Reizaburo Yamamoto Movies

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested...

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

A small-time thug fresh out of prison is lured back onto the path of crime and joins a gang of safe-crackers.

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

A recently released gangster has to cope with the recent shifts of power between gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in...

Kazuo Hasegawa's debut at Daiei.

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film...

Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as...

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.

Directed by Daisuke Itō.

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a...