Takuzō Kawatani Movies

  • 1989
    Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

    Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

    Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

    01989HD

    Episode-length Osomatsu-kun film, released as a feature of the Toei Manga Movie Festival. Loosely based on a manga chapter, the film revolves around...

    Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
  • 1973
    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    61973HD

    Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on...

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
  • 1984
    For Kayako

    For Kayako

    For Kayako

    6.21984HD

    A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.

    For Kayako
  • 1975
    Virgin Breaker Yuki

    Virgin Breaker Yuki

    Virgin Breaker Yuki

    61975HD

    Based on a manga by Kosuke Miki and Tadashi Matsumori, this film follows the adventures of Yuki, who works in a Kyoto red-light district house of ill...

    Virgin Breaker Yuki
  • 1991
    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    41991HD

    When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his...

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
  • 1972
    Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

    Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

    Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

    7.61972HD

    Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying...

    Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
  • 1975
    Scoundrel Boss

    Scoundrel Boss

    Scoundrel Boss

    01975HD

    Daigoro Koiwa and Katsuo Rokujo, who met by chance, open a recession-resistant funeral business and a urinary treatment business, and put it on...

    Scoundrel Boss
  • 1976
    The Three Ginza Rascals

    The Three Ginza Rascals

    The Three Ginza Rascals

    01976HD

    Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.

    The Three Ginza Rascals
  • 1974
    Code of Wolves

    Code of Wolves

    Code of Wolves

    71974HD

    In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

    Code of Wolves
  • 1971
    Fate Deals the Card of Death

    Fate Deals the Card of Death

    Fate Deals the Card of Death

    71971HD

    Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and they promise each other to meet again a year...

    Fate Deals the Card of Death
  • 1993
    Baian the Assassin: Showdown

    Baian the Assassin: Showdown

    Baian the Assassin: Showdown

    01993HD

    Fujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, at night, he is a highly skilled assassin, taking on contracts to...

    Baian the Assassin: Showdown
  • 1973
    Aesthetics of a Bullet

    Aesthetics of a Bullet

    Aesthetics of a Bullet

    71973HD

    A small time crook who sells rabbits for a living frequently gets himself into trouble with loan sharks and the yakuza. He dreams of becoming a...

    Aesthetics of a Bullet
  • 1970
    House of Gamblers

    House of Gamblers

    House of Gamblers

    71970HD

    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...

    House of Gamblers
  • 1976
    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

    01976HD

    Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a...

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song
  • 1994
    The Man Who Shot the Don

    The Man Who Shot the Don

    The Man Who Shot the Don

    01994HD

    Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.

    The Man Who Shot the Don
  • 1977
    Short and Fat

    Short and Fat

    Short and Fat

    01977HD

    A high-school student rescues his baseball team. Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga "Dokaben".

    Short and Fat
  • 1972
    Modern Lady Gambler

    Modern Lady Gambler

    Modern Lady Gambler

    71972HD

    Fujiko wanders aimlessly through the country, seeking vengence on the man she onced loved, who betrayed her, and destroying her family and her life....

    Modern Lady Gambler
  • 1972
    Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

    Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

    Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

    01972HD

    A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.

    Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
  • 1966
    The Protector

    The Protector

    The Protector

    71966HD

    Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to...

    The Protector
  • 1970
    A Wad of Notes

    A Wad of Notes

    A Wad of Notes

    7.21970HD

    A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back...

    A Wad of Notes