Junko Miyazono

A destitute ronin bearing the name of Kiba Okaminosuke wanders into a tiny, impoverished hamlet run by Ochise, a blind woman who owns a troubled messenger service--a business whose profits barely keep the meager town going. Delivering the corpses of two of her escorts he found on the road, Ochise explains her dire and desperate situation to the wandering samurai. (lonewolvesandhiddendragons.blogspot.com)

Kiba gets involved in the transport of three criminals being taken to Edo for execution. When the prisoners' escorts are called to assist a group of officials stricken by poisoned water, Kiba accepts payment as a yojimbo to see the criminals to their destination. Kiba has a soft spot for one of the prisoners, a thief named Magobei, because he bears a resemblance to Kiba's late father. (lardbiscuit.com)

It is the early 19th century in Japan. Nariatsu, a high ranking official and son of the former Shogun, is engaged in an animal hunt. In his reckless pursuit of the game, he crosses borders to a neighboring fief and kills a peasant who happens to be in his way. The lord of that fief also happens to be nearby, and witnessing the incident, calls him out on his ruthlessness.

A reform school girl attempting to turn her life around is drawn hopelessly back to the streets in this "Pinky Violence" classic starring Reiko Oshida. Rika (Oshida) is out on her own after an extended stint in reform school, but life on the streets isn't easy for a struggling young girl, and it's easy to fall back into old habits. These days the psychedelic movement has taken hold, and the hippies are singing songs about revolution... (Allmovie.com)

The "Legends of the Poisonous Seductress" saga continues in this sequel to Female Demon Ohyaku that finds avenging swordswoman Okatsu (Junko Miyazono) seeking the blood of a corrupt magistrate. The daughter of a famous swordplay instructor, Okatsu learned how to wield her deadly weapon when she was just a young girl. Raped by one of the magistrate's assistants who then goes on to slaughter her father, a furious Okatsu vows to claim the official's head even if it costs her own life. (Allmovie.com)

"The Legend of the Poisonous Seductress" saga begins with this bloody tale of an actress who seeks vengeance against her tormentors after being wrongly imprisoned. Ohyaku (Junko Miyazono) was just an innocent actress when she was accused of a crime that she didn't commit. Subsequently thrown into prison and brutalized by her fellow inmates at every turn, the once fragile girl is gradually transformed into a sword-wielding warrior whose back is adorned with a maniacal demon... (Allmovie.com)

A nobleman writes a letter to the Shogun detailing a tobacco smuggling operation in Edo, but the smugglers kill him before he sends it. His daughter obtains the letter and swears revenge on those responsible.

Lake of Tears (湖の琴 Mizuumi no Kin?) is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka. It was Japan's submission to the 39th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (en.wikipedia.org)

A bunch of young angry misfits and hoods who aren't quite up to joining the yakuza, hatch and execute a variety of petty scams. The youngest, a high school student who has a way with women, is approached by a yakuza and asked to spy for them. (sansebastianfestival.com)

(...) A young Bunta Sugawara takes over as the oyabun of a crime syndicate in Yokohama, where he is struggling to keep operations at the port there alive. As his syndicate is eroding quickly, a major heavy industries company offers his gang the chance to chase some vagrants out of a shantytown where they are squatting on land where a factory is to be built. (...) (letterboxd.com)

Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against other yakuza gangs. (imdb)

Inspired by a female tattooed dice dealer, a country-man decides to leave his hometown in order to accomplish his dream: to become a mounted bandit in Manchuria. Working as a docker, he later meets a young woman from Hiroshima who wants to go to Brazil.

Umemiya is a young yakuza who has to find a new way to support himself after his gang disbands. He sets up various scams where he blackmails adulterous husbands with the help of his girlfriend who serves as bait. When one wealthy businessman refuses to pay, Umemiya proceeds to seduce his wife… This was the 3rd film in the Youth of the Night series. (Takuma_964)