Eiji Minakata Movies

The main hero of this film is the spirit of the once very popular wooden statuette called Billiken. It's a small god with a pointed head, a fat belly...

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...

A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of...

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later,...

A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

1962 Japanese movie

1961 Japanese movie

While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many...

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.

When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in...

When an innocent young country girl falls for a low level yakuza, she enters a completely different world in which the line between good and evil are...