Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.

The 8th gangster action that depicts the familiar Hongo-gumi facing the Tokyo Waterfront City Development Project, which is a wide-area gangster in the Kansai region.

The ninth 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

#37 in the series, following "Yakuza Finance."

The first installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. Muramasa, a mystical blade imbued with the grudges of those persecuted by the Tokugawa Shogunate, reawakens in the modern era. Yagyu Kengo, descendant of the Yagyu Clan and "sealmaster," faces off against the Shimazu Clan, who seek to exploit Muramasa's power for their own gain.

The seventh 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

The eighth 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

The second 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

The fourth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. A seal master from another country, Seirai, comes to Kengo Yagyu's father, Muneyoshi. She claims to be pursuing Dokai, who has stolen Muramasa's "Crow," the power of darkness.

The fifth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. Four divine beast swords have gathered under the legendary Muramasa, the Yellow Dragon. The unleashed Yellow Dragon is now resurrected before the eyes of the seal master, Kengo. Fuuga possesses Muramasa's "Utsusemi" within a human and attacks the Sword Masters. Meanwhile, Kengo obtains the Book of Sealing Commandments, which contains all the information about Muramasa, but it is stolen by Kiryu. Through the book of commandments, Fuuga learns of the existence of "Kutsuyomi," a being that possesses the power to regenerate life, and begins to pursue it...

The first 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

It depicts a world overflowing with the manly spirit of the stall vendors who run the festival. Kanji, the son who comes to inherit Kantaro’s stall-vendor business, heads to Niigata in order to save fellow stall vendors who are being attacked one after another.

The fifth 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

Obscure pinku directed by Takao Nagaishi, creator of the infamous Rapeman series.

The sixth 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

The boss of the Miyakonojo family is attacked as it is suspected that there's a traitor among them, starting a crisis inside the family.

The second installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi. After the previous battle, Kengo and his allies go to Kengo's father, Muneyoshi, to leave their swords with him and tell him about the masterless Murasame Utsusemi. After Kengo leaves, Muneyoshi is attacked by Shimazu, who suddenly appears.

40th movie in the series

The fourth 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.