Joe Yamanaka

Protect the President (2010)

Izo (2004)

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Her ...

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)

After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers. ...

0 & 1 (2002)

A girl called Zero stands in a crowded street, her occupation an assassin. As she completes her tasks one after another, Zero has been feeling uneasy lately. As her code name suggests, she has nothing to prove her existence. She overlaps herself with the v ...

The Story of PuPu (1998)

Fu and Suzu are two hedonist girls who decide to take to the road. They set off on a journey to visit the tomb of a small pig by name Pupu. On the way, they meet Suzu's ex-lover, a gay couple, and a golf player; always getting in trouble. But whenever trou ...

Fukushu no Teio (1995)

Tatsuya Shijo was leading a blissful life with her wife and daughter. But all hell came down when a madman murdered his wife and daughter and bizarrely his sister, who was about to get married, killed in a hit and run incident. Vying for revenge, Tatsuya b ...

Manji Dance 2 : Three Erotic Women (1995)

Story of Japanese women. ...

Ulterior Motives (1993)

A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob. ...

Erotic Liaisons (1992)

A low-key private detective agency in Paris is run by Rie and her partner Kishin, two ex-pats who tick along between cases by giving guided tours of the city to busloads of Japanese tourists. ...

Door II: Tokyo Diary (1991)

Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there's always at risk no matter how good the money is. ...

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent ...

It's Easier Than Kissing (1989)

After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father ...

Flying (1988)

A young woman aspires to be a motorboat racing champion. ...

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie (1981)

It has been six months since the tragic accident in Joe and Rikiishi's fight. Joe believes he has overcome Rikiishi's death and decides to make a comeback. Joe does make a successful comeback by scoring 5 KO's by body blows. Joe is then given a shot at the ...

The Dump Truck Rascal (1981)

Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets. ...

Never Give Up (1978)

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new ...

Proof of the Man (1977)

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime. ...

Car Thieves (1964)

Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts. ...

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)

After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers. ...

Mary's Game (1996)

An assignment is issued to a lady sniper to destroy the mafia. The second-in-command of the Akita-kai, a yakuza group based in the Kanto region, is stabbed to death by a hitman from the Kansai-based San'yu-kai, which is aiming to expand into Kanto. Around ...

It's Easier Than Kissing (1989)

After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father ...

Flying (1988)

A young woman aspires to be a motorboat racing champion. ...

The Night of Martial Law (1980)