Chieko Matsubara

Three contemporary stories inspired by the everlasting emotions expressed by the precious dolls of Bunraku theater. Three stories delicately intertwined by the beauty of sadness. Three stories of undying love. (Palm Pictures)

Tetsu has joined his yakuza boss in going straight, but when a rival gang threatens to bring them back into the gang wars...

The story involves Katsuta, a yakuza member who falls in love and is torn between giri (duty) and ninjo (humanity)

Kikuju, a yakuza, runs off to Tokyo with his master's proposed bride on the way to her wedding and marries her, leaving a few elegantly-killed corpses behind. He works for corrupt building contractors- the normal method of getting and keeping a contract is gang fights, blackmail and bribery. An assassin from his old gang is looking for him. (imdb)

When the American Mob and Japanese Yakuza team up, danger follows. Daisuke, a photographer, teams up with a gang of lady killers (killer ladies, not sweet-talkin' men) armed with deadly 45s (records, not pistols) in an attempt to rescue his stewardess girlfriend from the Underworld alliance. Soon they discover the real reason for all the criminal interest; gold.

Fresh out of the slammer, Togawa has no chance to go straight because he is immediately coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing a heist on an armored car carrying racetrack receipts. After assembling a ragtag bunch to carry out the robbery, Togawa learns that all is not what it seems in Takumi Furukawa's thriller. (criterion.com)

Crime doesn't pay as can be seen in this Japanese crime drama. A streetwalker's son grows up in a Japanese ghetto and becomes a prominent member of the yakuza, but eventually he tires of corruption and violence. He decides to reform and return to his family, but by the story's end discovers that good intentions are no substitute for final justice. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi (fandango.com)

Hama-chan & Su-san travels to Sasbo, Nagasaki for the opening of the 2nd Saikai Bridge. While on business, Hama-chan thinks of only fishing and eventually finds himself in trouble.

In 1884, conflict arises between two fencing dojos for supremacy in swordsmanship. After extensive training, young Gengo of the Ono dojo faces off against "Devil" Okada, the killing machine of the Kogen dojo, to settle the matter. (imdb)

Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill. Although Yukiko was taking care of her, she is pressed for money. Goro wants to help and knows that there is only one way to come up with fast money. (imdb)

Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) was indebted to Mitsugimoto. Sawada, a low rank yakuza with a gambling problem, owed Mitsugimoto three million yen. This equation can only lead to one answer. Mitsugimoto needs to pay and Goro's coming to collect.

To fulfill a prison mate's dying wish, and to right what is wrong, Goro will kill again. Tetsuya Watari meets his archenemy Shuusuke Shirayama, a rival gangster who also wants to part with the yakuza ways. (imdb)

A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro (Tetsuya Watari) is in the middle of action. (imdb)

Although Goro is a known assassin, he has always been against the ways of the yakuza. In "Outlaw Kill!" he deals with the dilemma of living such a lifestyle more than ever: the sacrifices, the time wasted in prison. (imdb)

A seventy-year-old retired school headmaster informs his wife and daughters that he has Alzheimer's disease. They are all concerned, but react differently due to their individual situations. The family watches as the husband and father regresses due to the disease and loses his memory. Interestingly, there are sparkling moments of his life of which the man will not let go. (imdb)

A 7-year love story between Ryota Hayama and Koharu Uemura from their first date to eventual marriage. Ryota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. After a game of rice bag jump, they begin to date. They date at a fast-food restaurant, realize they love each other at a family restaurant, and finally swear their love on a dining table with white rice.

A story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Wild goings on in a private girl's junior high school.

A schoolboy has a crush on his pretty classmate Keiko on the inland island of Awaji. He figures her routine of taking baths at the public one is a good way to get to know her, but he first has to overcome his sensitivity to hot water, the presence of other school-mates and of course his shyness. He has never mustered the courage to speak to her in class after all.

The film focuses on the romantic life of Tetsu, the drifter, and the girls he loves but can never quite bring himself to settle down with. Our story is set in a picturesque harbor town to make matters even more atmospheric. Yoshida is Tetsu's double-crossing rival who pays in the end with his life.