Tatsuo Endō Movies

In the book of the world's greatest rogues, the number one man can only be one person.

In Osaka, a family sets up shop in Tsuruhashi. Trouble brews for three brothers – Jinzuke, Tadayoshi, and Eizo – when they come together...

Who are “Dochu-shi?” They are street thieves. Ankuro’s blissful holiday with his parents is shattered when a group of thieves frame...

Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has toward their yakuza boss and brothers. A...

Japanese comedy film.

In Meiji Period Japan, the carrying of swords had been outlawed, so Shikai, the Killer Priest carries his sword disguised as a Priest?s staff. One of...

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series...

The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine...

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

The harrowing joruney of Kinu Wada, a young woman who is sold into prostitution to pay her family's debts.

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here,...

Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.

Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been...

The eighth installment in the popular film series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Embarrassed by the chairman of the Seiyu-kai for not having a family...

Toei yakuza film.

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.