Ranking Japanese Movies I've Seen
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- DirectorSion SonoStarsTakahiro NishijimaHikari MitsushimaSakura AndôA bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.Sion Sono's 4-Hour Masterpiece .. Instantaneous classic .. Action, comedy, romance, martial-arts, religious undertones, and the art of panty shots .. Sono outdid himself with this one
A story about the meaning of love - both perverse and religious
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The Boy (Master Sinner): raised Catholic . Mother tasked him to find his Virgin Maria . Father goes to the dark side after being dumped by hooker . Boy commits "sins" to get his father's attention and love . Becomes a Master at Upskirt Panty photography , the ultimate sin of "Obscenity" . Becomes the guru sensei for a group of ambitious men . Loses bet and becomes Lady Scorpion for the day only to find his Maria his love ,,
The Girl (Maria): Grows up hating men after being sexually-assaulted by father . Fights and confrontational on a regular basis . Falls in love with Lady Scorpion and believes she's a lesbian . Becomes the sister of Master Panty Shooter , whom she's groomed to hate by ,,
Zero Church Recruiter Girl (Original Sinner): Insane since birth and recruited by a cultist leader "for her worthiness as an original sinner" . She too had an abusive father who's penis she severed . She falls in love with Master Panty Shooter and decides to bring him and his family into Zero Church . She poses as Miss Scorpion , seduces Maria , and exposes Master Panty's photo business . She kidnaps his girl and his family and makes them new recruits for the Zero Church ..
To get the love of his life back, Master Panty Shooter goes undercover as a porno-cameraman and Zero Church recruit .. Only to one day set the bomb off in everybody's face
10/10 - DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsKoji YakushoNana KomatsuSatoshi TsumabukiAs former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.Chan Wook Park 'Revenge Trilogy' meets Quentin T 'Jackie Brown' - 'Grindhouse' Style
Fantastic follow-up to Tetsuya Nakashima's 'Confessions' ;; Bloody, stylish, beautiful, Insane .
Kanako lives in a world fulled with drugs, gangs, prostitution, and loneliness . She has the ability to allure anyone she pleases into a melodic trance of excitement and bliss , and she slowly destroys them within
Her father , ex-detective and fulltime drunk , is summoned to find his missing daughter whom he hasn't seen for 3 years . The father, with buried secrets of his own past, secretly wants to kill his daughter himself
Story about an angelic demon - whom everyone knows is evil, yet everyone still falls for her lustful trap
10/10 - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYutaka SadaTatsuya NakadaiAn executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.A honest businessman is the center of a scandal after his housekeeper's child is kidnapped overnight ---- He pays the ransom and he hires detectives to track down the kidnappers
Highly intelligent movie - DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsTakako MatsuYoshino KimuraMasaki OkadaA psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.Incredible story shot black,white,and tinted greys
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A teacher's daughter is murdered and she already knows the culprits .. A movie about the aftermath and consequences of an unjust murder as the teacher (mother) decides to take the law into her own hands - fore it is her job "to make sure these students learn their lesson."
"Confessionals" show insight into the teller's mind , their view on the story (murdered child) .. Mom's, star pupil, the killers, and the killer's mom hold down the confession booth . They all have their own story to tell .
10/10 Revenge Movie - DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiToshio KurosawaMasaaki DaimonA strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.The movie that inspired Kill Bill, Rurouni Kenshin, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, and Red Dead Redemption
Based off a manga; a child is born for the sole purpose of avenging her family's murder and humiliation by four bandits. Born to a mother serving a life sentence, she's cared by a strict priest honing her assassin skills, and she has all the tool needed to carry out her mission - the long bloody tale that drags police, a news reporter, brothels, and rivals , blood sprayiage everywhere for her mother's redemption - DirectorKihachi OkamotoStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaYûzô KayamaThrough his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.Bloody tale of a Ronin gone mad , entrusting all faith of humanity into an evil sword that he uses to chop down anybody standing in his way.
As he treks his path of merciless slayings he gathers allies, enemies, and vengeful spirits along the way: a pair of pilgrims and a compassionate thief, the fornicated wife from a slain husband and a brother seeking revenge, group of masterless samurai strongarming Shogunate officials, and the rival master swordsman whom only swings his sword for justice and honor - contradictory to the main character's beliefs.
