Hiroshi Tanaka

In the series Tokyo Miracle City, we unravel the secrets behind some of the capital's most intriguing wonders. In part one, we delve into Tokyo's famed and tantalizing food culture, exploring the role the iconic Tsukiji fish market played in Japan's culinary history. Actor Sato Takeru takes us on a journey back in time as we learn about the lives of the skilled specialists at the heart of the market and discover their unique contribution in the journey of seafood from ocean to table.

광대(피에로) 견습생으로 사람들에게 웃음을 주기위해 수양중인 카나미. 어느 날, 그녀는 투석 환자인 요스케와 만나게 된다. 무거운 병을 안고 자신의 운명을 한탄하며 미소를 잊어버리고 사람과 관련된 것을 피하게 되어버린 요스케에게 조금이라도 좋은 기운을 주고 싶다고 생각한 카나미. 이윽고 두 사람은 결혼을 약속하게 되고 친구인 마키가 따뜻하게 지켜보는 가운데 결혼식을 준비하게 되지만 요스케가 결혼식 전날 쓰러지는 일이 발생한다. 자신이 시한부라는 것을 깨달은 그는 카나미에게 이별을 고하게 되는데......

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it feasts only on women.

2차 세계대전, 일본의 한 마을에 폭격기로 인한 대공습이 일어난다. 마을이 화염으로 휩싸이자, 14살인 세이타는 부모님과 따로 만나기로 약속한 채 4살짜리 여동생 세츠코를 업고 피신한다. 결국 집과 어머니를 잃고 먼 친척아주머니의 집으로 향하는 세이타와 세츠코. 힘들고 어려운 환경에서도 오빠 세이타는 천진하고 착한 여동생 세츠코를 보면서 희망과 용기를 잃지 않는다. 하지만 시간이 지날수록 친척아주머니의 남매에 대한 냉대는 더욱 심해지고, 세이타는 어머니가 남겨주었던 마지막 여비를 챙겨 세츠코와 함께 산 속에 있는 방공호로 거처를 옮긴다. 두 남매는 산 속 동굴에서 반딧불이를 잡아 불을 밝히고, 물고기와 개구리를 잡아먹으며 살아가는데...

전국시대, 하극상의 기운을 타고 마츠나가 돈조는 주군 미요시 씨의 미희를 자기 것으로 만들려고, 다섯 사람의 요술승에게 명하여 미약(媚藥)을 만들게 하여, 미녀사냥을 명하였다. 그 음모를 꾸민 것은 요술승의 뒤를 봐주는 정체불명의 과심거사였다. 미녀사냥의 표적은 이가닌자 후에후키 죠타로의 연인 유키오였다. 전국 혼란의 시대를 무대로 미약(媚藥)을 쫓아, 이가닌자(伊賀忍者) 후에후키 죠타로와 전설적인 요술사 과심거사의 싸움을 그렸다.

후쿠사를 아버지처럼 여기고 따라온 아정은 신타교 교주의 아들과 싸우다가 겐부를 구해 준다. 사실 아버니의 복수를 하기 위해 일본에서 온 겐부는 호시탐탐 후쿠사의 목숨을 노리고, 일본에서는 이가류 닌자를 사칭한 겐부를 잡기 위해 산시로가 건너오는데…

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.

The story of a second rate detective asked to tail a mysterious woman who is cheating on her man.

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!

While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike and Satomi Kôe.

Ben is a farm boy who comes into conflict with the Evil Spanish Governor and his two sons. To assist in their oppression the Governor hires a Samurai to teach his son the Japanese Katana sword. To counter this, Ben studies under a blind Franciscan monk to obtain some advanced fighting secrets and develop his warrior senses. Additionally Ben must search for the legendary “Iron Reed”. A mystical stick so strong that grows in the lava of an active Volcano.

This is the second film of the ZA KARATE trilogy (AKA BRONSON LEE CHAMPION). Tadashi Yamashita reprises his role as the Karate World Champion and must faces dozens of worldwide pretenders, such as the Guillotine Brothers of New Guinea, Killer Samson, Dracula Jack (Bolo) who all want a shot at him at all cost and also to steal the famous Orikirimaru Sword.

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.

아들을 동반한 검객 5

아들을 동반한 검객 4

The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.

A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.

President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.

