover detective Masao Kusakari and gangster Kazuhiko Kanayama, is a must-see.
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1991 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).
Tuff Part II - Revenge
1991 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Jiro is a rookie hitman. One day, his mentor dies a brutal death. Furthermore, the execution scene was filmed and leaked as a murder video. Jiro is furious and decides to take revenge. He sets out to track down the mastermind and steal the original video.
Legend of the Shadowy Ninja: The Ninja Dragon
1990 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
The secretive realm of the world's deadliest ninja warriors is thrown into chaos as one by one, ninja clan leaders are brutally assassinated! What fiendish foe has the power to kill the most dangerous men in the world? To avenge their dead leader, three ninjas must face this hidden enemy. They'll need all their stealth and ninja trickery to survive!
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
1990 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Junko pretends to be a yakuza and gets more than he bargained for when he is tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member. If he turns the task down, he will face the consequences for betrayal.
Tuff Part I - Origin
1990 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Jiro, a freelancer working at a delivery pizza shop, witnesses the brilliant killing techniques of professional assassin Nejime at a gangster's office where he makes deliveries. Jiro rescues the wounded Nejime and volunteers to become his apprentice. From that day on, Jiro learns the art of killing in a dog eats dog world.
Gal The Cop
1990 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Yuka, a neat lady who usually goes to an all girls school. But behind her façade is here identity as "lady detective" who fights against an evil organization that shakes peace. Yuka fights for world peace, swayed by her school romance and friendships. Creating a group of femme fatales to help her along the way to help her fight this evil cultist organization.
Black Rain
1989 · 2h 5m
country: United States
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
The Toxic Avenger Part II
1989 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Melvin Junko was a nerdy weakling until he fell into a vat of toxic waste, turning him into the first ever superhuman creature from New Jersey. This time, he takes on Tokyo.
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Flying
1988 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
A young woman aspires to be a motorboat racing champion.
Tokyo Pop
1988 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing with a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick.
"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2
1987 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".
Yakuza Ladies 2
1987 · 2h
country: Japan
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when her husband is released from prison, she finds him a changed man, lacking the character necessary to be a powerful yakuza leader. Conflict ensues and their marriage is challenged by a desire for power.
The Heartbreak Yakuza
1987 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both engulfed in the underground world of intergang warfare.
The Shinjuku Love Story
1987 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Ichijoji is a street punk who stumbles across Mari and her cat. Mari and Ichijoji immediately fall in love but are chased by both yakuza and corrupt cops.
Death Shadows
1986 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his abandoned daughter, Ocho, who has now become a mistress of Denzo, a smuggler. After Yazuke’s death, Ocho is also recruited as a “shadows executioner”, with the task of completing her father’s mission.
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
1986 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.
No More Comics!
1986 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.
Tampopo
1985 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
Fire Festival
1985 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.
Baajin nante kowakunai
1984 · 1h 8m
country: Japan
A gang of street punks attack a female radio DJ in a subway because she didn’t play their requested song. A man comes to her rescue and they run away together. She doesn’t know that he was the one who killed her older sister in a motorcycle accident.
A Madcap Corporation
1983 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
A yakuza family goes into show business.
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather’s mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he is master of the ninja mystical arts. As time passes he will make lots of friends as well as enemies, and fall in love with Mai.
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations.
Our Wedding
1983 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
1982 · 58m
country: Japan
Rachi has aspirations of becoming a punk rocker. But his tendency towards self-sabotage and a budding sexual addiction makes matters increasingly difficult for him and his band mates to make it big.
Zokubutsu zukan
1982 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A Pool Without Water
1982 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
After saving a girl from rape, a bored rail worker finds out about a chemical that makes people sleep and gets carried away into a new, violent world of ideas.
Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1981 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Rolling on the Road
1981 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
George is a washed-up middle-aged punk rocker, who divorces his wife and lives with his girlfriend, a soap massage parlor worker. His life becomes even more of a mess when the nurse he raped moves in with them.
The Hidden Trail of the Beasts
1981 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
A star tennis player takes revenge on the blackmailers out to ruin his athletic career.
Roaring Fire
1981 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective.
The Dogs of War
1980 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Two Japanese scientists investigating uranium deposits in Indochina's Laotai country were kidnapped by the local guerrilla Patriotic Front.
The Beast to Die
1980 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings "walks like a dead man".
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
1979 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Mika Hino is a sharp-shooting investigator that belongs to the infamous "Gator Branch.” When an executive board member of a trading company is accused of being involved in a bribery, Mika is assigned to keep watch over him. A few nights later her target is found dead outside of his 30 floor office building. With an apparent suicide note as evidence, local police conclude the case as a suicide. Mika’s assignment may have ended in failure, but her mission has just begun...
Prey
1979 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A rock singer who has returned to the U.S. approaches his former musician friends with the soulful sound of reggae that he encountered during his stay in the U.S. However, his friends lost their old energy and were busy chasing only the songs that would sell, and did not pay attention to reggae. Eventually, the lonely and violent rock singer turns to mass indiscriminate murder out of repugnance to the blurred times and humanity.
Erotic Liaisons
1978 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
The story of a second rate detective asked to tail a mysterious woman who is cheating on her man.
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
The Great Chase
1975 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).
Wolf Guy
1975 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers.
The Killing Machine
1975 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Mr. Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and enemies alike. Rapists and gangsters get the worst of it, as Mr. Soh builds up his school on the island of Shikoku.
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. But a double-cross leads to a risky high-security bank heist and loads of martial arts mayhem.
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
1974 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if unhappily, involved with the gangsters.
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang.
Violent Fraternity
1974 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.
The Executioner
1974 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuichi Koga, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura work together to take out an infamous drug dealer.
Violent Streets
1974 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
Reformatory Buddies
1974 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Third film in the series.
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.
Bodyguard Kiba 2
1973 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.
The Incident at Takanodai
1973 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
The Bodyguard
1973 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
The School Deviate Waru
1973 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Yoji Himuro (Hayato Tani) is a ruthless bully terrorizing the classroom with his buffoons. New teachers (Kunie Tanaka and Mari Atsumi) get assigned to tame him down, but they fail miserably. Yoji continues his no-respect rampage until the school principal brings in a new student, an American educated karate expert Noboru Ohinata (Yuki Meguro), to counter Yoji’s terror!
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.
Delinquent Boss: Devour to the Bone
1972 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
This is the Sixteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando
1972 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
This is the Fifteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Pinku from 1971.
Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting
1971 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
This is the Twelfth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
This is the thirteenth film in the series.
Wolves on Motorcycles
Wolves on Motorcycles
1971 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Hoodlum group helps fishermen against firm polluting their fishing ground.
The Swindlers
1970 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
Sign of the Jack
1970 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Hanamura, widely known in gangland a professional trouble shooter has the sign of the Jack tattooed on his chest. His follower is his sworn partner Kurahara. They attempt to help the Towada-Gumi gang against its rival group the Kamioka-Gumi which is seeking the chance to conquer the Towada-Gumi in collusion with Noda, a big shot in the town operating a real estate firm.
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
1970 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Mako and her girl friends enter a dispute with rival street gangsters The Eagles, a band of racist macho pigs led by the evil Baron, who hate half-breeds. When one of the girls start dating a half-breed, they start a terror campaign to take all of them out of town. Mako and her gang fight back, helping their new friend Kazuma find his long gone sister.
Key of Keys
1965 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Intelligence director Suritai asks agent Kitami to steal money from anti-government guerrillas.
Car Thieves
1964 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.