Kojirō Kawanami Movies

After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji (Tamio Kawachi) are back out in the mean streets...

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...

A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.

A crime film released in 1965

The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...

A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.

Bored Hatamoto film

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...