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Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya), who joined Kyowakai, steadily rose through the ranks with his calm and clear mind. Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) was also released from prison and Ryuseikai was thought to gain even more power. At that time, there is an internal split in Kyowakai as a whole, caused by an unusual executive appointment, and Himuro and others get caught in the vortex. After the conflict, the leader of the Ueda group, Ueda (Okazaki Jiro) and other gang members withdrew from Kyowakai, create a new organization called Shintokai in Kyoto, and attack Kyowakai executives.
A divorced man meets a kindly Korean prostitute whom he cannot get from his mind. Things don’t prove to be straightforward for either of them.
Kyowa-kai Himuro and Marukami-kai Tsurumi are in a tense state of conflict. The conflict between the two groups intensified due to internal disputes between the Yokohama and Fujishiro groups. Meanwhile, Himuro's brother Akimoto, a member of the Marukami-kai leadership, dies of illness. With the deterrence of East-West conflict gone, tensions between the Kyowa-kai and the Marukami-kai reach a climax.
Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji Temple to explore the Sado Gold Mine. They suspect that large amounts of money are being diverted to somewhere else. Yoshibei, a former official secret-head accepts the job and recruits three skilled Karadogumi… Nanikiri, Hayashi, and Kumonryo. In Sado, where the four infiltrate, the magistrate Okubo Hitachi Mamoru who plans to overthrow the shogunate is trying to buy a large number of firearms from Russia.
Himuro and Tamura put an end to the suffering of Munakata, the leader of the Fujishiro-gumi of the Marukami-kai, and expanded the Kyowa-kai to the Kanto region, but soon after, they receive news of Munakata's suicide. When Himuro saw the suicide note, he became suspicious and concluded that it was the work of Tsurumi of the Marukami-kai, who was the first to discover it. The conflict between Himuro and Tsurumi becomes even more intense.
The first installment of this thrilling period drama special starring Matsukata Hiroki. Jubei fights to the death to protect the targeted Yagyu martial arts register. Set in the Edo period, shortly after Iemitsu became the third shogun, rumors spread within the shogunate that the register of the Yagyu family, the shogun's instructors, contained a secret that could threaten the very foundations of the shogunate. Jubei, the eldest son of the Yagyu family, asks his father, Tajima-no-kami, about the secret, but he remains silent and refuses to reveal anything. Meanwhile, Jubei, who is repeatedly engaged in battles with a mysterious ninja group for the register, learns an unexpected truth...
Himuro and Tamura of the Kyowa-kai discover that the conflict with the Marukami-kai involving the Yokohama Fujishiro-gumi is a secret maneuver between the Chinatown mafia and the half-grey group Kobura. Having discovered that they have a common enemy, the Kyowa-kai and Marukami-kai formulate a joint strategy, but Himuro and Tsurumi of the Marukami-kai are at odds over the dead Ryuji Munakata.
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Two rival bounty hunters team up to battle a crime boss
Fearing the influence of Sakaki (Sho Aikawa), the Metropolitan Police Department launches a crackdown operation against the Kurotetsu Alliance and detains him. Meanwhile, a series of assaults targeting Japanese women begin to surge in the city, alongside the quiet emergence of a criminal group of illegal immigrants known as “Ashinashi,” who engage in drug trafficking. While the police send in forces led by Hidari (Hideo Nakano) to suppress the situation, communication with the “chains” is cut off, leading to chaos. Amidst this turmoil, an attack on the Akaboshi-gumi affiliated with the Kanto Doshikai occurs!!
Special female detective Hanyu Asuka, codenamed 348 (Sashiba), receives a secret mission from the police commissioner to solve the blackmail case involving a genius Famicom designer. As Asuka continues her investigation, she discovers that Hayami, a gangster, is the culprit. However, after a gunfight, Hayami escapes, and a few days later, policewomen are killed one after another, as if in retaliation for Asuka...
The Sannō-kai is a yakuza organisation based in Kobe. Tanooka (played by Hitoshi Ozawa) managed to quell internal power struggles and rise to the position of second-in-command, but by cutting ties with a long-standing brother-in-arms who resented this decision, he left a lingering grudge within the organisation. Amidst this, an attack is launched on Ryūzōji (played by Tamio Kawachi), the third-generation chairman of the Sannō-kai, by a group affiliated with the Umeyama-gumi!
Kazuki moves to Tokyo, aspiring to rise to the top in his Yakuza group. Working directly under his group's kumicho (the Yakuza don) and surviving the group in-fightings, he learns what it really takes to be Yakuza.