Typical villainous movie . Simple plot filled with tension and evil deeds, excellent choreographed sword fights. Supreme body count for the era of Japanese Golden Cinema. Original in the killer samurai genre. - DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsToshirô MifuneYôko TsukasaGô KatôThe mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.Another superb collaboration between Kobayashi and Hashimoto (other being Harakiri) , attacking the samurai tradition, the contradictions behind the meaning of "honor", and hypocrisy of justice to high ranking feudal lords and stewards surrounding them.
After a fiery altercation, the feudal lord orders his mistress to become the wife of his leading swordman's son. Two years later, the lord selfishly wants her back, and the son and father are having none of it. They refuse, and the lord kidnaps her anyways. Now somebody has to pay .. - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.An account of rape told to the High Court from three different perspectives: the raper, the woman, and her prince who failed to protect her
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru ChiakiLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.Classic Action Adventure movie about a Master General guiding his exiled princess into safe lands: he's accompanied with two petty thieves who know the layout of the land
- DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima IwashitaWhen a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.Anti-Samurai film
A man rises to a Samurai Dojo after the wrongful death to his son-in-law, during an era when the Shogunate were disbanding clans and creating impoverished ronins for rich merchants to feed off
A movie tackling all samurai traditions , the hearts of men leave everything on the surface a fascade - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsKen KanekoMasanobu AndôLeo MorimotoDropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up with them.Underlying message of the movie is to not let bad seeds, doubters, downers, and peer pressure hamper your progress to become great -- they are tests to see if you have what it takes to push forward
Kitano's comeback film after his suicide attempt
Follows two friends from high school who bullied kids . One fateful day they get jumped by a boxer and decide to adjust their lifestyles with the heart (some passionate some timid) of champions - DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohEmi TakeiYû AoiA former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.Beginning of Rurouni Kenshin Saga (early anime episodes), with a few glimpses and flashbacks into his past - The Manslayer (aka Trust and Betrayal) ,, his duty in the army
A one-eyed swordsman finds the lost blade of the Manslayer and commits crimes in his name . A business typhoon with a Gatling gun is terrorizing the small town - DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiRie YokoyamaYayoi WatanabeAfter being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.Arthouse experimental movie with themes of sadistic prison tortures, eroticism, revenge on ex-lovers and inmates, and major boobage
Matsu (#701) is in jail for attempted murder after her cop boyfriend feeds her to the yakuza to get raped so he can bust them and get a promotion. While in jail, she receives abuse both from the prison guards and a five female inmate gang. She puts up with the abuse for one sole purpose - revenge.
Features: prison break intro, burning people with soup, baton vag abuse, backstory of her and inconsiderate cop boyfriend, hole digging punishment, shower knife fight, seducing lady cop, Yuki kills cop, prison riot, hostage holdup, trojan horse fire finale, Matsu escape and revenge spree - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKayoko KishimotoRen ÔsugiNishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.Highly Poetic Film .. Arthouse cinema
Story follows an ex-cop suffering from severe losses wanting to spend his remaining days with his dying wife - enjoying each other's company before her terminal illness claims her life .
Story flashes back to a botched investigation that leads to a shooting leaving one partner dead and the other permanently crippled . His crippled partner decides to spend his remaining days as a painter , and Kitano takes a family vacation with his wife with stolen bank money and travels the mountain-side
Very beautiful movie ,, 9/10 - DirectorSion SonoStarsMiki MizunoMakoto TogashiMegumi KagurazakaA grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to investigate on this case, she will discover the story of two women who, despite appearing respectable on the outside have all manner of darkness hidden away.Follows three call-girls and their intertwining lives inside the Castle Love Hotel
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A bored housewife decides to live life on the wild side .. She's introduced to the sex world through nude modeling , and after a scary encounter in the Love Hotel District she becomes attracted to a bold proud call-girl who takes her under her wing .
She teaches the housewife to cherish her body as a play-toy , and charge every man when there's sex involved not out of love .. The housewife's life slowly degenerates until she and call-girl pasts come colliding together ..
