Koji Tsuruta Movies

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji...

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the...

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine, which results in conflict between the...

Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family...

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yens.

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is...

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s...

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will...

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.