Ryō Nishida Trailers

Operation Plazma in Osaka Trailer (1976)

31 January 1976

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.

Gambler: Victory Without Death Trailer (1967)

08 July 1967

Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by serving as a pit boss for a struggling coal mine in Kyuushu.

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Trailer (1965)

12 August 1965

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

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.

The Yakuza Code Still Lives Trailer (1976)

04 December 1976

After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer.

Tears of Banishment Trailer (1967)

17 June 1967

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

Return of the Outlaw Trailer (1968)

28 June 1968

Second film of the Gokudo series starring Tomisaburô Wakayama

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats Trailer (1972)

25 August 1972

Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.

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.

Big Time Gambling Boss Trailer (1968)

14 January 1968

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.

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.

Japanese Humanity and Justice Trailer (1977)

28 May 1977

When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.

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.

Third Generation Boss Trailer (1974)

10 August 1974

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell Trailer (1974)

24 April 1974

With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.

Trials of an Okinawa Village Trailer (1971)

19 November 1971

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa.

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.

Aesthetics of a Bullet Trailer (1973)

10 February 1973

A small time crook who sells rabbits for a living frequently gets himself into trouble with loan sharks and the yakuza.

The Bandits Trailer (1968)

21 May 1968

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

Judo vs. Karate Trailer (1966)

30 October 1966

A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.

Gambling Code and Feuds Trailer (1977)

27 August 1977

It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies.

Outlaw Cop Trailer (1976)

04 February 1976

A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting.

Japan's Don Trailer (1977)

22 January 1977

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.

Decapitation of an Evil Woman Trailer (1977)

22 January 1977

An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” (Poison Women) committed a significant number of murders.

Code of Wolves Trailer (1974)

05 October 1974

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

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.

The Shogun's Vault II Trailer (1982)

19 March 1982

A mysterious thief called "Yami no Kiba" (Fang of Darkness), who sneaks into the residences of the shogunate one after another and steals the shogun's treasures, has been shaking the public authorities.

Japanese Godfather: Ambition Trailer (1977)

29 October 1977

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Brothers Serving Time Trailer (1969)

03 May 1969

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers.

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.

The Rivals Trailer (1979)

06 June 1979

Zorome no San Kyoudai Trailer (1972)

15 January 1972

In Osaka, a family sets up shop in Tsuruhashi. Trouble brews for three brothers – Jinzuke, Tadayoshi, and Eizo – when they come together in their hometown, Nakano Village, after getting word of their father's critical condition.

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 Pledge Trailer (1972)

30 July 1972

When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.

Swords of the Space Ark Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Sci-fi meets martial arts in this lively chronicle of a warrior pilot who returns to his native planet to find it controlled by a wicked tyrant Captain Kogar.

Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game Trailer (1974)

19 October 1974

Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.

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.

Samurai Geisha Trailer (1969)

31 July 1969

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

King of Sha-kin 2 Trailer (1997)

11 October 1997

A normal banker decides to take on the loan sharks and yakuza.

Violent Panic: The Big Crash Trailer (1976)

28 February 1976

Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way, stands a woman that loves him, his dead partner's brother, a corrupt cop, a motorcycle gang and every police officer in the Kanto region.

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room Trailer (1969)

01 October 1969

Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father.

Hokuriku Proxy War Trailer (1977)

26 February 1977

A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.

Doberman Cop Trailer (1977)

02 July 1977

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grisly murder of an Okinawa woman.

The Viper Brothers Trailer (1971)

01 June 1971

After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji (Tamio Kawachi) are back out in the mean streets of Kobe to make a name for themselves amongst the local yakuza organization.

Gamblers Trailer (1967)

28 January 1967

Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is now a dissolute, bitter drunk living with his son in law and sickly grandson.

Eighteen Years in Prison Trailer (1967)

24 February 1967

A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.

The International Gang of Kobe Trailer (1975)

14 October 1975

In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.

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.

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory Trailer (1972)

27 May 1972

A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival Trailer (1967)

20 April 1967

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.