Shunji Sakai Movies

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on...

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...

The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

Maruya Ginzo, an antiques enthusiast and a wealthy man, buys an uninhabited island called Namazu-jima, mistaking it for Numazu-jima tea bowls. He is...

A 1954 film.

Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".

At a tavern in Shimoda, Ronin Tadakazu Yamakawa saved a samurai girl named Mino from the clutches of the Benten family. When Mino's father, Kyohei...