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- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKeiko AmajiShinsuke MakiSumiko MinamiA sailor tries to help his younger brother, a horse-racing jockey, escape from the yakuza after double crossing them in a fixing scam. Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut.Victory Is Mine
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHachirô KasugaTomoko KôToshie TakadaA romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.Pure Emotions of the Sea
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsSeizaburô KawazuIchirô SugaiAzusa YumiA notorious murderer Oba escapes from jail. Hayasaki, the Oba's right hand, tries to get the money by manipulating the horse racing to send Oba to Hong Kong. But Oba has a plan to revenge the police officer who arrested him and to rob a bank again.Satan's Town
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideaki NitaniKuno YamaokaHachirô KasugaHiseaki Nitani plays a young gangster wanna-be, framed for a murder and sent to prison.Inn of the Floating Weeds
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsNobuo KanekoHarue ToneSumiko MinamiThe plot concerns a passenger train which is stalled when a typhoon wrecks the tracks. The commuters are offloaded onto a shuttle bus, which is then taken over by a pair of sadistic gangsters.8 Hours' Terror
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMichitarô MizushimaMari ShirakiIchirô SugaiA Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking but he's tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit.The Naked Woman and the Gun
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMichitarô MizushimaMari ShirakiShinsuke AshidaReleased from prison, a gangster (Michitaro Mizushima) retrieves diamonds sought by fellow yakuza.Underworld Beauty
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsSachiko HidariAkira KobayashiRuriko AsaokaNobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.Spring Never Came
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsAkira KobayashiMihoko InagakiMisako WatanabeAkira Kobayashi stars as a young hoodlum who tries to go straight after falling in love with his social worker.Young Breasts
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsYôko MinamidaHideaki NitaniNobuo KanekoIshikawa, a newspaper journalist, unexpectedly meets Asako, a woman who used to work for his company some time ago as a phone operator. Three years ago, she accidentally heard the voice of a suspect who committed a still-unresolved homicide. Since then, the suspect's voice has remained lodged in her mind as a terrifying memory. One night, her husband invites over his colleagues, Kawai, Hamazaki, and Muraoka. She realizes that Hamazaki's voice sounds exactly the same as the unseen suspect's! A few days later, Hamazaki is found dead in a rain-soaked coalfield; her husband is kept in police custody as the primary suspect. Ishikawa tries to help Asako and launches his own investigation. However, the investigation soon runs into difficulty as both Kawai and Muraoka had alibis. To make matters worse, her husband implausibly confessesVoice Without a Shadow
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKyôsuke MachidaFrank NagaiHisako TsukubaA nightclub manager is in love with his pianist. However, she has a ranger boyfriend who's been permanently stationed in the mountain wilderness. Their only communication is by letter. As time passes the correspondence slows to a trickle. Then nothing. The manager persuades the girl to visit the boy.Love Letter
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsRyôji HayamaTamaki SawaMari ShirakiA jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer in this dark and beautiful noir from master Seijun Suzuki.Passport to Darkness
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKeiichirô AkagiKyôko HoriBokuzen HidariThe story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.Age of Nudity
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMichitarô MizushimaMisako WatanabeShôichi OzawaA prison truck is assaulted and the two convicts inside are murdered. The prison guard on duty gets suspended for negligence and takes it upon himself to track down the killers.Take Aim at the Police Van
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHiroyuki NagatoKazuko YoshiyukiShinsuke AshidaA businessman returns from an extended trip, but something seems off. Criminal operations and religious cults come into play, while the man's daughter and her journalist boyfriend race to find the truth.Sleep of the Beast
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHiroyuki NagatoYûji OdakaMayumi ShimizuTwo reporters of divergent morals investigate a drug ring, delving deeper into the underworld in the process.0-Line Stowaway
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTamio KawajiYoshiko NezuSayuri YoshinagaThe young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution, and the impact of its choices on personal relationships: one with his mother, with the lover of the latter and with a girl in love with him.Everything Goes Wrong
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaMayumi ShimizuEitarô OzawaSadao and his orphaned buddies attempt to prevent his aged grandmother from being shaken down by a gangster, his goons, and his lawyers.Go to Hell, Hoodlums!
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaMayumi ShimizuShôichi OzawaA college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.Tokyo Knights
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaMitsuo SagawaMayumi ShimizuWada Koji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.A Hell of a Guy
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideaki NitaniIzumi AshikawaYûji OdakaRyoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.Man with a Shotgun
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaMayumi ShimizuNobuo KanekoOn summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival.A New Wind Over the Mountain Pass
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaRyôji HayamaYuriko HanabusaNikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle for Koji Wada. Whatever negative press he had received for Tokyo Knights was quickly forgotten. He became the new "teen star." And Suzuki: "the director to watch."Blood Red Water in the Channel
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaKeisuke NoroMichiko SawaWada Koji fights to become a boxing champion.Million Dollar Smash and Grab
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTamio KawajiNoriko MatsumotoKeiko SugiyamaA high school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighboring city.Teen Yakuza
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKôji WadaYôko MinamidaRyôji HayamaAn unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action surrounding a boxing match, concentrating mostly on the high-powered Yakuza gambling dens.The Guys Who Put Money on Me
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoTamio KawajiReiko SasamoriPolice detective Tajima, tasked with tracking down stolen firearms, turns an underworld grudge into a blood-bath. Suzuki transforms a colorful pot-boiler into an on-target send-up of cultural colonialism and post-war greed.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMisako WatanabeTamio KawajiA violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKen YamauchiMasako IzumiMidori TashiroA teenager is dismissed from school for misconduct. Still violent, he falls in love with a pupil of his new establishment.The Bastard
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsAkira KobayashiChieko MatsubaraDaisaburô HirataThree schoolgirls are infatuated with a yakuza, Katsuta, of the Izu Clan. They meet another yakuza, `Diamond` Fuyu, of the rival Yoshida clan. As he gets a tattoo, two of the girls become squeamish and run off but Hanako, the best friend of the daughter of Sota Izu, boss of the Izu clan, stays to watch. She is intrigued with the yakuza .....
