Directing

Shin Takakuwa

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Japan Organized Crime BossJapan Organized Crime Boss · 1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss
7.41969
MovieCrimeDrama
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
The Horrible ObsessionsThe Horrible Obsessions · 1972
The Horrible Obsessions
6.31972
MovieCrime
Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs.
Sex Comedy, Quick on the TriggerSex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger · 1971
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
7.01971
MovieComedy
Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.
Yanagase BluesYanagase Blues · 1967
Yanagase Blues
1967
MovieDrama
Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.
New Year TripNew Year Trip · 1968
New Year Trip
7.01968
MovieComedy
A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.
Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate BossJapan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss · 1970
Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss
7.01970
MovieCrime
Terajima, an ex-yakuza and current nightclub owner, is brought back into the world of crime when his former brother attempts a hostile take over.
Thugs of ShinjukuThugs of Shinjuku · 1970
Thugs of Shinjuku
9.01970
MovieCrime
Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
Secret InformationSecret Information · 1968
Secret Information
9.01968
MovieCrime
A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.

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