Three old gangsters pull off one last heist to raise much-needed cash for their various debts. Read More »
Tag Archives: Kinji Fukasaku
The Gate of Youth (1981) Kinji Fukasaku
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Read More »
Day of Resurrection / Fukkatsu no hi (1980) Kinji Fukasaku, Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi
A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. Read More »
Head of the Boss / Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho no kubi (1975) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase, Yuriko Hishimi
Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug-addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong Read More »
The Yakuza Papers 3: Proxy War / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 »