Hideo Murota

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The Desperate
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The Desperate

Apr. 04, 1964

The Desperate

A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai (Oki Minoru) pursues ...
The Beast to Die
6.8

The Beast to Die

Oct. 04, 1980

The Beast to Die

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that ...
Cabaret
5.2

Cabaret

Apr. 26, 1986

Cabaret

A young jazz musician’s desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a ...
Kidnapping Blues
5.3

Kidnapping Blues

Oct. 09, 1982

Kidnapping Blues

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man has ...
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
7.3

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Like its title, this crazy Toei film from 1976 falls neatly into two parts. The first details the exploits of two bank robbers who specialize in ...
A Taxing Woman
7.3

A Taxing Woman

Feb. 07, 1987

A Taxing Woman

Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She ...
Blackmail Is My Life
6.9

Blackmail Is My Life

Feb. 28, 1968

Blackmail Is My Life

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki (Horoki Matsukata) quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed ...
Let Him Rest in Peace
6.2

Let Him Rest in Peace

Jun. 14, 1985

Let Him Rest in Peace

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads. ...
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
6.9

Brutal Tales of Chivalry

Oct. 01, 1965

Brutal Tales of Chivalry

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 ...
Black Angel
5.9

Black Angel

May. 30, 1998

Black Angel

Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying of her parents and is only saved from sharing their fate by an ...
Karate Killer
6.5

Karate Killer

Oct. 13, 1973

Karate Killer

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he’s out, he ...
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
6.3

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his ...
Yakuza Wolf
6.7

Yakuza Wolf

Jan. 11, 1972

Yakuza Wolf

The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other.
What’s Up Connection
5.9

What’s Up Connection

Sep. 15, 1990

What’s Up Connection

When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded ...
The Seburi Story
6.8

The Seburi Story

May. 11, 1985

The Seburi Story

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community’s members who ...
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
5.2

Isola: Multiple Personality Girl

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 ...
The Threat
7.5

The Threat

Feb. 17, 1966

The Threat

You can watch this crime drama as a sort of Japanese DESPERATE HOURS. A just married ordinary man has his family held as hostage by three ...
A Tender Place
7.5

A Tender Place

Jul. 14, 2001

A Tender Place

The story of a person who is looking for her own daughter. She is married and has an affair with her husband’s business partner. Her family ...
The Second Is a Christian
5.7

The Second Is a Christian

The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko (Etsuko Shihomi) who is the object of affection for two very different men – one the ...