Kōjiro Shirakawa Movies

  • 1977
    Japan's Don

    Japan's Don

    Japan's Don

    7.51977HD

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

    Japan's Don
  • 1977
    Hokuriku Proxy War

    Hokuriku Proxy War

    Hokuriku Proxy War

    6.81977HD

    In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasak...

    Hokuriku Proxy War
  • 1974
    Third Generation Boss

    Third Generation Boss

    Third Generation Boss

    01974HD

    Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.

    Third Generation Boss
  • 1973
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    7.41973HD

    In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity
  • 1973
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    7.41973HD

    Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love...

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
  • 1974
    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

    6.91974HD

    As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new di...

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
  • 1976
    Yakuza Graveyard

    Yakuza Graveyard

    Yakuza Graveyard

    6.41976HD

    A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own...

    Yakuza Graveyard
  • 1976
    A Savage Beast Goes Mad

    A Savage Beast Goes Mad

    A Savage Beast Goes Mad

    6.31976HD

    Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. His company then learns that he has kept secret that he is visually impaired, and he is fi...

    A Savage Beast Goes Mad
  • 1971
    Trials of an Okinawa Village

    Trials of an Okinawa Village

    Trials of an Okinawa Village

    61971HD

    A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangster...

    Trials of an Okinawa Village
  • 1984
    Appassionata

    Appassionata

    Appassionata

    51984HD

    This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949),the first woman to be awa...

    Appassionata
  • 1981
    Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation

    5.91981HD

    After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Sata...

    Samurai Reincarnation
  • 1973
    Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    6.51973HD

    Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.

    Dangerous Trade in Kobe
  • 1967
    Showdown of Men 3

    Showdown of Men 3

    Showdown of Men 3

    61967HD

    After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business.

    Showdown of Men 3
  • 1969
    The Cross of Vengeance

    The Cross of Vengeance

    The Cross of Vengeance

    01969HD

    Film with Junko Miyazono.

    The Cross of Vengeance
  • 1976
    Operation Plazma in Osaka

    Operation Plazma in Osaka

    Operation Plazma in Osaka

    6.51976HD

    Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.

    Operation Plazma in Osaka
  • 1974
    The Street Fighter

    The Street Fighter

    The Street Fighter

    6.91974HD

    Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress...

    The Street Fighter
  • 1975
    The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    01975HD

    The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + sidekick Takuzo Kawatani) whom he takes for friends in...

    The Viper Brothers and the Young General
  • 1972
    Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

    Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

    Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

    71972HD

    Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Mon...

    Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
  • 1972
    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

    61972HD

    The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsu...

    The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang