
A low-life crook gets a job as a yakuza hit-man and proceeds to pretend to be a big shot. Read More »
Tag Archives: Tsunehiko Watase
Mission Barabba (2001) Kôichi Saitô

A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. Read More »
Quarreling with Yakuza / Yakuza to kôsô: Jitsuroku Andô-gumi (1972) Jun’ya Satô, Noboru Andô, Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building 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 »
Jean’s Blues: No Future / Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha (1974) Sadao Nakajima, Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Ryôhei Uchida

Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn’t hers. Read More »
Wandering Ginza Butterfly / Ginchô wataridori (1972) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase

Nami, a young woman, is released from the prison after serving 3 years for killing a man. 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 »
Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics / Jitsuroku gaiden: Osaka dengeki sakusen (1976) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase

There is almost non-stop action and violent brutality guys get cooked Read More »
Sympathy for the Underdog / 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 »