Koji Tsuruta Movies

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series...

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

Chiezo Kataoka grew up as a Magician's apprentice in America and no prison can hold him!

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....

A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.

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

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Period comedy with fantasy elements.

A crime film released in 1965

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.

A heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face...

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a...

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

A man finds great camaraderie while traveling.

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.