Ken Takakura Movies

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

1958 Toei movie.

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.

Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.

The third film in the Taro series, following "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Eternity" and "The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush." Taro, who...

The Domain: Rising Dragon

From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation....

A veteran officer and a young detective investigate a late-night taxi-driver killing; tracing an illegally held pistol leads them through a chain of...

Chiezo Kataoka grew up as a Magician's apprentice in America and no prison can hold him!

Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.