Makoto Satō Movies

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the...

After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza family overgrown and dysfunctional upon his release.

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's...

Pinku from 1975.

A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.

A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which...

Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.

Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

Police detective Amachi fights against those who banished him from his job-both cops and criminals.

Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

The first work of 27-year-old director Eizo Sugawa, contrasting a politician father and his son, a drummer in a student band. It depicts the conflict...

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent...

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only...

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese...

Film with Junko Miyazono.