Yasuo Furuhata

Reminiscence (2017)

A detective in Toyama is forced to confront his painful past when he takes on a murder case involving his two estranged childhood friends. ...

A Boy Called H (2013)

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled w ...

Dearest (2012)

The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died. ...

The Haunted Samurai (2007)

A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which he was adopted through marriage and sepa ...

Red Moon (2004)

Namiko Morita, who lived in Otaru, moved to this area with her husband, Yutaro, and opened the brewery "Morita Brewery". Eventually, they succeeded in this business and lived happily while raising three children. However, in August 1945, the situation cha ...

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 ...

Railroad Man (1999)

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his car ...

A Story of Modern Chivalry (1997)

A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of revenge for his great friend. ...

Kura (1995)

In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business. ...

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki (1995)

In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyog ...

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition (1995)

The live of the daimyo Date Masamune ...

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (1994)

The seventh movie of the series "Yakuza Ladies" focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband's family and its members against much larger, more established organizations. ...

Midwinter Camellia (1992)

Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yoko Minamino), a geisha who was forced into the business at a young age by her dissipated father. ...

Estate Inheritance (1990)

The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members. ...

Tasmania Story (1990)

Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically ...

Buddies (1989)

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love. ...

Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan's boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband's position as the head of the established yakuza clan? ...

Shogun's Shadow (1989)

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader. ...

Reason For Not Divorcing (1987)

Yoshiko Mita and Masahiko Tsugawa enthusiastically perform a couple who know each other's affairs and affairs and still do not part with each other even after various emotional conflicts. A work that is highly supported by women. ...

Demon (1985)

Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman. ...

Moment of Demon (1985)

Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfying job and a girlfriend. Then his mother, unable to fight her forbidden desires, shows up. ...

Choji Snack Bar (1983)

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown. ...

Station (1981)

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers. ...

Baian the Assassin (1981)

This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo Nakamura, who made the transition from the Kabuki world to the film industry, and a cast of gorgeous and di ...

The Bear Storm (1980)

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pio ...

The Fixer (1979)

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight. ...

Waga seishun no eleven (1979)

Soccer movie. ...

Winter's Flower (1978)

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters t ...

A Blood Stained Love Affair (1974)

Emika has been raised by her aunt Ineko, who runs a high-class club in Akasaka. Ineko is backed by Ohashi, a political mastermind, but at the same time, she gives money to Riki, a young aspiring photographer, and has a relationship with him. Riki gets to k ...

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory (1972)

A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction. ...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter (1971)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971)

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator. ...

Patience Has An End (1971)

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza. ...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow (1970)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri (1970)

Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud. ...

A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life (1970)

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels. ...

Rise and Fall of Chivalry (1970)

A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member. ...

Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Since the death of death of her father, Yuki who has trave ...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (1969)

Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator. ...

A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw (1969)

Back after four years, Goro learns his younger brother's been thrown out of the gang and his girlfriend's married another man. It's payback time. ...

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969)

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes. ...

The Cheating Underworld (1968)

Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yen. ...

Prison Boss (1968)

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track. ...

Parole (1967)

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold. ...

King of the Gang (1967)

The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's marketing department. Unlike the early entries, which were jazzy capers, this final entry is a prototype jitsuro ...

Glorious Fights (1966)

A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow. ...

Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here the first boyfriend. ...

A Circus Girl (1966)

Japanese drama film. ...

Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his ...

Love on the Rainbow (1965)

A seamstress seeks the love of her life while helping a troubled couple. ...

Tale of Army Brutality (1963)

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For h ...

Ken San (2016)

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one man of quiet dignity became a cultural barrier-breaking film star. ...

Sat-chan Tadashi-chan: Sengo minshu-teki dokuritsu pro funtō-ki (2015)

After the war, many filmmakers were expelled from the Japanese film industry due to the Toho Dispute and the Red Purge. Amid such circumstances, there were people who set up their own independent production companies and embarked on film production without ...