Tag Archives: Ruriko Asaoka

Taki (Kobayashi), a wandering, singing cowboy, comes upon a village in Hokkaido Read More »

Shinji (Akira Kobayashi), a wandering street musician, gets involved with a mob boss, Akitsu (Nobuo Kaneko) Read More »

The 3rd film of the famous “Wataridori” (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. Read More »

Tora receives a letter from Lily, telling him that she is terminally ill. Read More »

Traveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love (Eiji Funakoshi) Read More »

Suspense drama about an assassin charged with breaking up a gold smuggling ring Read More »

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Read More »

Tora visits his family after a year. After a misunderstanding he gets upset and leaves to end up in the countryside. Read More »

In this murder mystery musical, trouble comes in pairs on a cargo ship Read More »

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. Read More »

A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. Read More »

Jimmy Wang Yu stars in his first major modern-day role, in the same year he revolutionized martial arts cinema in One-Armed Swordsman. Read More »

Shizuo discovers a mysterious letter about his fiancé Yumiko, which prompts him to explore his sexual psychology and memories. Read More »

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past. Read More »

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman’s son, and her devotion to him during a time of war. Read More »