Hideo Murota Movies

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.

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 Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads.

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

Based on the comic by Hidenori Hara.

A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.

Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised Miho that she could go on a journey to find her...

A crime film released in 1965

Set at the height of the Japanese student rebellion in 1968, the film tells the story of the friendship between two very different men—a...

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza...

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect...

An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians...

1962 Japanese movie

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

The third 'King of Kita' film.