With the death of Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka), a brutal succession battle erupts within the Oriki-gumi. By vote, Nobunaga (Hitoshi Ozawa) becomes second-generation boss, forcing his brother Nobuyuki into rebellion. In the bloody aftermath, Nobunaga kills both Nobuyuki and his relative Nobuyasu Iwasaki (Hitomi Matsuda). Tragedy deepens as his right-hand man Masahide Hirako (Jiro Okazaki) takes his own life, and his father-in-law Michizo Saimon (Shinzo Hotta) is assassinated in a coup. Now as boss, Nobunaga sets the underworld in motion once more: Ujiyasu Nanjo (Sansho Fukami) rises in Kanto, Motonari Mōriya (Shinichi Chiba) expands in Aki, and in Nagano the fated clash of Kenshin Uemura (Ryuji Harada) and Shingen Takebe (Shun Sugata) begins. But the greatest threat comes from Yoshimoto Imanishi (Naoya Makoto), leading the invasion of Owari. The “war of the elephant and the ant” is about to reach its endgame.
The spirit of Princess Lena, the last emperor of the planet Lectorius who vanished 700 years ago, arrived on Earth as a sphere of light, seeking to inhabit the body of Tsushima Reina. Reina finds herself torn between her lover Kensuke and her stepmother Miyako and her fiancé Domoto. Manipulated by the threads of fate, as the bewildered Reina wanders, she is suddenly attacked by a strange clan. What is Reina's true identity? What are her real intentions? And will the day of the Great Giant God's revival, foretold by Princess Lena, truly come? Earth's final day draws ever closer...
The 46th installment of the hit yakuza action series, featuring the duo Takeuchi Riki and Sakakibara Toshihiko.
The second 'Conqueror of Shura' film.
As Ootori (Hitoshi Ozawa) advances toward vengeance against Tenchi-kai, new assassins are sent. Kingo (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), a gambling-obsessed man who kills even his parents for greed, and his massive brother Ginzo (Katsuya) attack. The battle is a deadly game of Russian roulette—where yakuza honor and pride hang on the trigger. From the brink of death, the phoenix rises once more!
A man on a mission to investigate a "self-defense force members only" gambling den in Yokosuka begins to uncover the past of its owner.
The Kanto Doshikai, known for its prominent yakuza members, discovers a prohibited drug deal taking place within its territory. Sakaki (Sho Aikawa), the third-generation leader of the Kurotetsu Union, sets his sights on the Hayakaba-gumi, which operates at Daikoku Pier, and sends Hidari (Hideo Nakano) and his team, "Chains," to investigate the drug route. Disguised as a money counterfeiter, Left infiltrates the gang but becomes entangled in an internal conflict. As Hidari goes missing after being shot, the "Chains" are thrown into disarray. What decision will Sakaki ultimately make...?
Makino Kuniyasu is consulted about the succession issue of the Joshu Okubo family. At that time, Makino is attacked by the Arabu Alliance Moriwaki Group, and he charges into enemy territory alone... This is the final installment of the Yakuza series starring Hakuryu, depicting the heroic half-life of the true gangster Makino Kuniyasu in a spectacular way.
Shortly after his release, Katsurakawa begins working under Yamanaka, who is known as a businessman. Yamanaka, who did not make a backing, continued to be relentlessly harassed from all sides, but Katsurakawa managed to surpass it. However, aiming for a stronger organization, he receives a cup from the giant organization Yagami-gumi, forms the "Asahikai", and decides to follow the path.
Sakurai Shoichi meets Nishi, a man who lost all his money in gambling. Attracted by Nishi's personality, Shoichi invites him along on a gambling trip to the Tokaido. Nishi wants to raise money for his son's college entrance fee, so he wants him to play mahjong and win. However, at an inn in Hakone where Nishi is friendly, Shoichi is tricked by the yakuza
The leader of the Soryukai, Aoi (Takeuchi Riki), is cornered. His subordinate and brother-in-law, Yuichi (Yusuke Izaki), has caused a violent incident, and the massive settlement demands are becoming a serious burden. At the same time, Yamanami (Ryu Kano), the secretary-general of the Kyoyu Alliance—of which Aoi himself serves as an executive—has begun dealing in forbidden drugs and encroaching on Aoi’s territory. Bound by the law and shaken by the organization, the true ninkyodo has long been lost. This is the story of one man who stood firm in the wandering world of the yakuza, upholding the path of chivalry to the very end.