야쿠자 조직의 3인자이면서도 한발짝 뒤로 물러서 고독만 씹고 있는 남자를 그린다. 참고 참고 또 참는 야쿠자이지만 마지막 대혈투에선 참지 않는다.

1871년 일본 천왕은 미국 대통령에게 대단히 귀중한 무사도를 선사하기로 했다. 무사도는 일본 대사와 두 명의 사무라이의 엄중한 보호하에 워싱톤으로 가는 열차편으로 운송된다. 그러나 열차는 링크(Link: 찰스 브론슨 분)와 거취(Gotch: 알랑 드롱 분)가 이끄는 노상 강도들에게 습격을 받게 되는데…

In the sixth and final episode Rentaro Mikuni steals the show as Baiken Shishido, Musashi's nemesis. Mikuni is the nominal villain of the film, but he is a devoted husband and father as well. He tries to kill Musashi only to avenge the death of his brother-in-law. While Baiken (who wields a chain and sickle against Musashi's sword) is a very human character and the emotions that Mikuni displays in his performance are quite believable and engaging

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's own money. This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs. As the two sides fight, Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

1945년 8월 6일과 9일 원자폭탄이 투하되고 8일 소련참전이 이뤄지자 궁지에 몰린 일본은 결국 포츠담 선언을수락한다. 그러나 끝까지 항전할 것을 외치던 일부 군인들은 8월 15일 정오에 발표된 옥음방송(항복방송)을 저지하기 위해 쿠테타를 계획한다. 그렇게 종전까지 24시간, 일본의 가장 긴 하루의 막이 열린다! 오야 소이치의 논픽션을 원작으로 전중파 오카모토 기하치 감독이 제연출을 맡은 토호전기대작 8・15 시리즈 중 제1편. (2011년 한국영상자료원 - 오카모토 기하치 감독전)

류노스케는 분노죠오와의 경합을 앞두고 비열한 수를 써 그를 죽음으로 이끈다. 코겐 일도류의 원한을 사게 된 류노스케는 고향을 떠나 신선조에 가담하지만 그의 비열함은 여전하고 분노죠오의 동생인 효마와의 결투를 앞두게 된다. 효마는 류노스케와의 결투를 앞두고 전심전력을 다하여 수련하던 중 도망간 류노스케를 따라 교토로 가게 된다. 거기서 류노스케가 죽인 노인의 손녀인 오마츠를 기방에서 다시 만나게 되고 그녀는 그를 위해 류노스케의 뒤를 캐게 된다. 신선조는 홍쟁으로 어지럽고 끝내 자신의 검에 홀린 류노스케는 정신이 나가 신선조 대원들과 싸움을 벌이게 된다.

나가사키에 있는 독일의료원에서 의학공부를 마치고 에도로 돌아온 야스모토는 시골 병원에서 인턴 과정을 밟게 된다. 귀족들을 상대하는 왕립의료원에서 일하기를 원했던 그는 하층민들이 주로 오는 공동 진료소로 오게 되자 불만을 품게 된다. 하지만 자만심으로 가득 차 있던 야스모토는 ‘붉은 수염’이라 불리는 시골 병원장의 진정한 모습에 점차 동화되어 가면서 진정한 의술을 배우게 된다.

The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.

남자들이 모두 전쟁터로 끌려간 중세 일본. 시어머니와 며느리는 생존을 위해 함께 살아간다. 그들이 선택한 삶의 방법은 하이에나 같은 수렵이었고 대상은 인간이었다. 강을 타고 떠내려오는 사무라이 시체들의 장구류와 일본도를 벗겨 근처 동굴에 사는 노인네와 물물교환을 하고 그러다가 급해지면 살인도 한다. 두 명의 여인은 생계가 걸려있는 문제이다 보니 이러한 작업이 매우 능숙하다. 그러던 어느 날 시어머니의 아들이자 며느리의 남편 대신에 살아 돌아온 하치라는 남자가 등장한다. 그는 풀밭을 껑충껑충 뛰어다니고 고기도 터프하게 뜯어먹는 남자다. 죽은 남편에 대한 도덕적 신념과 성적인 욕망 사이에서 갈등하던 며느리는 결국 하치와 깊은 사랑에 빠지게 되고 시어머니는 우연히 그 사실을 알게 되어 복잡한 감정에 사로잡히는데...