The Wicked Reporter

Biopic of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada.

A yakuza search for his past

A porn film director supports his wife and child while facing the complexities of the industry. Upon rediscovering an 18mm film he made as a student, he starts to question his life.

Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.

Osamu rescues a girl who was being chased by two punks and is soon mixed up with the Yakuza

Ken Momose, an AV actress scout, is a master of seduction, hitting the mark every time and never letting his target escape. He successfully seduced Miyuki, a serious young college student, and got her to debut as Hikaru Hokuto in the AV industry. He also charmed Asuka, a haughty Miss Campus from a certain university, and Kanae, a beautiful office lady with scopophobia. Ken is full of confidence after receiving high praise for his skills from his company. However, behind these successes was the cooperation of Miyuki, who retired from AV and is now researching the psychology of sexual urge induction. At this time, Nozomi Fujiwara, a genius catch saleswoman, throws down the gauntlet to Ken! Can Ken win against Nozomi, who could be considered a fellow seduction expert?

Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a front as a private detective while blackmailing targets ranging from students to yakuza bosses. Feared for his ruthless methods, he’s known as “the dirty one”. His intellectually disabled sister Keiko befriends a man named Osho at her favorite riverside spot. When a yakuza executive is killed, Goro tries to extort the boss for 100 million yen—triggering Keiko’s kidnapping.

Shigeru meets Ichimi at a club and they get involved. Her yakuza husband complicates matters.

The continuing adventures of Matsuzaki, a racing tipster for a sports paper. Matsuzaki befriends a mysterious old track bettor named Tokudaiji. The man turns out to be a well-connected millionaire and invites Matsuzaki to his home.

Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.

When photographer Ishida first sees Sada, the wife of a new acquaintance, his photo shoot with Sada turns quickly into a steamy affair of mind-blowing proportions

After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is soon having to call on his old-school yakuza talents. And when he falls for Asako, a beautiful piano player, she unknowingly ignites a fire within Kuni that will immolate everything and everybody around him. Regarded by many as his masterpiece, Onibi has all the hallmarks of a Mochizuki film, with the gangster elements tightly compressed and controlled to allow space in which a subdued romance can bloom. Coming from a background in porno cinema, this master of sexual relations injects a fresh passion and tension into the macho world of the yakuza film.

Shinohara, a young bodybuilder, joins a para-military sect in northern Japan. His instructor, Takizawa, takes a liking to the new recruit. After an early “special” training session the two develop a lasting and loving relationship.

A broken hearted young woman meets a divorced older man tired of love.

Two high school girls, an older sister and a married woman all vie for the attention of a tutor. Needless to say not much studying gets done.