Haruo Tanaka Movies

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young...

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of...

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.

Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga...

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.