Masayuki Watanabe

Supermarket Woman (1996)

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business. ...

Shabu (1996)

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the ...

Silver Legend (1990)

1990 Original Video film. ...

Kizu (1988)

Once again, director Shunichi Kajima and star Takanori Jinnai are teaming up to create a new type of yakuza film that stylishly depicts the short but vibrant life of legendary urban yakuza Takashi Hanagata. ...

Rock Requiem (1988)

Four young high school students who dream of being in a rock band must deal with the unexpected deaths of their friends while making concert decisions. ...

Paper Lantern (1987)

A new wave Yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young Yakuza suffering from stomach cancer who has very little left to live. This film is based on the posthumous manuscript of Shoji Kaneko, the legendary director who died of cancer after completin ...

Buchō no aijin: Pinku no sutokkingu (1986)

Nikkatsu Roman Porno ...

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den (1984)

Japanese comedy film. ...

Kigeki kazoku dōmei (1983)

Burst City (1982)

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living. ...