Ken Takakura Movies

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers....

Part one.

Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love...

A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.

A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract...

Starring Ken Takakura, this TV special depicts a detective (Akira Hayasaka) who lives in a harsh life with pride and conviction. Minoru Akiba, Chief...

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

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

1960 Toei war movie.

In the roaring 1970s, a man who has left the world of the yakuza to become the owner of a sushi restaurant decides to rise up again when he sees his...

Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.

One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga