Koji Tsuruta Movies

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

1948 Japanese movie

A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the...

A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.

Japanese movie.

Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in...

1954 Japanese movie

Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun...

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to...

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

Part two.

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...

5th entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.

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