Akikane Sawa Movies

A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating a new gang and attempts to pull off a huge ransom...

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

1962 Japanese movie

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However,...

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa...

1961 gangster film.

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

Convict son revenges innocent father's death.