Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi.
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Family in Yokohama. However, when he confronts Shiotaro, the head of the rival family, Ryuji takes a liking to him. He ends up leaving his current family, and becomes close to Shiotaro like brothers swearing to become a full-fledged yakuza.
Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.
The second part of the Gamblers series.
Part two.
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
Part one.
1966 film directed by Kudo.
A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.
Yamajin
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
Дзиро Сано — преуспевающий владелец ткацкой фабрики, обладающий, помимо приличного состояния, редкой добротой и отзывчивостью к людям, чем вызывает искреннее уважение у окружающих. Единственное, что омрачает его жизнь, — врожденное уродство лица, в силу чего, дожив до зрелых лет, он так и не обзавелся ни женой, ни наследником. Случай сводит Дзиро с гейшей Оцуру в увеселительном квартале Эдо — Ёсиваре. Оцуру — бывшая заключенная, она вынуждена обслуживать Дзиро, когда другие девушки в ужасе разбегаются. Ее честолюбие и жажду обогащения добродушный человек принимает за любовь. Дзиро Сано решает выкупить девушку у ее алчного хозяина и сделать главной гейшей. Череда трагических неудач и предательство той, кого он полюбил, ломают жизненное благополучие Дзиро, доводя его до саморазрушающей ненависти и жажды отмщения…
Early film by Eiichi Kudô.
Потерявший зрение Цукуэ Рёноскэ продолжает свои скитания и встречает князя Камио Сюдзэна. Последний, убедившись на собственном опыте в мастерстве странствующего самурая, решает использовать его в качестве убийцы в своих интересах.
Yozo Murata
Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.
