Guts Ishimatsu

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. (imdb)

A mockumentary about the history of the sport doubles ski jumping at the Olympic Winter games in Turin 2006. (Yahoo! Movies)

The film follows Detective Hoshino, who is investigating the murder of a maid. He begins to interrogate her boss Miyako Romberk. She leads him down a dark path to her ex-lover Ukyo. When he infiltrates Ukyo's hideout, his case takes a turn for the worse. Detective Hoshino discovers that Ukyo has a thing for biting the necks of his victims. (FilmArcade.net)

Schoolgirl Kuniko is kidnapped by a middle-aged man Iwazono when she is jogging. He tells her that he had a failed marriage which leaves him a deep and everlasting scar in his mind. He kidnaps her in search of a perfect marriage and intends to lock her in the room and 'educate' her.

Obayashi captures the erratic and turbulent but sincere energy of youth with this story of a group of rebellious boys who form an uneasy alliance to save a local girl from being sold into prostitution. The film breaks with the somber and tortured critiques of wartime Japan by previous generations to present a positive and anarchic vision of resistance. (Alexander Zahlten, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard)

In 1969, a young man finds an anonymous letter in a glass bottle which foretold of the apocalyptic arrival of a cosmic monster known as Demeking. Since then, he has physically prepared himself in a lone struggle for that fateful day when the monster will arrive. (imdb)

The Last Bakuto (1985), directed by the genre specialist Kosaku Yamashita, is Toei's last major effort to revive yakuza films in 80s.

An ex-boxer awakens in an unfamiliar room, chained from escape. His name is Machimura and he's not alone. (themoviedb)

AKA Renegade Ninjas; This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyeasu. In the beginning the film shows Yukimura fighting to defend the Osaka Castle. He used very unconventional methods, wich were not approved by the other defenders. When the Osaka campaign was lost, Sanada is shown dedicating all his efforts to assassinate the shogun Ieyeasu. (letterboxd)

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait. (imdb)

With thugs under gang leader Shingo attempting to make a name for themselves, Toru and crew must brace for an all-out war between their two schools.