A police detective (who's also call-girl on side), investigates the murder of one of the women , as the case sheds some insight on the life she's living aswell
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NC-21 :: Highly adult , Highly perverse .. Do not watch around children or elders
8.5/10 - DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraHideaki NitaniAfter his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.The cinematography that inspired Quentin Tarantino , Johnnie To , and Takeshi Kitano ... Violent, cool, jazzy, colorful, gangster, clubs, shootouts, guns with codes of honor
- DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiFumio WatanabeYukie KagawaAfter spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs.Prisoner Scorpion: Django Edition . The Western of the series; Scorpion breaks out of a prison van with six other girls and they're all on the run from newly promoted Inspector Goda. Their adventure takes them through wooded forests, cursed witches, stakeout cabins in mountains, rapists by the rapids, bus jacking, police shootout, second breakout, and Goda's demise
Less boobage, more humiliation, dumber cops, less violence, more anime, still sexy, still bloody, still art-house - DirectorSion SonoStarsJun KunimuraFumi NikaidôShin'ichi TsutsumiA renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.Action Comedy with stylistic blood sprayage everywhere
Movie follows two groups of people. The F-Bombers , guerilla film crew, and two Yakuza gangs battling for top position .. The F-Bombers want to film a gang war , and the yakuza clans want to make the perfect movie .. Holy matrimony
Fast forward ten years later and everybody gets their wish
Features a Bruce Lee look-alike , and a clueless Director who never wanted the position in the first place , a cute girl dancing in a pool of blood and yakuza memories still reliving the moment 10 years later
The actual "filming" takes place in final 30 minutes - DirectorKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaKayo MatsuoMinoru ÔkiTrailed by a clan of female ninja, Ogami is paid to assassinate a clan traitor accompanied by three killers known as the Gods of Death.Just for the beginning and the ending .. Masterclass Blood Spray .. Elegant, the blood sprays with the wind creating a mist on cam, the blood fusing in the sand
Supposedly one of Quentin T's favorite bloodspray movies
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Lone Wolf and Cub are living up the assassin life and Yagyu monks hunt him everywhere he goes. Yagyu hires Sayaka and her band of female assassin's to kill Ogami, currently employed in her town Akashi.
The Awa Domain hires Ogami to kill a traitor of their underground Indigo business. The traitor escaped to the next Domain over, awaiting the arrival of the Shogunate escorts, BenTenRai, to safely bring him to Edo.
Before Ogami faces the Three Brothers he must first take out Sayaka, her band of assassin's, and Kurokuwa-Yagyu monks. - DirectorKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaFumio WatanabeGô KatôThe story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.Story broken into two parts: the Yagyû Shadow Clan plots to overthrow Ogami for his position of Lead Exectioner for the Shogunate. They claim a group of rogue samurai of a fallen lord are seeking revenge on Ogami's familiy and frame him as a traitor to the Shogunate. Ogami does battle with the Shogunate, and they allow him to leave Edo unharmed after he defeats Yagyû leading swordsman in a duel.
Second part begins two years later, Lone Wolf gets contracted to kill a Elder Lord and three bodyguards because the Elder Lord plots to kill their aging clan leader. Elder Lord hires a group of assassin's and bandits whom hole themselves up in a hot springs villa on standby for the ambush. Lone Wolf infiltrates the camp, awaiting the perfect opportunity to slaughter them all - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraHiroki MatsukataKunie TanakaDuring the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.The "Japanese Godfather" Part 1
Follows Shozo and Tetsu and their group of 8 friends as they rise through the Doi and Yamamori clans , only to be used as pawns for Yamamori's double crossing schemes which eventually double cross them - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraTsunehiko WataseYuriko HishimiSugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug-addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to make good on financial promises to him, Kuroda targets the family bosses with a ruthless vengeance."Yakuza Papers Pt. 7"
Follows the life of Kuroda: his 7-year sentence for murder, bonding loyalty with Boss Owada, his rivalry with Aihara, and his love for a mistress caught between two factions
He is a wanderer, an outsider to the Owada family, but a gangster none the less who will not tolerate disrespect. - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsSeizô FukumotoNobuo KanekoJô ShishidoWhile Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.Final installment of Yakuza Papers Saga
Takeda decides to drop yakuza customs and become a political party , but old habits die hard. All the older guys are getting replaced by new blood , and evven though the times have changed, the violence stays the same - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoAya KokumaiTetsu WatanabeSeveral yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.A yakuza and his clan are profiting in an affluent business turf . Their greedy boss sends them to Okinawa to end a gang war ... But when they arrive they learn there's no gang war to begin with .
