Shinsuke Ashida Movies

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Who is the vicious criminal challenging the investigation team? Mysteries lead to more mysteries, and deductions lead to more deductions in this...

Kawanishi Kyu and Tomoda Ryoji, two waifs, are inmates of a Reform School. One night, the boys succeed in a mass escape and split up. Kyu and Ryoji...

Killer Kenji Sasagawa (Odaka) enters the room of a luxurious apartment in the silence of the night and, finding himself in front of the boss of the...

A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual...

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after...

1962 Japanese movie

Released in the UK as Hotbed of Crime

At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, it happens that an urgent call has been received...

Japanese drama film.

The story depicts a young man suffering from an incurable disease trying to live his life to the fullest in the time he has left. Based on the true...

1884. The samurai days have come to an end. Capitalism and democracy flourished across Japan. But in Chichibu, an area just north of Tokyo, samurai...

The events of the film are based on the real facts of the Pacific War, when in June 1944 the American troops began landing on the Saipan island. On...

This is the second installment in the Shichinin no Keiji police procedural series.