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1. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
2.
The Water Margin (1973– )
Episode:
When Liang Shan Po robbed the poor
(1973)
Action, Drama, History
Kao's new men, the three brothers, working on a plan to set up the prime minister as well as Lin Chung and his friends.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Burt Kwouk, Atsuo Nakamura, Wolfgang Spier, Sanae Tsuchida
Votes: 6
3.
The Water Margin (1973– )
Episode:
A death for love, more deaths from greed
(1974)
Action, Drama, History
Hu San-Niang father has been killed by the three brothers and his body was left out on the road; Lin Chung and the rest risks their lives to get the body of the man and save the village and storm the castle of the three brothers.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Burt Kwouk, Atsuo Nakamura, Wolfgang Spier, Sanae Tsuchida
Votes: 7
4. The Water Margin (1973– )
45 min | Action, Drama, History
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, there was a cruel government. 108 renegade will try to change the story.
Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Tsuchida, Burt Kwouk, Wolfgang Spier
Votes: 736
5. Oretachi no kunshô (1975– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Masatoshi Nakamura, Willie Dorsey, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 12
6. Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi (1976– )
54 min | Action, Drama
Sergeant Raisuke Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari) and the Kuroiwa Force, a special Flying Squad-esque division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police solves crimes and cracks down on their perpetrators.
Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Kaku Takashina, Takehiko Ono, Yûjirô Ishihara
Votes: 13
7. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
PG | 107 min | Drama
A Japanese father travels to China's Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a folk-opera singer.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Shinobu Terajima, Ken Nakamoto
Votes: 5,642 | Gross: $0.25M
8. Sutemi no Narazu-mono (1970)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Jô Shishido, Mie Hama, Rin'ichi Yamamoto
Votes: 13
9. Rikugun zangyaku monogatari (1963)
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Shinjirô Ebara, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 11
10. Railroad Man (1999)
112 min | Drama
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,332
11. Ken San (2016)
95 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichi Hibi | Stars: Ken Takakura, Yu Oh-seong, Lin Qiu, Mako Abe
Votes: 24
12. Station (1981)
132 min | Drama
Constantly put to the test and faced with tragedy wherever he turns, can a man finally find solace and a modicum of love or rest with what is left of his hometown, his family, love or himself?
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Ayumi Ishida, Setsuko Karasuma
Votes: 285
13. Kantsubaki (1992)
115 min | Drama, Romance
A pimp and a young geisha are torn between their love for each other and the tradition that forbids their relationship.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Yôko Minamino, Masahiro Takashima, Rino Katase
Votes: 34
14. Shogun's Shadow (1989)
114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A small band of heroes goes on a journey to protect a five year old who is next in line to become the Shogun of Japan. The boy's father, the Mad Shogun, tries to remove his son from the line of succession by any means possible.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari, Shin'ichi Chiba
Votes: 703
15. Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
96 min | Action, Crime
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Saeki | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Yoshiko Mita, Shinjirô Ebara
Votes: 230
16. Dearest (2012)
110 min | Drama
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kôichi Satô, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 519
17. Ninkyô kôboshi - kûmicho to daigashî (1970)
96 min | Action, Crime
Yet another ninkyô - jitsuroku hybrid.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Kyôsuke Machida, Makoto Satô, Akiko Kudô
Votes: 9
18. A Boy Called H (2013)
121 min | Drama, War
Narrated and viewed from perspective of a child in family, Shoonen H portrays daily trials and societal difficulties of a Christian family from just prior to commencement of World War II to its aftermath.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Shun Oguri, Jun Kunimura, Kenshô Ono, Denden
Votes: 213
19. Jigoku no okite ni asu wa nai (1966)
91 min | Action, Crime
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan without fear of consequences.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Rentarô Mikuni, Kei Satô, Yukiyo Toake
Votes: 31
20. Yasha (1985)
127 min | Crime, Drama
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ayumi Ishida, Hisamitsu Nakamura, Kenichi Kobayashi
Votes: 284
21. Fuyu no hana (1978)
121 min | Crime, Drama
A thug is released after fifteen years in prison for the murder of a yakuza gang boss. Things were never going to be simple and bygones were never going to be bygones of course, but to make... See full summary »
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Kimiko Ikegami, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Bin Amatsu
Votes: 162
22. Buddies (1989)
114 min | Drama, Romance
The film tells story of a close friendship undone by love.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Eiji Bandô, Sumiko Fuji, Yasuko Tomita
Votes: 137
23. Gendai yakuza: Yotamono no okite (1969)
92 min | Action, Crime
Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Kyôsuke Machida, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Sumiko Fuji
Votes: 17
24. Gendai yakuza: Yotamono jingi (1969)
92 min | Crime
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Ryô Ikebe, Masakazu Tamura, Yaeko Mizutani
