Ryutaro Otomo Movies

Third and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.

First film of the The Black Hooded Man series.

Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel.

As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his youngest son is preparing to storm Edo...

Fifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.

A man dies in an automobile accident and returns as a white-haired demon and seeks revenge on his wife and her lover

The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.

Japanese film.

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi"...

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of...

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil.

This is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the Montreal Olympics in a single scull (a single-seater...

Tai Kato's first film directed at Toei.