Takashi Miike

Blazing Fists (2025)

Ikuto and Ryoma grow close after meeting in juvenile detention. Motivated by Mikuru Asakura's words, they set their sights on the martial arts event Breaking Down, but looming rivalries threaten to derail their dream. ...

Lumberjack the Monster (2023)

A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target. ...

The Mole Song: Final (2021)

Reiji's final mission is to prevent the smuggling of 600 billion yen of drugs. For his mission, he gets on luxury passenger ship and he faces his strongest enemy to date. ...

The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)

Fifth grader Kei Watanabe has inherited the hunter's blood to hunt yōkai. To save the world from destruction, Kei challenges a war against the yōkai. ...

Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! Movie Version ~Challenge from a Phantom Thief! Let's Arrest with Love and a Pat!~ (2021)

Movie version of the series "Police x Heroine Lovepatrina!". ...

Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~ (2020)

They'll take back your uncool heart to protect peace! One day cool director Piyoshi Kurosawa offers Phantomirage a sparkling big role! That's right, if this is the case, let's make everyone's heart flutter through the movie! However, Reverse Police's Sak ...

That Moment, My Heart Cried (2019)

This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors. ...

First Love (2019)

One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin. ...

Laplace's Witch (2018)

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins. ...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017)

Welcome to idyllic Morioh, whose ocean views and charming townscapes make it a breezy Japanese utopia. But a chain of grisly killings has cast a bloody pall of uncertainty over its residents, especially Josuke Higashikata, a high schooler with offbeat hair ...

Blade of the Immortal (2017)

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, ...

Idol × Warrior: Miracle Tunes! Pilot (2017)

The story revolves around the Music Kingdom, a land that contains musical treasures called Sound Jewels, which together produce the "Song of Blessings". The Sound Jewels are stolen by the Demon King, who corrupts them into Negative Jewels. Through the Doku ...

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)

A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter. ...

Terra Formars (2016)

With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the s ...

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge. ...

The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)

Koichiro Shimada is sent to a research facility in Kenya, Africa by a teaching hospital in Japan. He encounters a desperate situation and decides to work there as a doctor, treating patients hurt in battles. He struggles with nurses and colleagues at the h ...

As the Gods Will (2014)

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from ...

Over Your Dead Body (2014)

An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy and reality becomes obscured until the murder ...

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)

Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a ca ...

Blue Planet Brothers (2013)

In modern Tokyo, three unlikely characters find themselves together on a bench: a samurai from the feudal era, an alien from the planet Cygnus, and an anthropomorphic goblin. ...

Shield of Straw (2013)

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could ...

Lesson of the Evil (2012)

Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body. ...

Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)

Follows high school teacher Seiji Hasumi's background history and in the process depicts the horror inherent in daily life. ...

For Love's Sake (2012)

Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a ga ...

Ace Attorney (2012)

Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the ac ...

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord. ...

Ninja Kids!!! (2011)

The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group of rival ninjas culminating in a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain. ...

13 Assassins (2010)

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future. ...

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)

A post-apocalyptic humankind in 2025 finds a hero in the form of Zebraman. But the Zebra Queen steals his powers, making him lose his ability to survive Zebra Time. But he wants his powers back. ...

Crows Zero II (2009)

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers ...

Yatterman (2009)

Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Toge ...

God's Puzzle (2008)

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own. ...

Zatoichi Live (2008)

Takashi Miike directs a stage version of Zatoichi, the tale of the blind swordsman. ...

Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot (2008)

Masaka Kubota plays high-school student Keita, who leads a secret life as a "network investigator" for a secret organization. In the introductory episode, Keita has moved to a new school in Tokyo but doesn't like it. His best friend from his previous schoo ...

Crows Zero (2007)

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth. ...

Detective Story (2007)

A detective and a businessman search for a serial killer who removes people's organs. ...

Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path. ...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued ...

Pledge To Peace (2007)

Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo lost his life in a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbor during the night of May 31 and June 1, 1942. This short animation film pays homage to Keiu Matsuo and his mother Matsue. ...

Waru: The End (2006)

Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo. ...

Sun Scarred (2006)

Katayama is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he comes across a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision. ...

Like a Dragon: Prologue (2006)

In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally ...

Waru (2006)

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in J ...

Imprint (2006)

An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left. ...

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drive ...

The Great Yokai War (2005)

A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight ...

