Koichi Ito

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart...

Yasuji Hajima runs a butcher shop. When he was younger, he was just as interested in the sex as the next man but lately he has a hard time satisfying...

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a...

A typical work day begins for an excutive secretary. Wake up, get dressed, commute, make coffee, read the bosses schedule, type letters, get invited...

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of...

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.

Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.

Hideki Yamaga runs a used bookstore in Ginza. He is a man known for his great physical strength, helping the weak and standing up to the strong, and...

A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.

A yakuza man who dreads being released from prison, yet the day of his release arrives. Awaiting him are a woman’s burning gaze and the muzzle of a...

1950 daiei movie.

A story of first love between a misogynistic astronomer and a dancer he met on the street.

A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.

Sanpei, an innocent sailor with incredible strength, arrives in the big city teeming with social ills carrying a mysterious bag.

A young judo athlete ends up working as a cabaret bouncer.