Kinji Fukasaku Movie Trailers

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Trailer (2004)

22 February 2004

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his main films, apart from the opinions about him by other filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano or Kinji Fukasaku.

Battle Royale Trailer (2000)

16 December 2000

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Gambling Den Heist Trailer (1975)

21 June 1975

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.

Tale of Young Drifter 2 Trailer (1960)

16 August 1960

Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners.

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Trailer (1972)

12 March 1972

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed.

The Final Battleground — Making of Battle Royale II Trailer (2003)

10 July 2003

Prolific director Kinji Fukasaku died suddenly during the production of Battle Royale 2. His son and screenwriter Kenta took over as director and completed the film.

Dissolution Rites Trailer (1967)

01 April 1967

Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the Kotaki clan and he discovers that the world has changed significantly in that time.

Tora! Tora! Tora! Trailer (1970)

26 January 1970

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end.

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley Trailer (1961)

09 June 1961

The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort.

Miwa: A Japanese Icon Trailer (2013)

31 August 2013

A legendary entertainer and a pioneer of gay activism, Miwa was born Akihiro Maruyama. As a young singer, Miwa popularized androgyny as a fashion statement, fusing the masculine and the feminine into a signal of a new generation of aesthetics.

A Chaos of Flowers Trailer (1988)

01 October 1988

Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control.

Blackmail Is My Life Trailer (1968)

28 February 1968

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts.

Black Rose Mansion Trailer (1969)

30 July 1969

When wealthy Kyohei hires singer "Black Rose" to perform in his exclusive club, he gets more than he bargains for when she attracts scores of homicidal past lovers.

Street Mobster Trailer (1972)

06 May 1972

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions.

The Threat Trailer (1966)

17 February 1966

Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family.

Cops vs. Thugs Trailer (1975)

26 April 1975

When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land.

Gate of Youth Trailer (1981)

15 January 1981

The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity Trailer (1973)

13 January 1973

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

Samurai Reincarnation Trailer (1981)

06 June 1981

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers.

Message from Space Trailer (1978)

29 April 1978

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor.

Fall Guy Trailer (1982)

09 October 1982

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Trailer (1974)

15 January 1974

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.

The Fall of Ako Castle Trailer (1978)

28 October 1978

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.

Battle Royale II: Requiem Trailer (2003)

05 July 2003

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government.

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.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Trailer (1973)

25 September 1973

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances.

Shogun's Samurai Trailer (1978)

21 January 1978

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect.

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm Trailer (1961)

13 September 1961

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues.

Graveyard of Honor Trailer (1975)

15 February 1975

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Black Lizard Trailer (1968)

14 August 1968

A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

Legend of the Eight Samurai Trailer (1983)

10 December 1983

The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu.

Proof of the Man Trailer (1977)

08 October 1977

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York.

Crest of Betrayal Trailer (1994)

22 October 1994

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.

Lovers Lost Trailer (1982)

12 June 1982

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

House on Fire Trailer (1986)

12 April 1986

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his nuk

Theater Of Life Trailer (1983)

29 January 1983

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

Shooting Film is Battleground: Making of BATTLE ROYALE Trailer (2001)

13 January 2001

The late Kinji Fukasaku directed "Battle Royale" - his 60th movie - at the age of 70. This film follows the shooting of the film.

Man with the Funky Hat Trailer (1961)

05 August 1961

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Trailer (1974)

29 June 1974

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers Trailer (1972)

25 October 1972

The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent.

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy Trailer (1960)

10 May 1960

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss Trailer (1976)

24 April 1976

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.

Virus Trailer (1980)

26 June 1980

Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.

Japan Organized Crime Boss Trailer (1969)

08 July 1969

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss.

Shanghai Rhapsody Trailer (1984)

06 October 1984

Set in the 1930s in the international city of Shanghai, the film follows the extravagant life and times of a group of jazz musicians, living from one advance paycheck to the next, as the country teeters over the brink into the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The Mystery of Rampo Trailer (1994)

25 June 1994

Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published.

Sympathy for the Underdog Trailer (1971)

12 January 1971

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

The Geisha House Trailer (1999)

15 January 1999

Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko.

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss Trailer (1975)

01 November 1975

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi".

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 Trailer (1974)

28 December 1974

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit.

The Challenge Trailer (1962)

28 March 1962

Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation.

What's a Director? Trailer (2006)

04 November 2006

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

Yakuza Graveyard Trailer (1976)

30 October 1976

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.

Rampaging Dragon of the North Trailer (1966)

22 October 1966

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader.

Making of 'Battle Royale' Trailer (2000)

01 December 2000

An abundance of footage from the shooting of Battle Royale and cast and crew discussions.

The Yagyu Conspiracy Trailer (2008)

28 September 2008

The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan’s most popular stories in a brand new version starring the great Matsukata Hiroki following in the footsteps of Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Yagyu Tajima, the grandmaster swordsman whose plot to maintain the succession of Iemitsu as shogun encounters obstacles on all sides.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga Trailer (1980)

05 April 1980

The 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four movies: Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Proxy War, Police Tactics.

Making of Battle Royale II: Requiem Trailer (2003)