Reizaburo Yamamoto Movies

A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young...

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested...

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as...

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of...

A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around...

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

Japanese historical film. Considered Lost.

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the...

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.