Black Rain (1989)
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when hes extradited to Japan
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
A mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter The young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn At dawn, he helps to deliver a calf and, just as mysteriously and distantly,
Mr. Baseball (1992)
Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends
The Yakuza (1974)
American private eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friends kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza
Yasha (1985)
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but hes reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where hes become an honest fisherman
Manhunt (1976)
A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Three complete strangers embark on a road trip to Hokkaido
The Drifting Avenger (1968)
Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his m
Golgo 13 (1973)
Golgo 13 is assigned to murder a man named Boss Goa
Station (1981)
Constantly put to the test and faced with tragedy wherever he turns, can a man finally find solace and a modicum of love or rest with what is left of his hometown, his family, love or himself
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Oryu Fuji Junko is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family
Izakaya Chôji (1983)
Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya Choji snack bar with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate
Railroad Man (1999)
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good natured girls
Dearest (2012)
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wifes death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Runinmasaki no ketto (1969)
After causing problems, Ken Takahara is transferred from Abashiri to the honor factory at Tanigawa Prison When the local yakuza gang is hired to destroy the factory, Takahara has to take violent action to save it
Qian li zou dan qi (2005)
A Japanese father travels to Chinas Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a folk opera singer
Nippatsume wa jigoku iki daze (1960)
A photo taken of Takakura and Shindo both sporting full upper body tattoos, something not the common in pre 1963 yakuza films
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black market and illegal items out of their open air market Taking advantage
Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flower Cards Game (1969)
After saving a blind child from being hit by an oncoming train the gambler known as Oryu The Red Peony is accepted as a guest by a Yakuza boss only to become involved in a romantic dispute between two members of rival clans
47 Ronin (1994)
A group of disgraced samurai plan a decade long revenge against a corrupt lord
An Outlaw (1964)
A killer who only hits people who deserve it is tricked into killing an innocent man He then seeks revenge against the people who employed him