Hideo Murota

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The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
4.5

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after World War II.
Kidnapping Blues
5.9

Kidnapping Blues

Oct. 09, 1982

Kidnapping Blues

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man ...
Violent Streets
6.9

Violent Streets

Apr. 13, 1974

Violent Streets

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
Karate for Life
6.7

Karate for Life

May. 14, 1977

Karate for Life

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to ...
Let Him Rest in Peace
6.7

Let Him Rest in Peace

Jun. 14, 1985

Let Him Rest in Peace

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads.
Cabaret
5.2

Cabaret

Apr. 26, 1986

Cabaret

A young jazz musician’s desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a ...
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
7

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman’s prison. Will Maki ...
Japan’s Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
5.9

Japan’s Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of Japan.
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
6.6

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious ...
The Beast to Die
6.8

The Beast to Die

Oct. 04, 1980

The Beast to Die

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that ...
An Adolescent
6.3

An Adolescent

Sep. 28, 2001

An Adolescent

Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend Sukemasa, riding his bike all over the city and ...
Lullaby of Death
5.7

Lullaby of Death

Oct. 09, 1982

Lullaby of Death

Also known as: For My Daughter’s 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for ...
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
7.2

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s ...
Dogra Magra
6.6

Dogra Magra

Oct. 15, 1988

Dogra Magra

A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two ...
The Second Is a Christian
5.8

The Second Is a Christian

The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men – one the happy-go-lucky yakuza ...
Wolf Guy
6.3

Wolf Guy

Apr. 04, 1975

Wolf Guy

Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a ...
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
6.6

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them ...
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
6.8

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after ...
A Night in Nude
6.6

A Night in Nude

Dec. 18, 1993

A Night in Nude

Jiro is a Tokyo man who offers a stand-in service where he’ll do “anything”. A woman claiming to be from Fukuoka wants to be ...
Doberman Cop
6.7

Doberman Cop

Jul. 02, 1977

Doberman Cop

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grisly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper ...
The Bodyguard
5.4

The Bodyguard

Jun. 30, 1973

The Bodyguard

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out ...
Bodyguard Kiba 2
6.1

Bodyguard Kiba 2

Oct. 13, 1973

Bodyguard Kiba 2

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he’s out, he ...
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
5.6

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. But ...
The Island Closest to Heaven
6.3

The Island Closest to Heaven

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled “island closest to heaven” that her late father had told her about.
The Seburi Story
6.3

The Seburi Story

May. 11, 1985

The Seburi Story

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community’s members who ...
Original Sin
6.7

Original Sin

Oct. 20, 1992

Original Sin

Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22 year old man.
Hiruko the Goblin
6.2

Hiruko the Goblin

May. 11, 1991

Hiruko the Goblin

A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a ...
A Taxing Woman
7.3

A Taxing Woman

Feb. 07, 1987

A Taxing Woman

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor ...