Hiroki Matsukata

A man tries to adapt to life outside of prison, but it proves difficult when an all-out war between the Yakuza and the mainland system breaks out.

Ten years after Yuki Daijo usurped the throne by killing his father and he was saved by a magic bird, the would-be prince uses his powers for revenge.

In Edo-era Japan, a daring duo of black-robed thieves target wealthy merchants, but one hides a secret Doshin Kamisori Hanzo is determined to uncloak.

Four ex-samurai are hired to hunt down deadly ninja infiltrators plotting to destroy the Matsuyama clan in this remake of the 1964 classic.

Renowned Edo swordsman Genshiro is embroiled in a deadly mystery involving the Shichikudano Whistles, pursuing a hidden fortune from their ancestors.

When Battles Without Honour and Humanity first hit Japanese screens in January 1973, partially inspired by the success of The Godfather, it blasted out a new Ground Zero for crime cinema not only in Japan, but in the rest of the world, and spawned a legendary series that would lead to additional episodes, spin-offs, and countless imitations. 1947. Ex-soldier Shôzô Hirono (Bunta Sugawara), after proving his ability with a gun, emerges from the teeming black markets of postwar Kure City into the professional world of the yakuza. Shôzô makes his way from prison to boss in the newly-formed Yamamori family via gang feuds, assassinations and the shifting allegiances of his fellow mobsters, despit his own growing disillusionment with the men he is supposed to respect. Based on the true account of a Hiroshima mob boss and supplemented by meticulous research by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara, this ferocious, violent saga was directed in a dynamic, newsreel-like style by Kinji Fukasaku, and stunned cinemagoers in Japan upon its release. Like a head-spinning mixture of Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass, the film’s frenetic cinematography, colourful characters, and iconic score by Toshiaki Tsushima will leave you thrilled and exhausted, as you embark on one of the world’s greatest gangster film series.

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki (Lone Wolf and Cub's Tomisaburo Wakayama) attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honourable way out

Following the massive success of the 1978 movie version, this TV series is newly produced by returning faces such as Director Kinji Fukasaku and actors Shinichi Sonny Chiba and Kinnosuke Yorozuya. After the death of the second Tokugawa shogun Hidetada, his sons Iemitsu and Tadanaga shed family blood over the succession of the dynasty...

Takechiyo and seven accompanying samurais find themselves in constant battle after Takechiyo's father, the Shogun, orders his assassination.

Based on a popular manga by "Buronson" (creator of Fist of the North Star), Doberman Cop follows the fish-out-of-water adventures of Joji Kano (Chiba), a tough-as-nails police officer from Okinawa who arrives in Tokyo's Kabuki-cho nightlife district to investigate the savage murder and mutilation of an island girl who had been working as a prostitute. Initially dismissed as a country bumpkin (complete with straw hat and live pig in tow!), Kano soon proves himself a more savvy detective than the local cops, and a tougher customer than anyone expected. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth about the girl, her connection to a yakuza-turned-music manager (Hiroki Matsukata), and a savage serial killer who is burning women alive.

After being executed in 1865, a vengeful samurai is resurrected as an immortal man driven to wreak bloody havoc in modern Tokyo.

The Final Episode of the Battles Without Honour and Humanity series brought a new, more contemporary mood to the film and its characters. The yakuza may be starting to resemble a legitimate business, but director Kinji Fukasaku, working with new screenwriter Kôji Takada, never lets the audience forget their violent origins, and their tried-and-true methods of accomplishing their business. 1966. After a police crackdown, the gangs of Hiroshima and Kure have formed a massive, multi-family political and economic alliance called the Tensei Coalition, seeking a way forward into the 1970’s as part of Japan’s economic bubble. Shôzô Hirono (Bunta Sugawara) finds himself increasingly alienated from this semi-legitimate form of corruption, particularly as acting Tensei Coalition chairman Matsumura (Kinya Kitaôji) tries to put the gangs on a new, more business-like path. But old habits die hard, and when rivalries surface once again, they bring with them the promise of more bloodshed. The long-awaited conclusion to the epic series is an elegy for the bad guy, with the harsh realisation that Japan’s economic growth came about only through the sacrifice of the blood of its young men, victims of twenty long years of Battles Without Honour and Humanity.

Through a simple act of revenge, Tokyos deadliest assassin sets off the biggest gang war in crime history. There is nowhere to hide when the most vicious criminal imaginable try to hunt him down, determined to annihilate this definitive master of death. Starring Bunta Sugawara ("Spirited Away," "The Man Who Stole the Sun") and Tsunehiko Watese ("Antarctica," "Amagi goe"). Japanese Language Film with English Subtitles.

Thirteen heroic samurai join forces to bring down a sadistic lord and stop him from ascending the throne and plunging Japan into a war-torn future.

Sent back in time, a group of high school students find themselves in the midst of a severe battle during the Sengoku period in 16th-century Japan.