The Symbol of a Man

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to...

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi

Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Gérard Krawczyk

Cast

Jean Reno, Ryoko Hirosue, Michel Muller

Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Cast

Maki Horikita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Kenji Misumi

Cast

Shintarō Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryûzô Shimada