Koji Tsuruta Movies

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

1961 gangster film.

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However,...

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

1962 Japanese movie

A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.

A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive all-star cast, a must see!

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series...

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