Live Golden Years Thanks 0201 at BUDOKAN (2005)

Actor and musician Kôji Kikkawa and film director Takashi Miike collaborated for the realization and recording of a live concert at the Nippon Budokan before 10,000 people on February 1, 2005. ...

Arthouse Ultraman (2005)

In the 21st century, multiple mysterious phenomenon began to occur as monsters who were initially thought to be a part of mythology had come to life. These phenomenons had also resulted from human activities that disrupted the nature of the ecosystem. Ultr ...

Demon Pond (2005)

The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken. ...

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 ...

Three... Extremes (2004)

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister. ...

Making of Zebraman (2004)

A documentary on the making of "Zebraman" directed by Takashi Miike. ...

Part-Time Detective 2 (2004)

The housewife and part-time private detective Noriko Yamada plays her old tricks again, uncovering mysterious corruption cases. But this time she will solve it adopting the style of "Beatrix Kiddo" from Kill Bill. ...

Zebraman (2004)

A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman. ...

One Missed Call (2003)

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens a ...

The Negotiator (2003)

After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the ho ...

Gozu (2003)

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to ...

Yakuza Demon (2003)

Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unab ...

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003)

A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss. ...

The Man in White (2003)

After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge. ...

Part-Time Detective (2002)

Noriko Yamada is a housewife and mother of five children, she and her husband go through an economic crisis that causes them to have problems with the bank. But while looking for work will Hitoshi befriending Hibino, president of "K & D Research" a detecti ...

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. ...

Pandoora (2002)

A Takashi Miike directed music video ...

Shangri-La (2002)

Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a c ...

Kumamoto Stories (2002)

Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkar ...

Graveyard of Honor (2002)

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems. ...

Sabu (2002)

When a young man is sent to a prison workhouse for a crime he did not commit his friend on the outside must find evidence to clear his name. ...

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)

The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous ...

Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

In post-apocalyptic Yokohama, a hard-boiled cop and a mellowed out drifter hook up with a gang of rebels. When the gang kidnap the cop's son, the wheels are set in motion for an inevitable showdown. ...

Ichi the Killer (2001)

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of. ...

Agitator (2001)

When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...

Family 2 (2001)

In this continuation of "Family", it is discovered that the one who gave the order to assassinate the Mitsumikai Boss is the one and only Boss of the Japan Mafia: Mr. Nishiwaki. Hideshi finds something odd about the killing and begins to investigate, uncov ...

The Guys from Paradise (2001)

The ever-prolific Takashi Miike directs this wild and woolly prison drama, reportedly based on real-life cases of Japanese imprisoned abroad. ...

Visitor Q (2001)

In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son being beaten up, 'Q', a complete stranger enters the bizarre family, changi ...

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up an ...

The City of Lost Souls (2000)

Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet ...

Making of Gemini (2000)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini". ...

Audition (2000)

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the ...

Dead or Alive (1999)

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down. ...

N-Girls Vs Vampire (1999)

When a series of teenaged schoolgirl virgins are transformed into vampires,sexy high school student Man Koda (Ayana Sakai) and her friends take it upon themselves to locate the modelling agency responsible and track down and destroy the undead creatures be ...

White-Collar Worker Kintaro (1999)

Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads wit ...

Silver (1999)

The story in "Silver" is about a female wrestler who is really an undercover agent. Disguised as a wrestling warrior, heroine Jun Shirogane (Atsuko Sakuraba) goes after the gang that killed her family in Takashi Miike's action-packed thriller. Aided by sec ...

Ley Lines (1999)

The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, ...

Man, a Natural Girl (1999)

Miike's first television production in seven years (since 1992's Last Run), Tennen Shoujo Mahn (lit: Natural Girl Mahn) is an adaptation of a manga series by Tetsuya Koshiba about a schoolgirl with extraordinary fighting prowess. ...

Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

Nostalgia is Takashi Miike's favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Thoug ...

Blues Harp (1998)

Ambitious Yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards' growing jealousy of Chuji. ...

Andromedia (1998)

After his daughter Mai is killed in an auto accident, a genius programmer recreates her in the form of a computer program called AI. His jealous brother-in-law, wanting to get his hands on the technology for profit, sends his client to steal it and Mai's f ...

The Bird People in China (1998)

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastr ...

Tunnel Fantasy: Dream Legend of Tonkararin (1998)

Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Takashi Miike. It is one of three historical films included in the 2002 DVD compilation, Kumamoto Monogatari. The other two are Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi n ...

