Hideo Takamatsu Movies

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.

On the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in...

The second full-fledged mahjong drama presented with the full cooperation of the Japan Professional Mahjong Federation! The strongest rival appears....

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the...

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develop his own style.

Japan-Hong Kong co-production.

Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.

A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affair.

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

Japanese horror move from 1978.

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance...