Jun Usami Movies

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô.

A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.

1945 Japanese movie

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all...

A national policy film advocating for increased production of aluminum for use in aircraft materials.

A 1948 Japanese film.

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this...

Made after Takechi had won an obscenity trial over Black Snow (1965), the film has been called "Takechi's personal message to Eirin."

Japanese drama film.

The Domain: Severed Relations

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun...

A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man...

Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitimate wife, who died, and Yasunosuke, the son of his...