Hideo Takamatsu Movies

The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui)...

This TV drama special depicts the obsession of a sister and two detectives searching for her missing brother who witnessed the crimes of a political...

The eleventh 'Road to the Don' film.

The truth of a sniper becomes clear in the turmoil of a drug robbery that shakes the underworld.

The first 'Road to the Don' film.

The eighth "Road to the Don' film.

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

The sixth 'Road to the Don' film.

A small group of men stigmatized for killing the gang leader tries to survive the group and take revenge on the man who killed them, while being...

Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Kojima Takeshi, who has strayed from the yakuza world, launches a gang that draws a line in the sand with today's yakuza society. However, the...

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...

The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film.

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is...