Akikane Sawa Movies

A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro...

Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is...

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

A crime film released in 1965

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

Chiezo Kataoka grew up as a Magician's apprentice in America and no prison can hold him!

Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to...

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.