The yakuza are suspicious of their boss because his last assignment led to several members being slain , and the patterns are repeating again during their new mission . They decide to lay low on the beach and enjoy some peace time in their everyday violent lives .
The beginning of Kitano "poetic art-house" movies - DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohEmi TakeiTatsuya FujiwaraKenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohTatsuya FujiwaraEmi TakeiShishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
- DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiJûzô ItamiKazuko YoshiyukiTo avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the vengeful swordswoman Lady Snowblood is conscripted by the Japanese Secret Police to assassinate political dissidents.In the sequel Snowblood seeks vengeance against the Heads of Secret Police unfairly killing anarchists.
She meets a doctor while on the run from police but her injury gets her captured anyways. The Secret Police stage a prison break in exchange for her investigating Ransui (anarchist) and obtaining a secret document.
Ransui recruits Snowblood on the team once she learns the Secret Police are using a bomb scandal to unjustly round up all anarchist and put them to death. The Police capture Ransui and torture him on Snowblood's whereabouts; Ransui sent her to deliver the documents to his brother, the doctor who saved her earlier.
Ransui gets dumped in the slums where his brother lives, infected with a deadly plague. His wife attempts to get retribution but it costs her her life. Little Bro sends Snowblood to ransom the Secret Police for money and rice. The Police instead trap Snowblood into a bedroom as they ride and set the slums on fire.
Little Bro, now infected with the plague and entire village burnt down, has nothing to lose and he and Snowblood ride out on the Heads of the Secret Police. - DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsEiji OkadaKyôko KishidaKôji MitsuiAn entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.One man vs a Sea of Sand, village of swindlers, a confused love-starved widow, and his inner insanity battling his inescapable situation
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraAkira KobayashiTatsuo UmemiyaConflicts between Hirono's family and Yamamori's family (and their allies) are made more tense by the ambitious underlings and the police's efforts to impose a crackdown on the gangs.Continuation of Hiroshima Fued --- Makihara vs Shozo in Kure ,, Hayakawa vs Uchimoto , Shozo and Akashi vs Yamamori and Takeda in Hiroshima . The Police and Media presence is at an all time high as the civilians are sick and tired of all the violence
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraShin'ichi ChibaMeiko KajiA young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.Yakuza Papers Pt. 2
Follows Yamanaka, a hitman for the Muraoka clan; his love for Yasuko, his friendship with Shozo, and his rivalry with Katsutoshi - DirectorBuichi SaitôStarsTomisaburô WakayamaYoichi HayashiMichi AzumaOgami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin. Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogami's son, and sees his chance for revenge.Return of the Blood spray and omniscient narration absent from third installment.
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Beautiful female assassin Oyuki abandons the Owari Domain, killing any pursuers and slicing off their top-knots. Many families of the fallen soldiers have been ordered to commit seppuku and seek revenge on Oyuki.
Lone Wolf investigates the mysterious woman's whereabouts to her tattoo parlor and her father's circus home. He learns she holds a vendetta against a samurai who violated her inside the Owari house. She chops off top-knots to lure him out of hiding.
Lord Retsudo makes his return when he teams up with Owari to take down Lone Wolf. A Samurai of Lone Wolf's past makes a guest duel appearance aswell - the true victor i their initial duel for Shogunate Executioner. - DirectorKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaMichiyo YasudaAkihiro TomikawaFive warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.Ogami is back at it again. Return of the epic final battle bloodspray
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The Kuroda Domain in a desperate position contact Ogami for multiple killings, they send five of their best swordsmen to test Ogami skills and deliver the message: Their Domain Lord has retired and passed power onto his wedlock child (secretly a princess) when he fell in love with his mistress. His real child (the prince) is imprisoned in the castle forgotten by the people.
