Elite lawyer Ryoko enlists the help of a foreign mafia in rescuing her son from a criminal who holds grudge against her. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hiroki Matsukata
Okinawa: The Ten-Year War (1978) Akinori Matsuo, Hiroki Matsukata, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yumiko Nogawa
It’s the tale of Iba Choyu and Iba Choichi and their adopted brother Tomoyuki who grow up to be yakuza on the Okinawa Read More »
Festival Champ (1976) Noribumi Suzuki, Hiroki Matsukata, Jirô Sakagami, Etsuko Shihomi
A man working in a fish market is crazy about festivals. Read More »
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka, Crime, Drama
During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses. Read More »
Hokuriku dairi sensô / Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Mikio Narita, Action, Crime, Drama
In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history Read More »
Bodo shimane keimusho / Riot in Shimane Prison (1975) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Gorô Ibuki, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Nemuri Kyoshiro 14: Fylfot Swordplay (1969) Kazuo Ikehiro, Hiroki Matsukata, Yôko Namikawa, Kikko Matsuoka, Action, Drama
Nemuri Kyoshiro 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969) Kazuo Mori, Hiroki Matsukata, Tomomi Satô, Sanae Nakahara, Action, Drama
Mabuta no haha / The Mother He Never Knew (1962) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hiroki Matsukata, Michiyo Kogure, Drama, Action
Yakuza gurentai / Yakuza Hooligans (1966) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Shigeru Amachi, Kazuko Inano, Action
A bunch of young angry misfits and hoods who aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza, hatch and execute a variety of petty scams. The youngest, a high school student who has a way with women, is approached by a yakuza and asked to spy for them.
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