Full Metal Yakuza (1997)

After being brutally murdered in a gangster-style execution, Kensuke Hagane finds himself brought back to life by a mad scientist and rebuilt as a robot-human hybrid with a serious thirst for vengeance and the tools to carry it out. ...

Rainy Dog (1997)

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him. ...

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997)

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving high school. Having robbed their teacher on their last day, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down into a career of enforcement and protectio ...

Ambition Without Honor 2 (1997)

Tetsuya, a young yakuza, returns to his family after his adoptive father is wounded in an attack from a rival gang. In his battle against dishonorable enemies and corrupt yakuza politics, he makes an unlikely ally in a rebel cop. ...

Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)

In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization. ...

The Way to Fight (1996)

Dangerous street fighter Kazuyoshi Tamai finds out that his rival, Takeshi, is the leader of a gang responsible for a series of assaults. Kazuyoshi is ready to face off against Takeshi, but comic challenges keep his nemesis out of reach. It's not until yea ...

Peanuts (1996)

Two mysterious tough guys infuriate a local gang after helping an elderly grocery store owner with his debts by robbing a yakuza organised gambling den. ...

Ambition Without Honor (1996)

Seventeen year old Tetsuya kills the boss of a rival gang with the promise of being made. After seven years of prison, he discovers that he is all but forgotten by his Family. The two rival Families have reconciled and Tetsuya was been discarded to keep th ...

New Third Gangster II (1996)

Soma goes to Masakis allowed back to his former gang, led by Takeda who asked for his help since he had problems controlling their own men. But one fears how Somas former assistant Kokubu, now second in command of Takeda, should react. Soon Soma assassinat ...

New Third Gangster (1996)

When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts plan ...

The King of Minami: City of Desire (1995)

#13 in the series, after the Special Movie. ...

Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)

Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan. ...

The King of Minami: The Special Movie (1995)

When aspiring businessman Chiwaki borrows money from the LA mafia and flees to Japan to escape his debt, he soon finds himself being chased throughout Osaka by the local yakuza and a mafia loan shark. Chiwaki plans to get out of debt by investing in a high ...

Osaka Tough Guys (1995)

Osaka Tough Guys stars Kentaro Nakakura and Yoshiyuki Ohmori. It tells the story of two hoods forced to take on paid work when they run out of money for booze, who end up being drawn into the spiderweb of the yakuza. Gaijiro Saito and Sei Hiraizumi co-star ...

Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocalypse 2 (1995)

When a young karate student attempts to earn some extra cash by serving as bodyguard to a high-profile Hong Kong woman, the initial distraction of her beauty soon gives way to razor sharp focus as a series of attackers descend upon the pair. ...

The Third Gangster (1995)

A small yakuza gang is taken to war by a more powerful rival after a violent bar brawl involving members of both gangs. Young boss, Masaki, must decide whether to disband his dwindling gang or fight. ...

Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage (1994)

Kiba is a bodyguard who works to raise money for his master's karate dojo. He gets the assignment to guard a young woman in Taipei... ...

Shinjuku Outlaw (1994)

Shoichi Yomi bravely fights in an attempt to end an underworld battle in Hiroshima and as a result becomes a vegetable. Ten years later, Yomi comes to his senses and visits his former sworn brother, Eto, in Shinjuku. The devious Tagami, Yomi's old enemy, i ...

We're No Angels 2 (1993)

Joe and his delivery company friends are back. This time they become embroiled in the evil plot of a corrupt politician. ...

We're No Angels (1993)

Rikiya Yasuoka, Ren Ōsugi and Junji Inagawa star in this early straight to video effort from Takashi Miike. Joe (Yasuoka), a lumbering tough guy with a heart of gold, is fresh out of prison, but it's not long before he lands himself in trouble again. The ...

Bodyguard Kiba (1993)

Naoto Kiba takes on the task of protecting thug Junpei who embezzled 500 million yen from Okinawa's largest gangster gangs, Soryu-kai. ...

A Human Murder Weapon (1992)

A man dubbed "Karate Kid" is imprisoned and forced to fight for his life in an underground fighting ring. ...

Confinement Escape (1992)

A detective living a happy married life learns that a man he once arrested has escaped from prison. The fugitive commits a string of robberies and rapes, and ultimately takes his former lover as hostage - the same woman who is now the detective's wife. The ...