The Domain Lord confesses his secrets in a letter given to the High Priest. But the High Priest is in cahoots with Retsudo and plans to sell out the Kuroda Clan to the Shogunate for power.
Ogami's hired to kill the High Priest, and the Domain Lord and his wedlock family to save the Kuroda Clan honor. - DirectorKenji MisumiStarsTomisaburô WakayamaGô KatôYûko HamaOgami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.Notably less bloodspray and vengeance
The Female Boss of a brothel hires Lone Wolf to kill Sawatari , a man whom sold out the Domain to the Shogunate for personal profit and false position as new governor. Along the way he saves an innocent village girl sold into prostitution, and befriends a samurai-turned-mercenary.
Final battle features Ogami vs 50 man army - DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMariko OgawaAnnu MariAfter a botched assignment, a rice-fetishizing hitman finds himself in conflict with his organization, and one mysterious, dangerous fellow-hitman in particular.The movie that got Suzuki fired , and I partially see why
Convoluted storyline mixed with arthouse visuals makes this a high quality mess
No.3 Assassin in the world becomes the center of a diamond conspiracy ring after failing to assassinate a complete stranger under impossible conditions. He's now marked for dead, and is hunted by Misako (the woman who gives him the impossible task and he secretly loves), his wife (who's having affair with boss), and the No. 1 Hitman in the world known as Phantom ..
No. 3 also have a rice-sniffing addiction bigger than both his love to kill and love for naked women
The theme song is legendary - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTetsuya WatariMeiko KajiTatsuo UmemiyaWhen a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area's yakuza mob are not dealing with just another policeman. The cop is bent on results and is not immune to becoming rough in order to get results. Matters take a different turn, however, as the policeman juxtaposes the nature of his targets with his own colleagues, examines their actions more closely and becomes acquainted with a woman on the fringe of the criminal underworld.Cop/Yakuza movie with themes of romance, brotherhood, and allegiance
Violent cop Kuroiwa is on an investigation on the rising tension between the Yamashiro and Nishida clans. After a couple run-ins with the local Nishida gangsters he begins to make his alliances. He discovers a secret police force posing as loan agents whom are watchdogs for the Yamashiro clan.
He falls in love with Keiko, a mistress within the Nishida clan, and after proving his toughness in a 1-vs-20 man fight he becomes cool with the underboss Iwaki and swears brotherhood. His relations with the Nishida clan gets him expelled from the force (whom are secretly in Yamashiro's pockets), and the cops blackmail Nishida to sell out Iwaki and ally with Yamashiro.
The secret task force kidnaps Kuroiwa and injects him with truth serum so he'll squeal on Iwaki whereabouts. When Kuroiwa snaps into reality he shoots up the cop station - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoMaiko KawakamiMakoto AshikawaA violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.A cop prone to assaults and illegal detainments gets dragged into a case involving assassins and drug-pushers .. With his badge he must play by the rules , but without it he's a loose cannon on a mission
Features: setting boy up in beginning, setting up assassin, investigating pusher murderer, little sister kidnapping and rape, assassination hits, final showdown in warehouse
First Kitano Film --- Rumor has it no members on the set had scripts , everything is Improv! Excellent job too! - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraIsao BitôTakeo ChiiSugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss, only to find himself elected his successor after the boss is murdered. Restrained by a gang alliance that forbids retributions against high-level members, Nozaki forms a plot to exact revenge on his rivals, but a suspicious relationship with his own sister taints his relationship with his fellow gang members.Yakuza Papers Pt.8 End of a Saga
Features the turf rivalry between Yonemoto and Sakamoto vs Kawahara and Kyushu
When Boss Iwaki gets killed during the escalating Yonemoto and Kawahara gun battles, Sakamoto makes peace with Kyushu to stop all gang violence.
But Nozaki, Iwaki next heir, wants vengeance for his boss , and only taking Sakamoto's head will do justice - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoClaude MakiOmar EppsA Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.Yakuza tale set in America
Ex-yakuza member starts a new life in America , and gets back to his old ways
Features: killing low level dealers, taking over local syndicate, war over hooker, joining Little Tokyo, war with Mafia - DirectorYoshiyuki KurodaStarsTomisaburô WakayamaAkihiro TomikawaJunko HitomiIn the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.
- DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiMikio NaritaReisen RiMatsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.If there's a such thing as a cringe-worthy movie , this is definitely it.
Return of the boobage, horrendous acts done to the vagina, incest throughout, and an one-armed detective on a personal vendetta .... based off japanese folktale demon ghost stories . this time the vengeance is on a gang of pimps led by a female prisoner, whom has her own history with Scorpion - DirectorSion SonoStarsMitsuru FukikoshiDendenAsuka KurosawaThe lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.Slow-burner movie following a timid fish shopkeeper getting bullied by an aggressive competitor --- forced to partake in his "disposing bodies" business
Mr. Aggression kills people and makes their families disappear if they don't agree to his motives .. He's teamed with an equally insane wife and a corrupt-business investor .. They bully their way into Mr. Timid life , seducing his wife and daughter with their madness and threatening Mr. Timid with annihilation if he squeals to the police ..
One day Mr. Timid snaps and becomes Mr. Aggression himself . - DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsKen OgataRentarô MikuniChôchô MiyakoChronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.What was suppose to be a serial killer movie turns out to be a sexapade across Japan
Based on true stories, Enokizu turns to the dark side after his spineless father pimps his wife while he's in jail. He's in his forties, fed up and confused, and he takes his frustrations out on the world in a sex and violent rampage - DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsYô ÔizumiKasumi ArimuraMasami NagasawaA manga artist assistant is surprised by a zombie apocalypse.Zombie Movie -- With the Gore, Guts, and Carnage
A manga artist has big dreams one day he'll become the Hero of his life (currently broke, dumped, and down on luck) . Simultaneously a zombie virus outbreaks and sends the city into chaos .
The artist comes across a high-school girl who's been bitten but in immune to virus , and vows to protect the girl from the dangers of the chaos surrounding them .
Story 6/10
Carnage 9/10 - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraAkira KobayashiTsunehiko WataseYakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable, causing gang conflicts to slowly escalate.Addresses various proxy wars within the Yakuza system: the battle for Muraoka successor, the battle of Japan, and Yamamori vs Shozo
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKippei ShînaRyô KaseThe boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.Tales of Betrayal within Yakuza clans .. A message of Status and Position are more important than Loyalty .. "Times have changed for old gangsters"
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The Ikemoto clan and the Murase clan have been doing business behind the Head Chairman's back . He wants in on the profits . To please his Boss , Ikemoto asks Omoto (Kitano) to set up a business in Murase turf to keep an eye on him . Subordinates of Omoto and Murase clans start beefing over "respect" and it leads to casualties on both sides ..
The Head Chairman promises positions of power within the Clan if they were to "clean up their mess" . Orders from the Top call to eliminate Murase, Ikemoto, and Omoto under false pretenses the avenger will become the new Clan Leader . The question on every bosses mind is Who can you Trust - DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsShô AikawaLi-Wei ChangShih ChangA 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.Japanese hitman is laying low doing hits in Taiwan. One of the hits is a prominent criminal which sparks a manhunt for the hitman's life. Meanwhile, he's followed by his bastard son, a prostitute, and a low-level hitman trying to climb the ranks.
- DirectorToshio MasudaStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraMitsuo HamadaYAKUZA GANGSTER THRILLER.Cast of Tokyo Drifter return for the movie that is believe inspired Kinji Fukasaku's style of filming violence
Goro is fresh out of jail for stabbing rival hitman. He returns finding his boss Mizuhara dominated by the Ueno Clan. Goro spends his days of freedom finding women, but a hit is on his life because Ueno plays dirty like that. Gang war escalates as bodies pile up both sides ... There are alot - ALOT - of stabbings . - DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraHiroki MatsukataNobuo KanekoBunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.Miyoshi, gangster recently released on parole, finds himself caught in the middle of his boss and partner-in-crime fight for family power. He plays neutral for as long as he can before Aoki thirst of power drags him in the conflict
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMisako WatanabeTamio KawajiA violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoTadanobu AsanoYui NatsukawaThe blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.A blind ronin stumbles into a small village two rival gangs are fighting over . He becomes acquainted with a farmer and her gambling son, and two grown kids looking for vengeance for their families murder 10 years back .