Votes: 19
25. Gokuchu no kaoyaku (1968)
90 min | Action, Crime
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ichirô Ryûzaki, Bin Amatsu, Yukiko Anjô
Votes: 31
26. Japan's Violent Gangs: Loyality Offering Murder (1972)
98 min
A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Tetsurô Tanba, Akiko Kudô, Rin'ichi Yamamoto
Votes: 7
27. Gorotsuki mushuku (1971)
110 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Takashi Shimura, Rin'ichi Yamamoto, Yoshi Katô
Votes: 18
28. Izakaya Chôji (1983)
126 min | Drama
Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya Choji (snack bar) with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Reiko Ôhara, Tokiko Katô, Kunie Tanaka
Votes: 112
29. Akai shôgeki (1976– )
50 min
Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Shizuo Chûjô, Takahiro Tamura
Votes: 7
30. Kura (1995)
130 min | Drama
In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yûko Asano, Sae Isshiki, Yui Natsukawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima
Votes: 30
31. New Prison Walls of Abashiri Stormy Cape (1971)
105 min | Crime
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Noboru Andô, Rin'ichi Yamamoto
Votes: 12
32. Hikô shôjo Yôko (1966)
TV-PG | 85 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Mako Midori, Hayato Tani, Renji Ishibashi, Yuki Jôno
Votes: 14
33. Akai tsuki (2004)
111 min | Drama, Romance, War
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Takako Tokiwa, Yûsuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 52
34. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Runin-masaki no ketto (1969)
109 min | Action, Crime
After causing problems, Ken Takahara is transferred from Abashiri to the honor factory at Tanigawa Prison. When the local yakuza gang is hired to destroy the factory, Takahara has to take violent action to save it.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Takashi Shimura, Kaneko Iwasaki, Minoru Ôki
Votes: 29
35. Time of Wickedness (1985)
110 min | Drama
Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfying job and a girlfriend. Then his mother, unable to fight her forbidden desires, shows up.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Shima Iwashita, Shinobu Sakagami, Kaori Okamoto, Yûsuke Okada
Votes: 134
36. The Firefly (2001)
114 min | Drama
A Japanese love story that takes place during World War 2. It follows a young Japanese man who goes to war and tries to stay connected to his true love.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryûji Harada
Votes: 106
37. The Haunted Samurai (2007)
107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An unfortunate low-ranking samurai Hikoshiro decides to pray in a small shrine and ask gods for help. Unfortunately he accidentally attracts the attention of gods of poverty, pestilence and death.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Hidekazu Akai, Yôsuke Eguchi, Yûko Fueki, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 143
38. Wakarenu riyû (1987)
107 min | Drama
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yoshiko Mita, Masahiko Tsugawa, Masato Furuoya, Reiko Nanjô
Votes: 11
39. Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)
119 min
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yoshiko Mita, Rino Katase, Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Mikio Narita
Votes: 28
40. Isan sôzoku (1990)
109 min
The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Mayumi Ogawa, Morio Kazama, Shigeru Kôyama
Votes: 15
41. Reminiscence (2017)
98 min | Drama, Mystery
Three childhood friends reunite over a murder case.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Sakura Andô, Tasuku Emoto, Fumino Kimura, Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 362
42. Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Dai-Dassou (1971)
110 min | Crime
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Kunie Tanaka, Noboru Andô, Toshio Kurosawa
Votes: 8
43. Don ni natta otoko (1991)
110 min | Drama
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Hiroki Matsukata, Yukiyo Toake, Yûko Natori, Masahiko Kondô
Votes: 8
44. Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love Is Hell (1994)
Action
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Shima Iwashita, Shinji Yamashita, Keiko Saitô, Masanori Sera
Votes: 10
45. Nihon no fûikusaîchi (1979)
131 min | Crime
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Shin Saburi, Masakazu Tamura, Kyôko Enami, Kayo Matsuo
Votes: 14
46. Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)
94 min | Crime
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Sumiko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Shingo Yamashiro, Bin Amatsu
Votes: 51
47. Tasumania monogatari (1990)
110 min
A sixth-grade elementary school student, Shoichi, visits his divorced father who lives in Australia after retiring from a leading Japanese company and has become obsessed with finding the extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Jinpachi Nezu, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Votes: 15
48. Shikake-nin Baian (1981)
100 min | Action, Drama
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Mayumi Ogawa, Kimie Shingyôji, Junko Miyashita
Votes: 22
49. King of the Gang (1967)
Crime
Just back from the war, Noboru Ando leads a gang of war vets turned gangster in the US occupied streets of Tokyo.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Noboru Andô, Shin'ichi Chiba, Masumi Tachibana, Shingo Yamashiro
50. Yukimura Sanada, the Most Frightening Samurai for the First Shogun Ieyasu (1998 TV Movie)
History
In Tensho 10 year, the Takeda clan is crushed and Yukimura Sanada (Hiroki Matsukata) is assigned to serve Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Yukimura has a fateful encounter with Chasa (Kumiko Akiyoshi), ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Tetsuo Kurata, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Hiroki Matsukata, Yôko Minamino