Last Run: 100 Million Yen's Worth of Love and Betrayal (1991)

Former Formula 2 driver Morita, known as 'Kamikaze Run', is asked by Onodera, an old friend and current representative of a large trade company, to function as intermediary for an auction of vintage cars owned by Morita's former rival Gianpiero, until an a ...

Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder (1991)

A female ex-soldier comes out of retirement to put a stop to the kidnapping of a young boy who is being used a political pawn. ...

Shimanto River (1991)

A young boy, Atsu, grows up along the banks of the Shimanto River in rural southern Shikoku. He comes to grips with the unfairness of life and the emotional pain involved in the loss of innocence. The film is based on an autobiographical novel written by K ...

Eyecatch Junction (1991)

A group of female police officers form a secret detective division called Eyecatch Junction. They go undercover in a prostitute racket to investigate the murder of a young woman. ...

Ronin-gai (1990)

Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes. ...

Peesuke: Gatapishi story (1990)

Based on the comic book series by Shunji Sonoyama. ...

Saga of the Phoenix (1989)

Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she's there. She accepts and tries to enjoy her remaining time. but Hell Concubine has other plans. ...

The Peacock King (1988)

Coerced by the evil Witch Raga, Ashura, the Hell Virgin, attempts to unlock the four Earth holes that lead to the Gates of Hell. Together, Raga aims to control the Earth. However, two monks skilful in magical powers set off on a journey to the cities to ob ...

Tomorrow (1988)

On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their ...

This Story of Love (1987)

Life and love stories of stunt men and women. ...

Zegen (1987)

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, s ...

Chain Reactions (2025)

An exploration of the legacy of Tobe Hooper's classic 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. ...

Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)

Takashi Miike is a cinema monster. Let's return to his filmography, his main themes, the framework of his monumental universe. ...

Cult of Terror (2017)

A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic ci ...

Ace Attorney (2012)

Based primarily on the first game in the series, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the film focuses on rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright, as he strives to protect his clients in various murder trials, including the death of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the ac ...

Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011)

This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s. ...

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2009)

The history of the Yakuza Eiga at the TOEI studio is roughly outlined. Real Yakuza and also their connections to the movie business are discussed, and many important actors and directors of the genres are interviewed. Former real yakuza boss turned actor N ...

Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)

Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a b ...

Hostel Dissected (2006)

The making of Eli Roth's "Hostel. ...

Hostel (2006)

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. ...

Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger (2005)

Neighbour No. 13 (2005)

Juzo Murasaki is a young man traumatized by his experience of bullying at school. He returns to his hometown and takes a job on a building site with his old nemesis Toru Akai. But Juzo's trauma has created a monster; he harbors a second personality, Neighb ...

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)

Otakus in Love (2004)

Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay. ...

Making of Zebraman (2004)

A documentary on the making of "Zebraman" directed by Takashi Miike. ...

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2004)

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his main films, apart from the opinions about him by other filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano or Kinji Fukasaku. ...

The Making Of One Missed Call (2003)

An hour-long archival documentary on the film's production. ...

Last Life in the Universe (2003)

An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister. ...

Yakuza Demon (2003)

Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unab ...

Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri (2003)

Third installment of the Deka Matsuri omnibus series. ...

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (2002)

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of ...

Graveyard of Honor (2002)

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems. ...

DOA Final: Original Making-of Featurette (2002)

The behind the scenes special features making of Dead Or Alive Final. ...

The Making Of The Katakuris (2001)

In this contemporary documentary, the cast and the crew share their experiences of making the film. ...

Agitator (2001)

When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...

DOA 2: Original Making-Of Featurette (2000)

The behind the scenes special features making of Dead Or Alive 2. ...

Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)

When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, she encounters a girl with Multiple Personality Disorder whose dangerous 13th personality, Isola, must be stopped ...

Golden Wolf: Resurrection 2 (1998)

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997)

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving high school. Having robbed their teacher on their last day, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down into a career of enforcement and protectio ...

The Way to Fight (1996)

Dangerous street fighter Kazuyoshi Tamai finds out that his rival, Takeshi, is the leader of a gang responsible for a series of assaults. Kazuyoshi is ready to face off against Takeshi, but comic challenges keep his nemesis out of reach. It's not until yea ...

Another Lonely Hitman (1995)

After serving ten years due to a drug-induced assassination of a rival gang boss, Tachibana enters a world that's nothing like it was when he went in. Once a respected and feared Yakuza mastermind, he now must try and adapt within the confines of the new g ...

Kyouju Luger P08 (1994)

A man's life is altered when he comes into possession of a gun. ...