Jiro Hiratsuka Movies

In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence,...

A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.

Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrated. An ambitious type, he quickly hooks up with...

An American-Japanese girl travels to Japan to find her mother.

Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."

1962 Japanese movie

Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military. One day, he is arrested due to the plotting of...

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.

A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga from "Oka wa Hanazakari" based on Yojiro...

A professional hunter, Tetsuya, returns from Alaska to find that his hometown had become a lawless slum. He is shocked to learn that his younger...

A 1970 crime film.

1962 Japanese movie