Akira Yoshimura Trailers

The Edo Official and Apprentice Trailer (1959)

25 July 1959

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar".

Tears of Banishment Trailer (1967)

17 June 1967

Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.

Code Between Brothers Trailer (1966)

23 April 1966

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.

Gilda Live Trailer (1980)

28 March 1980

Gilda Radner is recorded during a live comedy concert. Radner's classic characters are seen in sketches that are sometimes more risque than when they appeared on television.

The Black Hooded Man 5 Trailer (1958)

20 August 1958

The Spying Sorceress Trailer (1964)

12 December 1964

Second part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous treasure of the Toyotomi family, discovered in connection with the plot to overthrow the shogunate.

Goblin Warrior Trailer (1955)

21 January 1955

Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering Trailer (1970)

28 August 1970

A fairly entertaining yarn told in somewhat broad strokes with Wakayama playing against type as a reformed-gambler-turned- Christian minister.

Return of the Outlaw Trailer (1968)

28 June 1968

Second film of the Gokudo series starring Tomisaburô Wakayama

Chivalrous Nature Trailer (1965)

01 August 1965

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers Trailer (1971)

19 November 1971

When a large crime syndicate seeks to invade Gifu's underworld, three brothers and their yakuza family are the only ones that stand in their way.

Yakuza on Foot Trailer (1969)

30 March 1969

An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking.

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain Trailer (1974)

02 February 1974

The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controlled the flesh trade in Japan for generations.

The Viper Brothers and the Young General Trailer (1975)

01 March 1975

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 need as his naivety prevents him from seeing their true nature.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima Trailer (1973)

28 April 1973

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 with boss Muraoka's niece.

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight Trailer (1973)

03 February 1973

A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostitution.

Jeans Blues: No Future Trailer (1974)

30 March 1974

Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ill-gotten gains, much to their disapproval.

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth Trailer (1972)

14 September 1972

Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss.

Castle of Flames Trailer (1960)

30 October 1960

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon finds to be mysterious circumstances, and his mother's married to his uncle, whose ruthless ambition is causing turmoil in the kingdom.

Horrors of Malformed Men Trailer (1969)

31 October 1969

After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.

The Paper Crane Trailer (1962)

01 December 1962

A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.

The Warrior from Kishu Trailer (1962)

01 September 1962

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background.

Samurai Wolf Trailer (1966)

19 November 1966

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot.

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Trailer (1979)

20 September 1979

Mike O'Donoghue's parody of "Mondo Cane" showcases curious performers, strange musicians, celebrity mutations and unusual short films, including Thomas Alva Edison's "Elephant Electrocution".

Samurai Wolf II Trailer (1967)

13 May 1967

Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father.

Case of a Young Lord 2 Trailer (1956)

25 February 1956

After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find the body was missing, as was the Gosu plate.

Benten Kozo Trailer (1960)

03 January 1960

Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder.

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You Trailer (1971)

01 June 1971

The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her father was killed.

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda Trailer (1979)

31 March 1979

A series of skits feature the Finley Quality Network and its many quality TV shows.

The Karate 2 Trailer (1974)

01 November 1974

This is the second film of the ZA KARATE trilogy (AKA BRONSON LEE CHAMPION). Tadashi Yamashita reprises his role as the Karate World Champion and must faces dozens of worldwide pretenders, such as the Guillotine Brothers of New Guinea, Killer Samson, Dracula Jack (Bolo) who all want a shot at him at all cost and also to steal the famous Orikirimaru Sword.

The Rapacious Jailbreaker Trailer (1974)

07 December 1974

Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.

True West Trailer (1984)

01 February 1984

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie.

Hibari is Fashion Crazy Trailer (1961)

15 December 1961

Under a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. However, Omitsu, a woman who is thought to have gone insane after the sudden death of her father, openly disobeys this order and goes around town fancifully dressed.

Case of a Young Lord 3 Trailer (1956)

21 June 1956

Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on at the Inner Palace, where a young woman who had served the Shogun came home in fear for her life.

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro Trailer (1972)

21 June 1972

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies.

The Lost Public Funds Trailer (1958)

11 November 1958

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun.

Kisaragi Sword Trailer (1962)

08 April 1962

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord.