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Tag Archives: Kinji Fukasaku
The Yakuza Papers 3: Proxy War AKA Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi sensô (1973) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Tsunehiko Watase
Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family Read More »
The Yakuza Papers 5: Final Episode AKA Jingi naki tatakai: Kanketsu-hen (1974) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroko Fuji, Seizô Fukumoto, Gorô Ibuki
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization Read More »
Shogun’s Samurai AKA Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (1978) Kinji Fukasaku, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Shin’ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that Read More »
Gang vs. G-Men AKA Gyangu tai G-men (1962) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Tetsurô Tanba
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood. Read More »
Street Mobster AKA Gendai yakuza: Hito-kiri yota (1972) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Andô, Mayumi Nagisa
A yakuza, who has an untamed rage and lack of respect for authority, finds himself Read More »
Samurai Reincarnation AKA Makai tenshô (1981) Kinji Fukasaku, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces Read More »
Gambling Den Heist AKA Shikingen gôdatsu (1975) Kinji Fukasaku, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Takuzô Kawatani, Hideo Murota
After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor. Read More »
Rampaging Dragon on the North AKA Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsuo Umemiya, Susumu Fujita, Nijiko Kiyokawa
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza Read More »
Sympathy for the Underdog AKA Bakuto gaijin butai (1971) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Tsunehiko Watase
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. Read More »
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun AKA Gunki hatameku motoni (1972) Kinji Fukasaku, Tetsurô Tanba, Sachiko Hidari, Shinjirô Ebara
Twenty six years after the execution of her soldier husband on the dying days of World War II Read More »
Message from Space AKA Uchu kara no messeji (1978) Kinji Fukasaku, Vic Morrow, Shin’ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff
In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas Read More »
Legend of the Eight Samurai AKA Satomi hakken-den (1983) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba
Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai Read More »
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 »
The Proud Challenge AKA Hokori takaki chosen (1962) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Tetsurô Tanba, Hitomi Nakahara
As the film begins, Kuroki, a journalist for a trade paper, is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. Read More »