Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki (Horoki Matsukata) quickly rises Read More »
Tag Archives: Kinji Fukasaku
Yakuza Graveyard AKA Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana (1976) Kinji Fukasaku, Tetsuya Watari, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya
When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area’s yakuza mob Read More »
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Nobuo Kaneko
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. Read More »
Bloodstained Clan Honor / Chi-zome no daimon (1970) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Kôji Tsuruta
It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created the black market Read More »
Black Lizard / Kuro tokage (1968) Kinji Fukasaku
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye Read More »
Greed in Broad Daylight (1961) Kinji Fukasaku, Tetsurô Tanba, Naoko Kubo, Issac Saxson
After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other. Read More »
Wolves, Pigs and People (1964) Kinji Fukasaku, Ken Takakura, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Shinjirô Ebara
A lonely gangster tries recruiting men to plunder a respected and powerful gang. Read More »
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
When Tamiya Iyemon joins the Asano Clan, he brings with him a legacy of death. Read More »
Gambling Den Heist (1975) Kinji Fukasaku
After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor. Read More »
Triple Cross (1992) Kinji Fukasaku
Three old gangsters pull off one last heist to raise much-needed cash for their various debts. Read More »