Hideo Takamatsu

Yomigaeri (2003)

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the "truth". ...

Shura Group (2002)

Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984) ...

Shura Group Part 1 (2002)

Denzaburo Kato, the third generation leader of the Horii family whose territory encompasses the Yokohama area, has a dramatic encounter at a certain judo hall with a young man who would later shake up Japan's yakuza society. The man's name is Ryuji Inahara ...

Thug Business Worker Sabu (2000)

The truth of a sniper becomes clear in the turmoil of a drug robbery that shakes the underworld. ...

Road to the Don 12 (2000)

The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 11 (2000)

The eleventh 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 9 (1999)

The ninth 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 8 (1999)

The eighth "Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 7 (1999)

The seventh 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 6 (1999)

The sixth 'Road to the Don' film. ...

A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo (1998)

A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some de ...

Road to the Don 4 (1998)

The fourth 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 3 (1998)

The third 'Road to the Don' film. ...

Road to the Don 2 (1998)

The second 'Road to the Don' film ...

Road to the Don (1998)

The first 'Road to the Don' film. ...

I Can’t Study (1996)

Hidemi is bored of school, and decides to find another way to succeed in life. ...

Shura ga Yuku 2 (1996)

A small group of men stigmatized for killing the gang leader tries to survive the group and take revenge on the man who killed them, while being involved in the conflict between the two major powers of Kanto and Kansai. The second movie of the live action ...

The Pachinko Game Drifter II (1995)

Tosei Burai (1995)

Ryoji Minami, an elite trading company man, falls in love with Minako Kano, the daughter of the fifth president of the Kanto Kano family, overcomes obstacles, and has a wedding. A sudden misfortune befell Ryoji. On the day of the wedding, his father and da ...

Turning Point (1994)

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials. ...

Yokohama Bakkuretai (1994)

Based on the comic book by Tetsu Kusamoto. ...

Bokyo (1993)

In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauched lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota. Subsequently, Kunimitsu moves back to his hometown and his children are sent to live with other relatives. ...

Emperor of Upheaval (1993)

The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving. ...

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppr ...

Company Executives (1989)

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away. ...

Goryokaku (1988)

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country ...

The Last Emperor (1987)

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the ...

The Story of Jiro (1987)

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children. ...

The Detective (1984)

Detective Muramatsu's wife, Fusae, is killed by a drug addict. After the criminal climbs to the roof of the house with a hostage, Muramatsu shoots him dead in order to rescue the hostage, but the public denounces his actions as stemming from the personal g ...

Samurai Secret Agent (1983)

A master swordsman is ordered to go undercover on a mission to find and destroy a cannon factory being used by two samurai clans that try to usurp power and gain the position of shogun for one of their own. ...

Gone Without Saying Goodbye! (1981)

This TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her missing brother who witnessed the crimes of a political fixer. ...

Rennyo and His Mother (1981)

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the ...

Horror of the Giant Vortex (1978)

Japanese horror move from 1978. ...

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan. ...

Judo for Life (1970)

Naoya Ichijo uses special judo techniques to succeed. ...

Secret Information (1968)

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him. ...

Secret Agent 101 (1966)

Japan-Hong Kong co-production. ...

Yakuza Hooligans (1966)

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren't quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take ...

Code of Ruffians (1965)

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the scheming Ojika Group. ...

A Public Benefactor (1964)

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness. ...

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire. ...

The Black Trademark (1963)

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all u ...

Typhoon Reporter (1963)

Set around Ginza's neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo's bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Gi ...

Black Dividend (1963)

Ryokichi Ibuki is a clerk who learns company "top secrets" and becomes an industrial blackmailer. Kaoru Koizumi, a confidential secretary in love with Ibuki, reveals her firm's plans to him. She resigns when Ibuki blackmails her employer but Ibuki gains an ...

Black Money (1963)

The case of the counterfeit bills that spread all over Japan. ...

Ninja in a Business Suit (1963)

An industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinuma, believes it was murder, not an accident. ...

Black Report (1963)

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime. ...

Elegant Beast (1962)

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved. ...

Forbidden (1962)

Yukiko Shiba, a doctor, and Akira Sakai, a composer and musician, are lovers. Their love is a forbidden one. He is married, with children. She is a doctor with a bright career ahead of her. ...

Fūshinraishin (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Midday Trap (1962)

A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affair. ...

Black Test Car (1962)

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch. ...

A Wife Confesses (1961)

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession. ...

Love and Life (1961)

Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura. ...

Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut (1961)

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style. ...

The False Student (1960)

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students. ...

Patterns of Love (1960)

Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories. ...

The Rockabilly Lady (1960)

Ah Special Attack Corps (1960)

Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps. ...

Across the Darkness (1959)

A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign. ...

A Storm Zone (1959)

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days (1959)

The Snowy Heron (1958)

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her. ...

Accomplice (1958)

Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto. ...

The Judo Champ (1958)

When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay. His Judo teacher has died and his brother, Ryota, and the teacher's only daughter, Akiko, are greatly disturbed by Zanba, who intends to use t ...

Giants and Toys (1958)

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies. ...

The Cat Knew (1958)

Mother (1958)

Advance Patrol (1957)

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find ou ...

Kodokan Under a Morning Moon (1957)

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used only for self-defense and championed by Sugawara. All of which, comes to a mighty match between Sugawara ...

Night Butterflies (1957)

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival. ...

Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957)

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars. ...

Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who ...

Tokyo Crime Map (1956)

An exciting film about thugs, in which murders and drugs, justice and resentment explode in the dark city of Tokyo with the help of guns and violence. ...

The Romance of Yushima (1955)

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been un ...

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love (1955)

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. ...

A Geisha on Horseback (1954)

Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the early Taisho era. ...

The Messenger from the Moon (1954)

Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume. ...

Asakusa at Night (1954)

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this entertaining tale of love and action. ...

Kurohyō (1953)