Haruo Tanaka Movies

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to...

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of...

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he...

Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will...

1958 Japanese movie

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. ...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and...

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period...

Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.