Zatoichi is the man for justice - DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsMiki NakataniEita NagayamaYûsuke IseyaWhen Matsuko is murdered, her nephew, Sho, gets to progressively unveil the many details of her mysterious past, discovering she wasn't just a forgotten outcast and had led an intriguing yet bizarre life.WARNING: This movie is not a comedy .. This is not a "happy" or "joyous" movie .. The only thing that "lightens" this grim subject matter is the kid song musical they keep playing over and over again ..
This is a veeery dark movie (I say darker than Kanako ,, and way less fun) about a woman, Matsuko, and her past .. She's discovered died in the field one day and her young nephew decides to decode the mystery of his Aunt whom he never knew ..
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It shows Matsuko 50 year life span dealing with: negligent parents, sibling jealously, abandoning home, cycle of abusive relationships, cycle of being used for her body and sex, life as a massage parlor girl, getting pimped, murder, prison, unemployment, general insanity, hiding from her loved ones, living the final days of her life in complete solitude, to eventual - death .
Yeah .... I say if you want to see a depressing tale of the downwards spiral of a young girl go see World of Kanako . - DirectorTakashi NomuraStarsJô ShishidoJerry FujioChitose KobayashiA hit man is hired to kill a mob boss. After the deed is done, he and his driver are wanted dead by rival gangs who joined forces.Beautiful cinematography with a slow-paced story ;; Hitman hired to kill his boss rival gets double-crossed . He and his driver are now on the run and hide out in a hotel by the pier and fall for a woman who longs to escape
Good concept , just slowly paced . - DirectorKeiichi OzawaStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraRyôhei UchidaYAKUZA GANGSTER THRILLERMore less the same as first
On way to find his wife Goro saves a young hooker from a gang. The gang recruits Goro as bodyguard. His senpai's wife dies as Goro is away. Wife leaves to get Goro out of yakuza. Hooker falls for Goro while she's sleeping with Ueno brother, whom is out for revenge. His underling falls in love with rival gang woman. His new senpai is also in rival gang. Both become drifters after gang war and marked for dead. Underling gets kidnapped and beaten to death for falling for rival gang's girl. Senpai dies on way to see his family. Goro gets angry and goes on final knifing spree - DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsToshiyuki NishidaTomokazu MiuraTakeshi KitanoAs the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.More dialogue and less action than the first
The Sanno Clan has gained much power since the conclusion of first film . After his partner dies and his death is covered up , a Detective looking for vengeance teams up Otomo and a former rival of his for a three-way payback in bringing down Sanno Clan and all the traitors within .. To get the extra muscle they need , they make a pact with an outsider Yakuza group , the Hanabishi . - DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoKôji WadaYumiko NogawaAn injured thief on the run finds sanctuary within a brothel of united, ruthless women.unfinishable and bad .. best part is some women spanking women scenes
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideki TakahashiJunko AsanoYûsuke KawazuDuring the 1930s, a teenager yearns for a Catholic girl, whose only desire is to reform his sinful tendencies. Hormones raging, the young man channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available: savage, crazed violence.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoYûrei YanagiYuriko IshidaTwo disquieted junior baseball players seek revenge on the local yakuza for attacking their coach.slower burner mixed with baseball, orange flowers, and domestic violence ... but understandably this is his second film so he was still picking up his style
- DirectorSion SonoStarsRyohei SuzukiYoung DaisNana SeinoIn an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.Mixture of Kung-Fu fighting , Hip Hop Musicals , Colorful settings , and Sexy Women
- DirectorSion SonoStarsReina TriendlMariko ShinodaErina ManoA girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal.unfinishable and convoluted
- DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsJun'ichi OkadaNana KomatsuSatoshi TsumabukiOne day, a visitor leaves Hideki a memo of his unborn daughter's name "Chisa". Two years later, Hideki's house is attacked by a sinister presence. To protect his family, Hideki asks for help to perform a ritual to break an unknown spell.
- DirectorKimo StamboelTimo TjahjantoStarsKazuki KitamuraOka AntaraRin TakanashiA psychopathic Japanese executive accidentally triggers a journalist's 'dark side'. They begin to connect over the Internet and make a complicated bond.