Ryuji Harada

Voice (2024)

Hokkaido, Japan: An old woman -- formerly a man -- lives by a lake in the northern reaches of Japan, gazing at Nakajima Island in its center where her daughter's body was found long ago. She hasn't been able to visit for almost 50 years. Tokyo: A middle-a ...

Sweet King (2022)

"Takehiko Kanroji, notorious for a man of power harassment, an executive officer of the publishing company "Yudansha" has been transferred from Nagoya to the Tokyo head office. His mission is starting a magazine. However, the theme is ""sweets"" that Kanro ...

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021)

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who get involved in misadventures while on set. ...

Shitamachi Ninkyoden Hawk (2020)

2020 Original Video film. ...

Musashi (2019)

Musashi returns Japan's legendary swordsman and philosopher to the screen once again. In an original period drama based on the historical facts of the life and travels of the famous Miyamoto Musashi we find an apprentice, an instructor and the account of a ...

Requiem: Devil among Devils (2017)

2017 original video. ...

Requiem: Devil among Devils 2 (2017)

straight to video 2017. ...

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4 (2017)

With the death of Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka), a brutal succession battle erupts within the Oriki-gumi. By vote, Nobunaga (Hitoshi Ozawa) becomes second-generation boss, forcing his brother Nobuyuki into rebellion. In the bloody aftermath, Nobunaga ki ...

Yakuza: Domination of the Realm (2017)

Rise of the Underworld Lords— The mighty Murohachi Alliance, once unifying Japan's yakuza under Kyoto, collapses, and a fierce struggle for supremacy erupts nationwide. In Owari, Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka) leads the Oriki-gumi on a campaign for u ...

Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Good Luck Tour Murder (2016)

Jingi no Harawata (2016)

The Kanto Mutsumo-kai, one of Japan's foremost gangster organisations, is under the dictatorship of Sugo, the third president of the Ryujin clan, and Saito, its president. Toraji (Ozawa Kazuyoshi), who rebelled against this dictatorship but was unsuccessfu ...

Jingi no Harawata 2 (2016)

Newly appointed 7th-generation head of the Takematsu Union's Kurumaya faction, Atsumi Toraji (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), recklessly squanders drug money on partying and harms Noboru, the underling of his sworn brother Hiroshi (Yasukaze Motomiya), ignoring the pleas ...

History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict (2014)

Gokudo no Ane (2014)

Kikaider Reboot (2014)

In the near future, the brilliant Dr. Komyoji is enlisted to lead the ARK Project—a scientific endeavor dedicated to forging a brighter tomorrow through robotics. However, the doctor's mysterious death puts those plans to an abrupt hold... Not long after ...

Gokudo Chushingura (2012)

The Kyowakai, aiming for nationwide domination from Kansai. The Kurosaki-gumi, led by Asakawa (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), contributed greatly to their expansion into Kanto, but he became the target of relentless harassment from Wakagashira Kito. Unable to endure ...

New Don Clan (2012)

After the shocking death of former Seiun-kai chairman, "Oni" Shima Shu (Hiroki Matsukata), Yuuki Mishima (Yuta Sone) takes on the role of Seiun-kai chairman, aiming to expand his clan constructively. Meanwhile, his cousin Atsushi (Junichi Kawamoto), impuls ...

Road to Retribution (2012)

Conqueror of Shura 2 (2011)

The second 'Conqueror of Shura' film. ...

Conqueror of Shura: Final Chapter (2011)

The final 'Conqueror of Shura' film. ...

The 11 Words Murder (2011)

A series of suspicious deaths, starting with that of her boyfriend Kawazu Masayuki, prompts mystery novelist Yuki Rikako to investigate. She discovers that all the victims were once passengers on the same cruise ship a year ago and involved in an accident ...

Conqueror of Shura (2011)

The first 'Conqueror of Shura' film. ...

