Akikane Sawa Movies

Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a...

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to...

After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki...

1962 Japanese movie

The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However,...

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

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional.

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.

Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.

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

Convict son revenges innocent father's death.

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.