Ken Takakura Movies

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

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....

1962 Japanese movie

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga

Starring Ken Takakura, this TV special depicts a detective (Akira Hayasaka) who lives in a harsh life with pride and conviction. Minoru Akiba, Chief...

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

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

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...

Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt...

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...

A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will...

A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to...

A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.

Japanese movie.

1958 Toei movie.

A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.