Search results for "Jō Shishido"
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh
IMDb: 7.2
90

In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of…

Genre: Drama
Kisaragi

Kisaragi

Kisaragi
IMDb: 7.3
108

The fanclub of a deceased Japanese idol gather together for the one year anniversary of her death. By combining forces they try to unearth the true circumstances surrounding her supposed…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport
IMDb: 7.4
84

A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who’s gotten greedy.

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back
IMDb: 6.6
99

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.

Genre: Drama
The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist
IMDb: 6.4
78

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman,…

Genre: Crime, Western
Voice Without a Shadow

Voice Without a Shadow

Voice Without a Shadow
IMDb: 6.6
92

Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Temptation

Temptation

Temptation
IMDb: 6.7
91

Shokichi, a shop owner and middle-aged widower, could never forget your first love. The second floor of the shop is an art gallery where his avant-garde daughter and other young…

Genre: Comedy
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
IMDb: 7.3
100

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill
IMDb: 7.2
91

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Genre: Action, Crime
Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast

Youth of the Beast
IMDb: 7.4
92

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo’s underworld explodes with violence.

Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
IMDb: 6.8
89

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop…

Genre: Action, Crime
Edo Porn

Edo Porn

Edo Porn
IMDb: 6.4
119

The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.

Genre: Drama, History
To Love

To Love

To Love
IMDb: 6.4
114

Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception,…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife
IMDb: 6.7
90

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an…

Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler
IMDb: 6.6
97

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always…

Genre: Action
Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien

Fugitive Alien
IMDb: 2.4
102

An alien is pursued as a traitor by his own race because he refuses to kill humans.