Takashi Sasano

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

#37 in the series, following “Yakuza Finance.”

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who ...

Mr. Takano, a company employee, announces plans to take an early retirement so he can return to his home town and spend his days fishing. Su-san ...

Kishu-gumi and the Hong Kong mafia will die in a trap set up?! Can Shizuya save this desperate situation?!

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. ...

“Home Sweet Home” deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather’s worsening dementia, abandon him at a ...

Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, ...

This film is the memoirs of Takasugi Shinsaku about the life of his great teacher Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰, 1830-1859) was one of the ...

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the ...

The psychiatric evaluation of a young actor arrested for a brutal double murder concludes he may be unfit for trial. Further investigation, ...

A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She ...

Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan. There, he falls in love for a single mother.

“I can’t live for the Shinsen-gumi.” Shizuya wanders between the yakuza and his love for Akino. What is the truth!?

Shouldn’t gangsters love stubborn people? To protect true love, the Shinsen-gumi gather at night in Tokyo!

The story follows the teacher and students of the Ryubetsu Handicapped High School.

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by ...

A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.

#13 in the series, after the Special Movie.

The movie version of Juukou B-Fighter premiered in Japan on April 15, 1995 at the Toei Super Hero Fair ’95. It was originally shown as a ...

Shizuya, who appeared on the first anniversary of Ken Sakamoto’s death, the fourth Kishu-gumi. He again asks Ryuko to accept the sake cup. ...

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on ...

The story of an unconventional teacher facing up to his unruly and apathetic class.

Part two of twelve.

Part one of a twelve part direct to video film series. Based on the comic by Tatsuo Nitta.

After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest hostages. Realising his position, he invites ...

A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. ...

Kyosuke Kozu (Masaomi Kondo), a university professor and a famous detective, is a big magic lover. He was asked to judge the Magic Competition to ...

Hama-chan gets Su-san hooked on fishing, but Su-san has some problems to deal with; a beautiful woman saves Su-san when he collapses while fishing.