Meiko Kaji Movies

Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino

In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft...

Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed floor plans to them. He suffers an injury to his leg...

The samurai Akiyama Daijiro is asked to help a young boy who tries to bring the man who murdered his father to justice. In the course of their quest...

An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.

A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.

A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.

The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and...

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.

The group led by Teruko was the most famous in the port city of Yokohama. One day, however, a group claiming the same name as Teruko and her group...

Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster...

Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the...

Around Ginza there is a night-city of bars and cabarets, hostesses, customers. Assisting to keep order here is Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) who...

College life starts off great for Michiko. She and her friend join the Italian Culture Research Club that performs canzone, a genre they are both in...

Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site of a bloody revenge fought by Nakayama Yasubei, who...

Based on the life of artist Yumeji Takehisa

A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge on a giant alliance of...