Search results for "Hideo Murota"
What’s Up Connection

What’s Up Connection

What’s Up Connection
IMDb: 6.6
120

When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded fishing village…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
IMDb: 6.5
87

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

Genre: Action
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
IMDb: 4.5
78

Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after World War II.

Genre: Crime
Kidnapping Blues

Kidnapping Blues

Kidnapping Blues
IMDb: 5.9
94

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Violent Streets

Violent Streets

Violent Streets
IMDb: 6.9
96

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Karate for Life

Karate for Life

Karate for Life
IMDb: 6.7
91

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he…

Genre: Action
Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace
IMDb: 6.6
103

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads.

Genre: Action
Cabaret

Cabaret

Cabaret
IMDb: 4.9
104

A young jazz musician’s desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot,…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
IMDb: 7.1
78

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman’s prison. Will Maki be able to…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
The Murder Corps

The Murder Corps

The Murder Corps
IMDb: 6
93

A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of Japan.

Genre: Crime
The Beast to Die

The Beast to Die

The Beast to Die
IMDb: 6.7
118

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings “walks like…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
An Adolescent

An Adolescent

An Adolescent
IMDb: 6.4
132

Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend Sukemasa, riding his bike all over the city and sleeping with married women. But his whole…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl

Isola: Multiple Personality Girl

Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
IMDb: 5.2
94

When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, she encounters a girl with Multiple Personality Disorder whose dangerous 13th…

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death
IMDb: 5.7
111

Also known as: For My Daughter’s 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for revenge. All intertwined with the investigation of…

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
IMDb: 7.2
87

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

Dogra Magra

Dogra Magra

Dogra Magra
IMDb: 6.6
109

A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two…

The Second Is a Christian

The Second Is a Christian

The Second Is a Christian
IMDb: 5.8
101

The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men – one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Wolf Guy

Wolf Guy

Wolf Guy
IMDb: 6.3
86

Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by…

Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
IMDb: 6.6
85

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese…

Genre: Action, Crime
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
IMDb: 6.8
96

Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Karate Warriors

Karate Warriors

Karate Warriors
IMDb: 6.8
89

Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop

Doberman Cop
IMDb: 6.7
90

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world…

Genre: Action, Crime
Karate Killer

Karate Killer

Karate Killer
IMDb: 6.1
89

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he’s out, he begins working…

Genre: Action, Crime
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
IMDb: 5.6
86

When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both….

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
The Island Closest to Heaven

The Island Closest to Heaven

The Island Closest to Heaven
IMDb: 6.1
103

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled “island closest to heaven” that her late father had told her about.

Genre: Drama
The Seburi Story

The Seburi Story

The Seburi Story
IMDb: 6.3
125

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community’s members who especially experience difficulties as modern Japan encroaches…

Genre: Drama
Hiruko the Goblin

Hiruko the Goblin

Hiruko the Goblin
IMDb: 6.1
89

A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a…

A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman
IMDb: 7.2
127

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation
IMDb: 6.5
122

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power…

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

Kagemusha
IMDb: 7.9
180

Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard
IMDb: 7.1
97

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
IMDb: 7.5
100

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka’s…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
IMDb: 7.3
102

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of…

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Street Mobster

Street Mobster

Street Mobster
IMDb: 7.1
92

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog
IMDb: 7.3
93

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Japan Organized Crime Boss

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Japan Organized Crime Boss
IMDb: 7
97

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Gambler’s Farewell

Gambler’s Farewell

Gambler’s Farewell
IMDb: 6.4
91

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

Genre: Crime, Drama