Rise of the Underworld Lords— The mighty Murohachi Alliance, once unifying Japan’s yakuza under Kyoto, collapses, and a fierce struggle for supremacy erupts nationwide. In Owari, Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka) leads the Oriki-gumi on a campaign for unification. His eldest son and underboss, Nobunaga Oriki (Hitoshi Ozawa), believes in conquest through brute force, seizing territory by any means. Meanwhile, Shingen Takebe (Shun Sugata) of Kai wages war in Shinshu, clashing with Kenshin Uemura (Ryuji Harada) of Echigo. In Aki, Motonari Mōriya (Shinichi Chiba) expands his Mōriya family’s reach across the Chugoku region. And in Suruga, Yoshimoto Imanishi (Naoya Makoto) and his Imanishi-gumi, vowing to crush the Murohachi Alliance, launch an invasion into Owari. Acting under orders, Ieyasu Tokusawa (Yasukaze Motomiya) collides with the Oriki-gumi—plunging the underworld into an age of war.
Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Shoichi Sakurai meets a man who goes to a mahjong parlor from 9am to 5pm and realizes that there is something missing in his mahjong. Next, a soba restaurant owner from Karuizawa who lost his land because of mahjong appears before Sakurai. Sakurai teaches him mahjong when he asks for his help, but...
The tenth film in the 'Conquest' series.
The fourth 'Road to New Don' film.
After the internal split, Kazuma Morisuka (Show Aikawa) charges alone into the Kinshishi-kai and dies in a blaze of glory. A year after his brother’s death, Misao (Kazuki Namioka) no longer appears at the Tenkichi-gumi headquarters. Meanwhile, the now-dominant Kinshishi-kai faces a string of attacks targeting only their executives. The power balance in Yokohama begins to shift— and just then, their sworn enemy Baba is released from prison. Baba rallies the Kinshishi-kai to crush the Towada Family once and for all. But at that moment, the long-hidden Misao finally makes his move.
Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?
The third 'Gokudo Apocalypse' film.
The fifth 'Road to New Don' film.
The third 'Road to New Don' film.
In a nightmarish world of secret graveyards and machine gun executions, inmates must die... or kill to survive. Escape is no option, and is punished with... death, or a fate worse than death.
In the yakuza world, where 'conflict,' 'prison sentences,' and 'death' are ever-present threats, the leader’s responsibility is immense, and their leadership skills are honed to perfection. To develop motivated subordinates and unite the organization, the key ingredient is undeniably 'charisma!' How do these bosses acquire their 'charisma'!? The highly popular 'Learn from the Yakuza' series continues with its fourth installment!!
The Kanto Kurogane Federation stands at the pinnacle of Japan's yakuza society. Sakaki Sai (Sho Aikawa), the young boss, secures his position with the help of his covert private force, known as the “Chain,” led by Hidari (Hideo Nakano), Yamato (Yasukaze Motomiya), and Hakase (Shiro). One day, the federation's second-generation boss is shot dead, and Sakaki is arrested as the prime suspect. In his absence, acting young boss Takewaki (Ryu Kanou) is entrusted with leading the group, eagerly bribing executives in a bid to secure the vacant third-generation boss position. Sensing something suspicious about both the assassination and Takewaki’s ambitions, Sakaki unleashes the "Chain" to uncover the truth in his stead…
Shoichi Sakurai meets his girlfriend's father, the legendary drug dealer Mo. This leads to the two of them repeatedly competing against each other, but Mo eventually passes away. Sakurai, who regrets having taken his life, receives news of the Japan Championship and decides to retire after this match. Thus, he faces his final match, but...
The Sixth 'Road to New Don' film.
The twenty-fourth 'Road to the Don' film.
The Towada Family of the Yamaji-gumi—whose main headquarters is in Osaka—has risen to become the largest organization in Yokohama. At its core stands Tenkichi Mitsuyoshi, supported by the formidable Morisuka Brothers. The elder brother Kazuma (Show Aikawa) and the younger Misao (Kazuki Namioka) strengthened the combat-oriented Tenkichi-gumi, using their overwhelming force to seize control of Yokohama. But their dominance brings resentment within the ranks. When the second-generation boss collapses, the family fractures. A breakaway faction forms the Kinshishi-kai, expanding rapidly—and soon the brothers, the very "nucleus" of the Tenkichi-gumi, become their primary targets.
After being released from prison, Ichigo Muromachi, the greatest fighter known by the yakuza, the raiser of their empire, decides to start his own gang. However, with a vengeful man searching from him, a mysterious group causing mayhem, and betrayal around the corner, it will be far from as easy as he though it would be.
After defeating Kingo (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) in the Russian roulette duel, Ootori (Hitoshi Ozawa) tracks down Tenchi-kai elite Akizuki (Koichi Miura). Pushing forward, he faces the wall of Kingo and Ginzo once again. Meanwhile, Akizuki, abandoned by Tenchi-kai and with nothing left to lose, attacks. The bloody battle begins—what will become of these warriors risking everything for their paths?
