Masahiro Makino Movies

1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.

Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel...

The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears,...

Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against...

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own,...

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.

Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.

The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and...

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.