Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Read More »
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The Flower, the Storm, and the Gang AKA Hana to arashi to gyangu (1961) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Kôji Tsuruta, Mamoru Ogawa
This is an important early Toei yakuza film, starring a young Ken Takakura as a wild Read More »
The Japanese Yakuza / Nihon kyôkaku-den (1964) Masahiro Makino, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Minoru Ôki
A timber merchant and haulage firm in late 19th century Tokyo is in trouble. Read More »
The Sand City in Manchuria AKA Sabaku o Wataru Taiyo (1960) Kiyoshi Saeki, Sô Yamamura, Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta
A young doctor must save townspeople from a threatening plague. Read More »
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka AKA Beran me-e geisha to Osaka musume (1962) Kunio Watanabe, Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Ishiguro
In one of her best movie roles, super-star singer/actress Misora Hibari Read More »
Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness AKA Abashiri bangaichi: Bôkyô hen (1965) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Naoki Sugiura
Shin’Ichi returns home to visit his mother’s grave. Upon returning he finds the mess that his previous reckless behavior left behind. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Sumiko Fuji
Fourth film in the “Shôwa Zankyôden” series. This expression means duty, obligations, and rules obeyed by gangsters and outlaws in the pre-Shôwa era. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 3 AKA Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami (1966) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Sumiko Fuji
Takei Shigejiro belongs to the Shimazu family. When his boss gets killed, he takes revenge and ends up in prison. Read More »
Samurai Geisha (1969) Kôsaku Yamashita, Sumiko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Yoshiko Mita
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Read More »