After the anti-yakuza laws drove the yakuza out, state power took their place, draining every last drop of profit. The Kanagawa Prefectural Police secretly control the drug market. Sakaki (Sho Aikawa), the third leader of the Kanto Kurogane Union, which promotes the decline of the nation and the eradication of drugs, sends his right-hand man Hidari (Hideo Nakano) to infiltrate the narcotics division under the department head, Rizaki (Hitoshi Ozawa), who oversees the drug market. A bloody purge by Sakaki begins against the police, who enrich themselves through yakuza and mafia-like tyranny!
Sequel to 'Gokudo Apocalypse'.
In the winter of Showa 62 (1987), the muddy conflict between Japan's largest organized crime syndicate, the Kobe Yamagagumi, and the Seiwakai—commonly referred to as the "Yamasei War"—seemingly came to an end. Tadokura (played by Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), a member of the Sakado-gumi under the Yamagagumi, spent his days consumed by relentless work, harboring unresolved emotions. Amidst this, Shimamura, the Sakado-gumi's second-in-command, is killed in a hitman's ambush. Little did they know that this brutal act would spark a bloody cycle of retaliation that would shake not only the Yamagagumi but also the entire Kansai yakuza world to its core. A complete cinematic depiction of this intense gangland war!
The Ninth film in the 'Conquest' series.
As a capital punishment to replace the abolished death penalty, Japan in 20X0 years has revived island exile. To fulfill a certain purpose, Mikoshiba dares to commit a crime himself and sets foot as an exile on the prison island of Heavenly Prison. But it was an island full of horrors and mysteries beyond his imagination.
Bounty hunters with licenses issued by the Ministry of Justice are dying, one of those bounty hunters has a code not to kill criminals but the moment he captures a criminal another bounty hunter shoots him
The first 'Conqueror of Shura' film.
Kiyoji Kito (Mitsuki Koga) judges evil as acting chairman of Japan's largest organization, Owada-gumi, to rebuild the gangster society. Currently, he unexpectedly reunites with his former younger brother, Koji, who is living in the Miyagawa group, which is a single-minded group. However, with Ejima as the starting point, the Miyagawa group will face the Owada group. What is Kito's justice judgment entrusted with this matter by the chairman, Shimamura (Hakuryu)? !!
The first 'Don's Road' film.
The second 'Don's Road' film.
Sequel to 'New Gang Emblem'.
The first 'New Gang Emblem' film.
The third 'Yakuza Emblem' film.
The eleventh film in the 'Conquest' series.
Jin, the son of a local yakuza boss, Tetsu, the son of a fisherman, and Masa, the son of a crematorium worker. When Jin's father loses his life, Jin sets out to avenge his father's death by becoming a yakuza himself...
The Kyowakai, aiming for nationwide domination from Kansai. The Kurosaki-gumi, led by Asakawa (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), contributed greatly to their expansion into Kanto, but he became the target of relentless harassment from Wakagashira Kito. Unable to endure it any longer, Asakawa slashed Kito and was expelled, only to be assassinated soon after by an unknown hand. It is then that Sejima (Hakuryu), the Kurosaki-gumi’s Wakagashira, returns after serving his prison sentence. With the quiet flames of vengeance burning within him, he sets out on a path of retribution.
The always calm and collected Hakuryu rides into Hakata to save his old friend who is caught in a turf war. Hakuryu's chivalrous spirit is a powerful force as he sharply cuts his way through the bloodthirsty Hakata yakuza and the war between the yakuza and a huge organization. Nanshu-gumi and Awami-gumi are the two major forces controlling Hakata. However, the Awakai-gumi, suffering from financial difficulties due to the closing of a coal mine, joins forces with the Hamamoto-gumi, the largest organization in Kobe, and begins to target the Nanshu-gumi's territory. After much deliberation, Hiroi, a young leader of the Nanshu clan, calls on his old friend Tatsuya Shirakawa and decides to fight to protect the clan and Hakata.
The 47th film in the popular yakuza action series starring Takeuchi Riki and Sakakibara Toshihiko.
Former yakuza Akagi (Yasukaze Motomiya), expelled from his clan, happens to save Tetsutaro (Yusuke Izaki), a former elite salaryman who’s just been laid off and about to end his life. Despite coming from completely different worlds, the two form an unexpected bond and launch a trouble-shooting duo called the “Reborn Club.” Their very first job already reeks of danger — a man asks them to rescue his wife, who’s been brainwashed by a cult. Drugs, human trafficking, and corruption await as they face a massive criminal organization head-on! Adapted from a hit manga, this is a gripping entertainment piece packed with grit, heart, and redemption.
