Ken Takakura Movies

Japanese drama film.

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .

A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun...

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

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

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji...

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.

Convict son revenges innocent father's death.

When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which...

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.

Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.