Known for Production
Born
January 1, 1933
Died
November 30, 2018 (age 85)
Filmography
66 films


CLUB DEJA-VU ONE NIGHT SHOW 松田優作・メモリアル・ライブ
2022
country: Unknown


My SO Has Got Depression
2011 · 2h 1m
country: Japan
Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.


True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
2002 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Former yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata.


GO
2001 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.


Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy
2000 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
A cocaine deal is about to go down between yakuza and Hong Kong triad gangsters and a small time porn peddler is used as a mole by a dirty cop.


Ju-on: The Curse 2
2000 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.


Uzumaki
2000 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.


Ju-on: The Curse
2000 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.


New Gokudo: Legend Three Dragons 2
2000 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
It depicts the fierce battle between the Shanghai Mafia, who is trying to expand its power with sneaky hands, and Kuroiwa, the young head of the former Ryuo group.


Dead or Alive
1999 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.


Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Fight
1999 · 1h 23m
country: Unknown
Heisei Zankeiden is finally complete! Seven years ago, the man who fought to take over the organization is back. He seeks out the truth of the conflict from prison and heads for revenge.


New Gokudo Legend: Three Dragons
1999 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A full-scale drama that visualizes a feature-length novel by Koichi Iiboshi from "Battle Without Honor and Justice." It depicts a shocking rivalry set in Shinjuku, the largest entertainment district in Asia, such as robbery, kidnapping, theft, and the murder of a blue dragon sword. Show Aikawa enthusiastically plays a lone wolf gangster. Co-starring Hitoshi Ozawa and others.


Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Blade Dos Barks!
1998 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
A lone wolf yakuza vs detective. It was supposed to be an undercover investigation into the Yakuza organization… A drama of friendship and betrayal between men living in different worlds.


Abunai Deka Forever TV Special '98
1998 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Taka and Yuji must protect a young woman from a dangerous criminal while they track him and his terrorist organization.


The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1997 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.


The Key
1997 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they meet the young Mr. Kimura


Drive
1997 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.


Heisei Gokudoden Ashura slashes!
1997 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Tachibana of Mutsumi Yato Kogyo, whose leader was assassinated. He is glared at the work of the hostile organization Konan Service, but his big brother Kurosaki is well rounded up with his traces as bait. Masa and Jun, who are the thugs, ignore the unsuccessful executives and aim for the Konan service leader who was the chairman of the Mutsumikai, but failed! Jun is captured and killed. Kurosaki tries to secure Yato Kogyo in exchange for Jun's life.


Pinocchio: A Man Without Nationality
1997 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A yakuza search for his past


Crying Freeman
1995 · 1h 42m
country: Canada
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.


Love and Action in Osaka
1988 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more involved in the turf war than he wished for.


Stay or go?
1988 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Shohei Taguchi is a salaryman who works for a securities company and loves women like no other. One day, he plans to use the cash borrowed from the gangsters and snatch to repay his debt . However, Sayoko Mukai, who said that she used the money of the company for gambling , took over the money. Shohei and Sayoko plan a robbery and steal cash from the gallery, but another man steals it.


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.


The Lady in a Black Dress
1987 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A retired yakuza-connected bar master is pulled back into a dangerous underworld when a mysterious woman claiming to be a relative's acquaintance arrives to work at his bar, only for him to discover a hidden handgun in her luggage.


Lover's Time
1987 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
After preventing the rape of a beautiful girl at the beach and falling in love with her, a medical student gets the chance to discover more about her mysterious life.


The Gentlemen’s Alliance
1986 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.


Leave My Girl Alone
1986 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…


A Homance
1986 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A homeless man suffering from memory loss is unbeatable in a fight. He becomes involved with the Yakuza. It is based on a manga by Carib Marley.


Be-Bop High School 2
1986 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefully taken from them by punks from a rival school.


Like a Savage
1985 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.


Early Spring Story
1985 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
A Japanese high school student passionate about photography discovers love while confronting the past choices of her deceased mother.


Let Him Rest in Peace
1985 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads.


Moment of Demon
1985 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfying job and a girlfriend. Then his mother, unable to fight her forbidden desires, shows up.


W's Tragedy
1984 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.


Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains
1984 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
Awaji, the president of a famous food company, is found murdered in a locked bathroom. with mummified human hands found all over the body. Taki, a Young bonze, begins to privately investigate.


Fine, with Occasional Murders
1984 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.


Detective Story
1983 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.


Fossilized Wilderness
1982 · 2h 3m
country: Japan
Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, is suddenly attacked by a trio of men at his apartment at midnight. When he regains consciousness, the corpse of a foreigner shot with his pistol lies in front of him. Nishina, with the help of his friend and newspaper reporter Mineshima, who believes in his innocence and vows to cooperate, pursues the incident and reveals a conspiracy related with 5,000 kilograms of gold that disappeared at the end of the WW2.


The Beast to Die
1980 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
A Nietzschean journalist who covered the Vietnam War, Lebanese Civil War and other conflicts becomes mentally unstable and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.


The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.


No Grave for Us
1979 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...


The Killing Game
1978 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?