The Negotiator: The Movie (2010)

¥ 260,000,000 is stolen from armored vehicle. The criminals escape into a crowded shopping mall and take over 50 hostages. Reiko Usagi (Ryoko Yonekura) and the SIT members are called in to break the stand-off. When Reiko goes into the shopping mall to neg ...

The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor (2008)

Keinosuke (Masakazu Tamura) is a ronin (wandering samurai) who lives on the streets although he is a nobleman. There's just one woman in this world that he loves, Shiho (Emi Wakui) but when he meets her again, she is already someone else's wife. Her husban ...

AIBOU: The Movie (2008)

A former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan police Special Mission Task Force, Sugishita Ukyo (Yutaka Mizutani) and Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), are guarding a female Diet member, Katayama Hinako (Yo ...

Road to New Don (2007)

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

Baian Fujieda the Assassin (2006)

An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles th ...

Aogura (2006)

Set in Aomori at the end of the 1960s, this youth drama depicts the thrilling and hectic day of young people just before they graduate high school and enter society. A film adaptation of the autobiographical novel by Kenichi Kawakami. ...

Yakuza Legend: Kill Them All (2005)

After serving a term in prison because of shooting the leader of the rival group, Goro finds out that his fellow Yakuza Shiroyama, left the group and living as a normal people. ...

Bewitched in Tokyo SP (2004)

Christmas Special following the series. ...

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 ...

Kibakichi 2 (2004)

The saga of Kibakichi the samurai werewolf continues as his travels find him helping a blind girl and her small village seek revenge on a murdering madman. But, unknown to Kibakichi, he is being spied on by a strange group of people—and someone from his ...

Kibakichi (2004)

A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh. ...

Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3 (2003)

"GHOST HOUSE" Cast: Jinpachi Nezu ("Castle of the Owls", "Red Shadow"), Natsuo Ishido, Masako Izumi Synopsis: A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope. "WHISPERS" Cast: Ryuji Harada ("Ka-chan", "Firefly"), Eisuke Tsunoda, Kim ...

Leave It to the Nurses (2002)

Flighty young nurse Izumi Asakura longs to have her honeymoon in a far off tropical paradise but her doctor husband feels that he cannot afford to take time off from developing his career. To Izumi's dismay, Wakabakai General Hospital is fast becoming a fa ...

Kah-chan (2001)

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she save ...

The Firefly (2001)

Shūji Yamaoka was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with a ...

Crossfire (2000)

Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police do ...

Shinsengumi (2000)

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period. ...

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 4 (1999)

After the Tenryu-kai kill the Kameda-gumi boss and Wakagashira, the Kameda-gumi move to wipe them out. Executives Saigo, Katsuragi, and Hidaka exploit a weakness in Tenryu-kai officer Hashida to locate their hideout, setting the stage for a brutal all-out ...

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 3 (1999)

After destroying the Nio-kai, Ryuji and the Tenryu-kai begin expanding in Kyobashi, taking over former territories. Seeing them as a threat, Kurosaki Eigo, Wakagashira of the Kameda-gumi, urges Ryuji to join under their organization—but Ryuji firmly refu ...

History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2 (1999)

Using his strong sense of justice, Uragami Ryuji gains influence at both the factory and school. Though a dispute with the Nio-kai yakuza is once settled, their renewed provocation leads Ryuji and his followers to quit the factory and confront the Nio-kai ...

Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)

Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and ...

Waru Gaiden (1998)

An action film based on the original story and screenplay by Hisao Maki of "WARU". Yoji Himuro is an unparalleled sword user and is known as a badass. As a child, he received intensive training from his father, the owner of a kendo dojo, which resulted in ...

Night Train to the Stars (1996)

"Night Train to the Stars" is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family's in ...

KISS ME (1996)

A hard-boiled touch love story that depicts the momentary love between a hitman and a woman who had a dangerous escape together. ...

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble (1996)

The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter. 9th installment of the 16-film franchise. ...

A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man. ...

The Dirty One (1995)

Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a fro ...

Kappa (1994)

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa. ...