Mari Shiraki

Sunday Horror Series Best Selection (2019)

Japanese horror anthology of 3 terrifying tales. ...

Hissatsu shigotonin 2009 (2009)

This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita re ...

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)

A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. Aft ...

Sure Death 6 (1996)

When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend... ...

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. ...

Sure Death 5 (1991)

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins. ...

Virgin Road (1989)

Based on the comic book by Tatsuo Kanai ...

Ooku: Empress of the Tokugawa (1988)

Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)

A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel. ...

The Forced Marriage with Children (1987)

Kumazou, a "cleaner" for hire, encounters a woman attempting to commit suicide with her two young siblings one night. Kumazou gives them all the money he has and saves them from jumping off a bridge. ...

Sure Death 4 (1987)

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on? ...

Sure Death! 3 (1986)

Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assassins fall foul of a group of blackmarket financiers who dispatch their own hitmen to dispose of them. ...

Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985)

When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. ...

Sure Death (1984)

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit. ...

Hole in the Pants (1984)

A boy transfers into a new high school in the big city. He gets bullied, but meets a pretty girl. He tries to win her heart, but rivals abound. Debut video release from Pantsu no ana, a subsection of "BOMB" magazine. ...

The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Conclusion (1976)

Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although ...

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)

The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no wa ...

The Gambling Nun (1971)

A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to gambling and challenges the racketeer threatening to sell the place to a game. ...

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Haunted Mansion (1971)

Third film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series. ...

The Silk Hat Boss 2 (1970)

The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami. ...

Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)

Wild young people kidnap a wealthy woman and she becomes attracted to one of them. When she tells the man that she is the mistress of a religious leader, he and his posse make plans to rob her partner. ...

Dawn of Judo (1970)

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself. ...

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970)

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater. ...

A Gangster's Morals (1970)

Yakuza movie directed by Yasuharu Hasebe ...

Mini-Skirt Lynchers (1969)

The group led by Teruko was the most famous in the port city of Yokohama. One day, however, a group claiming the same name as Teruko and her group appeared and began extorting them. The group was led by Rosa, who had come from Hayama. Teruko and the others ...

Nagasaki Blues (1969)

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song by Mina Aoe. ...

Girl in College (1969)

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and b ...

Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)

Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle. ...

Wicked Priest (1968)

Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors' watchful eyes to ...

Downtown Blues (1968)

The desires and pretensions of woman of the Ginza are depicted. ...

Night Guy (1968)

Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-up women decorate the city at night. And then, there are men who live off of these women. This movie depicts the conflict of sex and desire between a procure ...

Henchmen (1968)

The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Izu in Shizuoka during the early Showa period. Representatives of three different yakuza gangs - Tatsuo Umemiya, Tomisaburo Wakayama and Koji Tsuruta celebrat ...

Kill the Night Rose (1966)

An entertaining but silly and fairly forgettable action film with much tongue-in cheek James Bond influence ...

The Four Loves (1965)

A father gives his four daughters his substantial retirement allowance on the stipulation that they leave him alone, as he wants some freedom. Each of the daughters has a romantic interest and it's noticeable that the father, too, has someone in mind. ...

Tiger of the Sea (1964)

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth. ...

The Scarred Crest (1964)

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for. ...

Gun Demon Without Form (1964)

A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from Kobe. ...

A Man with Dragon Tattoos (1962)

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyus ...

The Guys Who Put Money on Me (1962)

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action surrounding a boxing match, concentrating mostly on the high-powered Yakuza gambling dens. ...

Night of Bloody Hell (1962)

A motorcycle daredevil is murdered by a gang that wants to take over the circus to become the cover for their drug operation, but his replacement (Akira Kobayashi) has other ideas. ...

The Rambler Returns Home (1962)

Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series. ...

Solo Traveler (1962)

12th in the Joe of Aces series. ...

Song of a Traveller (1962)

A crime film released in 1962 ...

A Torrent of Life (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

Yami ni kieta shisha (1962)

1962 Japanese movie ...

The Rambler Goes North (1962)

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan's back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip. ...

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains (1961)

Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)

Strife between competing lumber mills. ...

The Plateau Man (1961)

Japanese Western set at a mountain ranch in Kyushu. ...

Rambling in the Sea (1961)

Seventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist". ...

A Killer Without a Grave (1961)

Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is look ...

The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan's back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip. ...

The Angry Rambler (1960)

Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira. ...

The Rambler Rides Again (1960)

In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers. ...

Sixteen years old (1960)

Senko Tamagawa is a third-year junior high school student, and she is the captain of the badminton club. Her father, Kinzo, remodeled her barn and lent it to her only Mikayo. Senko was somehow envious of her flashy life... In a tragedy with a girl living ...

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)

Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming. ...

The Rambler in the Sunset (1960)

The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy". ...

Wind of Volcano (1960)

An airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route from Kagoshima, Kyushu, but neither the money nor the remains of the pilot can be found. ...

The Gun Like Lightning (1960)

A young yakuza just released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, a police inspector determined to clean up the corruption in his own hometown, and a deranged assassin who lives to kill collide in a port town overrun by rival gangs, with two women, bo ...

He's the Witness (1960)

Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People's Economic Association, and he disguises himself. ...

Intimidation (1960)

Koreyoshi Kurahara's ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his resentful but timid underling, passed over for a promotion. The marvelously moody Intimidation is a ...

Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)

A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer. ...

The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)

Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-hire friend, he sets about to stop the mob from turning an honest ranch into a gambling resort. ...

Adorable Flowers (1959)

The story of the Peanuts. ...

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him. ...

The Human Cyclone (1959)

The first in the Ginza Whirlwind Child series. A poignant action giant depicting the activities of Mait Guy Akira, who calls people to Ginza Boring Man, popular and longing everywhere, and who is on the side of justice of the divine ghost. ...

Light The Explosives (1959)

Three young men face off against corrupt officials and Yakuza in order to complete a reclamation project of the coastal embankment, who try to derail the project every step of the way until a tsunami hits, putting everyone in danger. ...

Young Panther (1959)

A blockbuster youth action film based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen. ...

The Echo of Love (1959)

A pure love melodrama movie. ...

Passport to Darkness (1959)

A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer. ...

A Man Explodes (1959)

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu, who jumps into a waterfall. Having injured his eyes in the process, he is brought to Tokyo for medical trea ...

I Will Challenge (1959)

Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his late father and become a champion when, during training, he becomes embroiled in a murder case. His school friend is involved in the case, and Akira also be ...

Friendship of Jazz (1959)

Kenichi, who lives like a stray dog among fellow gangsters, finds his love for the first time while the police are trying to catch him on suspicion of murder. ...

The Perfect Game (1958)

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even more serious crime. ...

Wolves of the Night (1958)

A unique action drama in which a ruthless yakuza encounters a woman and realizes his true love as the conflict between the yakuza intensifies. ...

Drunken Ghost (1958)

A man meets the spirit of a murdered gangster after he spills alcohol over his grave. ...

That Wonderful Guy (1958)

Yōko dreams of becoming a dancer and begins working with the famous musician Takeo. ...

The Coming of Age (1958)

Underworld Beauty (1958)

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane ...

Rusty Knife (1958)

Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city c ...

Fangs of Night (1958)

A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and uncover a shady group of criminals with a sinister plot. ...

Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)

Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graph ...

The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957)

A Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking but he's tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit. ...