Akikane Sawa Movies

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair...

Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Izu in Shizuoka during the early Showa period....

The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.

1961 Japanese movie

A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union....

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

The masked hero 'Moon Light Mask' battles the villainous 'Skull Mask' and his numerous masked henchmen who are trying to steal the secrets of the...

Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.

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

1962 Japanese movie