Tag Archives: Ken Takakura

Takei Shigejiro belongs to the Shimazu family. When his boss gets killed, he takes revenge and ends up in prison. Read More »

Ken Takakura stars in yet another bad-ass Prison film, in “Prison Boss”. Read More »

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business Read More »

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Read More »

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri Prison. Read More »

A yakuza have to to kill a guy out of obligation. When he gets out of prison he visit his victims grave Read More »

A killer who only hits people who deserve it is tricked into killing an innocent man. Read More »

When a young solider is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution Read More »

Based on a book by Ozaki Koyo about a yakuza’s honor, duty and loyalty. Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Read More »

A solitary middle-aged station manager is haunted by troubling memories of his past when he learns the line his station is on will be decommissioned for lack of profitability. Read More »

A thug is released after fifteen years in prison for the murder of a yakuza gang boss. Read More »

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. Read More »

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Read More »

A mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter. The young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn. Read More »

Saigo no Tokkotai (The Last Kamikaze) is set in the final months of World War II, when it was increasingly obvious that Japan was going to lose the war. Read More »