Masazumi Okabe Movies

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs,...

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s a musical comedy that shows Segawa’s...

The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.

1962 Japanese movie

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

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

Samon Kamiyama, a yoriki of the Minami-machi magistrate infiltrates the Denzū-machi prison disguised as Mushuku Sahēji. Samon is mistaken...

Drama about the lives of seasonal migrant workers in Kashima

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have...

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