Kayo Matsuo Movies

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously...

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.

A pure love story that depicts the joy of loving and the bitterness of being loved in a burst of youth.

A movie-loving nanny lives and works in the home of a university professor and eventually becomes the family's support system, leading a bright and...

The surgeon's mother-in-law plots to have her son's mistress give birth and drive out his wife.

In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki

Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when pursued by the angry gang. They eventually meet again...

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the...

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.

Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had...

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

Today is a new day with hopes. A youth hymn that depicts a young truck driver growing up in love with a dream while being supported by his friends...