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsEimei EsumiChieko MisakiKeisuke NoroAnother subversion of audience expectations has Kobayashi acting somewhat cowardly in the snow-bound final showdown, an unheard-of trait in a ninkyô yakuza hero. Also with Tamio Kawaji as a sword-wielding assassin in Zero-cape-and -hat(!)The Flower and the Angry Waves
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoKôji WadaYumiko NogawaAn injured thief on the run finds sanctuary within a brothel of united, ruthless women.Gate of Flesh
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsAkira KobayashiHideki TakahashiChieko MatsubaraTwo brothers seek revenge on the yakuza for the death of their father.Our Blood Will Not Forgive
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTamio KawajiYumiko NogawaIsao TamagawaIn WW2 Manchuria, a prostitute grows to resent an abusive adjutant and falls in love with his aide.Story of a Prostitute
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMichi AzumaYôko BenisawaHiroshi ChôA young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko.Stories of Bastards: Born Under a Bad Star
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideki TakahashiMasako IzumiHiroko ItôAfter his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.Tattooed Life
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsYumiko NogawaKôji WadaTamio KawajiLike a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko's house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time. One night, the bisexual Yoko tries to assult her while she's asleep. Tsuyu runs away to the house of Yoko's sex friend, Seiji. Soon, she moves to Bon, her first lover's place. Bon has a dream, to start a hot spring somewhere in the mountains. Tsuyu approaches a wealthy money lender to encourage him to invest in Bon's dream. However, the guy has a fetish for film porn, and she is forced to act as a porn actress. Surprisingly, the actor who rapes her in the film is Akira who's been hired for a small amount of money. A few days later, the money lender dies in an accident and Tsuyu takes over his wealth. Becoming rich overnight, she returns to her native village. But the reality that her mother's lover, a lecherous monk, is violating her innocent younger sister, outrages her. She lures the monk away to a sheer cliff with malice aforethought.Carmen from Kawachi
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraHideaki NitaniAfter his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideki TakahashiJunko AsanoYûsuke KawazuDuring the 1930s, a teenager yearns for a Catholic girl, whose only desire is to reform his sinful tendencies. Hormones raging, the young man channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available: savage, crazed violence.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMariko OgawaAnnu MariAfter a botched assignment, a rice-fetishizing hitman finds himself in conflict with his organization, and one mysterious, dangerous fellow-hitman in particular.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsChieko AioiYasuko HadoriJun HamamuraIn postwar Japan, an editor visits her old Professor who is working on a modern translation of a legend about a mummified Buddhist monk who was revived, only to turn into a sex fiend that terrorized a rural village in pre-modern Japan. The story begins to have uncanny resonances with things going on in the present.A Mummy's Love
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKuniko AshiharaKyôko EnamiChieko HaradaA female golfer who has exceeded expectations to reach the top not only has to contend with being in-demand, but also with the men in her life, her neigbours, her brother and not to mention a stalker.A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMakoto FujitaYoshio HaradaJunko InagawaA police detective tries to investigate the mystery of a victim who was shot in the head, but no bullet was found.The Fang in the Hole (TV)
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsYoshio HaradaNaoko ÔtaniKisako MakishiA surreal period film following an university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.Zigeunerweisen
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsYuki KimuraIsamu NagatoKô NishimuraBased on a mystery by Taiwanese-Japanese author Chin Shun-shin. After two elderly men in Yokohama quarrel over a Yang dynasty artifact, one of the men turns up dead with mysterious claw marks across his face. A detective takes up the case, and uncovers secrets dating back to war crimes committed during Japan's invasion of China in WWII.Chin Shun-shin's "The Claws of the Divine Beast" (TV)
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsYûsaku MatsudaMichiyo YasudaMariko KagaA 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.Heat Shimmer Theatre
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJun FubukiMasatô IbuA man looking to transplant cherry blossoms along the countryside encounters a blind woman who accompanies him for the journey.Seijun's Different Stages of Cherry Blossoms (TV)
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiThe Oedo Investigative Network investigates a mysterious fire one evening. Could it be connected to a mysterious man in an eyepatch who just came into town?Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames (TV)
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsShiho FujimuraTamio KawajiMakoto SatôA single mother is being investigated into the death of her ex-husband, which brings to the fore the obscure details of her past.The Choice of a Family: I'll Kill Your Husband For You (TV)
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKen'ichi HagiwaraYûko TanakaKenji SawadaUmiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.Capone Cries a Lot
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiShigetsugu YoshidaStarsYasuo YamadaEiko MasuyamaKiyoshi KobayashiLupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsKenji SawadaTomoko MariyaMasumi MiyazakiPainter and poet Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) gets involved with a beautiful widow, becoming a rival of her dead husband's ghost and the jealous lover who murdered him.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMakiko EsumiSayoko YamaguchiHanae KanThe No. 3 assassin of Japan is given the chance to usurp No. 1 and take their place.
- DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsZiyi ZhangJoe OdagiriHiroko YakushimaruAmechiyo (The banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised to human). This is an Operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.Princess Raccoon