Akikane Sawa Movies

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to...

Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional.

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.

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...

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

Pilot Mitarai Ken is mistaken for a murder suspect after a dying man leaves his name. Sent to fly to Taipei with journalist Xiang-lan, he discovers a...

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

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki...

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

Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

A con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of their sexual problems and hang-ups.

To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who...