Ryōji Hayama Movies

Nikkatsu youth masterpiece, which celebrates the love and friendship of young people who have blossomed in a beautiful northern spring with a lot of...

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers....

A portrait of a man trying to become an artist in order to escape from his life as a miserable peasant due to severe annual tribute during the reign...

The movie depicts the complicated romantic feelings of a woman who is attracted to a man other than her fiancé.

A unique action drama in which a ruthless yakuza encounters a woman and realizes his true love as the conflict between the yakuza intensifies.

A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The original work of Yoshinori Matsuura was dramatized...

Released in the UK as Hotbed of Crime

A sailor is stuck in harbor due to an engine failure in his boat, and he learns that a friend of his has died, reportedly from suicide. He begins to...

A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and...

The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murdered. Kunio sets out on a manhunt to avenge his...

A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose...

When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken...

A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from...