Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji (富司 純子 Fuji Sumiko, born 1 December 1945) is a Japanese actress. The daughter of a producer at the Tōei studios, she originally began acting under the name Junko Fuji (藤 純子), becoming famous as the female lead in yakuza films against such stars as Ken Takakura and... Read full bio →
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Kaijû no kodomo
A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved.
Samâ uôzu
Set in a territory governed by a clan in Ueda, the film's story focuses on Kenji Koiso, a timid eleventh-grade math genius who has been falsely implicated in the hacking of a virtual world and, with the aid of upper-classman Natsuki Shinohara's extensive family, must prevent the real and computer-simulated worlds from colliding.
Kûki ningyô
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
Suwîto rein: Shinigami no seido
Kaneshiro plays a Grim Reaper who appears to his victims in human form and spends a week with them before deciding whether to off them or not.
Sakura no sono
Remake of a hit film from 1990, "The Cherry Orchard" which Nakahara himself directed, based on a popular comic book from Akimi Yoshida. The story takes place at a prestigious girls high school where everyone is oppressed with rules.
Inugami-ke no ichizoku
Inugami Sahei, who built up the wealth of the Inugami Clan, passes away, leaving a will with Furudate, his legal adviser, for his daughters Matsuko, Takeko and Umeko, all of whom have different mothers, and for their sons, as well as for Nonomiya Tamayo, the granddaughter of a person to whom Sahei feels heavily indebted.
Hula gâru
Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.
Futari
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika begins spending time with Chizuko again.
A un
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
Hibotan Bakuto: Oinochi Itadaki masu
Oryu meets villagers whose crops and livelihoods are being damaged by air pollution from a local factory.
Hibotan bakuto: oryû sanjô
Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.
Bakuchi-uchi: Nagaremono
8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.
Hibotan bakuto: nidaime shûmei
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family.
Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shôbu
After saving a blind child from being hit by an oncoming train the gambler known as Oryu-The Red Peony is accepted as a guest by a Yakuza boss only to become involved in a romantic dispute between two members of rival clans.
Hibotan bakuto: Tekkaba retsuden
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind.
Hibotan bakuto: isshuku ippan
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
Hibotan bakuto
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley.
Bakuto retsuden
Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.
Bakuchiuchi: Sôchô tobaku
Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
Bakuto
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless.
Jûsannin no shikaku
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.