Koji Tsuruta Movies

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

The second part of the Gamblers series.

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.

Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from...

A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General...

1962 Japanese movie

Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and they promise each other to meet again a year...

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine, which results in conflict between the...

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot...

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own,...

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to...

1958 Japanese movie

A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a...

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.