Yōzō Tanaka Movie Trailers

Woman's Trail: Wet Path Trailer (1980)

12 April 1980

A stripper reluctantly returns to her manager and husband with her new lover in tow. The lover tries to claim her but after escaping a beating he takes to the road alone meeting several women along the way.

Kagero-za Trailer (1981)

21 August 1981

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Trailer (1981)

19 December 1981

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor Trailer (1973)

14 July 1973

Monk Seigen saves Misako the daughter of an area Yakuza boss from some tough guys. The two become a couple and find themselves being pursued by some criminals.

The Inferno Trailer (1979)

03 June 1979

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave.

Secret Chronicle: Prostitution Market Trailer (1972)

16 September 1972

Sold into prostitution by her "uncle", a young girl is so innocent and naive that she doesn't know what she has to do.

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya Trailer (1974)

09 April 1974

Fresh out of prison a manager of live sex shows decides to take his show on the road. He persuades one of his former performers to join his troupe and she learns new tricks of the trade.

Yumeji Trailer (1991)

31 May 1991

Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.

Ah! That Pep Squad 2 -Put on a Good Act- Trailer (1976)

25 December 1976

“Get them all – girls, school credits, money – without an effort!" These are the rumors that freshman Hachirota Kawachi heard about the pep squad; his reasons for instant enrollment.

Secret Chronicle: Crimson Goddess in Paradise Trailer (1973)

25 August 1973

In a free spirited and rowdy slum a forbidden romance forms between a samurai and a lower class girl who impersonates his future bride.

Wife to Be Sacrificed Trailer (1974)

26 October 1974

A former husband with a dark obsession returns to his ex-wife’s life, ready to unleash a torrent of cruel, perverse devotion.

The Shogun Assassins Trailer (1979)

01 September 1979

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Flower & Snake Trailer (1974)

22 June 1974

Shizuka is the aristocratic wife of the president of a large company. When she wants to divorce her domineering husband, he orders his employee Yoshi, the son of an adult toy store owner, to train his wife to become sexually submissive.

Story of a Nymphomaniac Trailer (1975)

14 October 1975

Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position.

The General and His Empire of Joy Trailer (1977)

11 February 1977

Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists.

Luminous Woman Trailer (1987)

24 October 1987

A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.

No Grave for Us Trailer (1979)

26 May 1979

A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...

Case of the Disjointed Murder Trailer (1977)

14 March 1977

In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa.

The Lady in a Black Dress Trailer (1987)

14 March 1987

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji.

Yasuko, Songs of Days Past Trailer (2025)

21 February 2025

In the early 1920s, Yasuko, a budding actress, crosses paths with Chūya Nakahara, a young poet destined to be revered as a genius.

The Last Ronin Trailer (2010)

18 December 2010

16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission.

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon Trailer (1981)

23 January 1981

A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help.

Zoku tameiki Trailer (1974)

16 February 1974

Yumiko Tateno, an office worker, is somewhat interested in the opposite sex, but she has had few opportunities and remains a virgin.

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa Trailer (1973)

21 February 1973

Kazuko Shirakawa plays herself as a student who is scouted by a pink film producer. She leads a chaotic life until finding success at Nikkatsu studios.

Love Letter Trailer (1981)

07 August 1981

Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by others.

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.

Villon's Wife Trailer (2009)

10 October 2009

This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo.

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".

The Rivals Trailer (1979)

06 June 1979

The Friends Trailer (1994)

12 March 1994

A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a house surrounded by an overgrown garden.

Branded to Kill Trailer (1967)

15 June 1967

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy Trailer (1986)

10 October 1986

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs.

Gate of Flesh Trailer (1977)

24 December 1977

The background is Yuraku-cho in Tokyo and the film shows how desperately the women, who had led sheltered lives before the war, struggled to keep alive and the innate strength of post-war women.

The Catch Trailer (1983)

29 October 1983

A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.

College Girls: Sex Equation Trailer (1973)

13 January 1973

Kyotaro Tsugumo, a university professor and medical doctor, is the director of the Sexuality Research Institute.

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion Trailer (1985)

21 December 1985

Iori, taken from an orphanage by a family for domestic work, runs away and is adopted and raised by two young men.

Zigeunerweisen Trailer (1980)

01 April 1980

A surreal period film following a university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

The Hell-Fated Courtesan Trailer (1973)

14 April 1973

The story of a courtesan that was once popular in Yoshiwara. She is good-looking, but for some reason, three of her customers died unnaturally, one after another.

Virgin Breaker Yuki Trailer (1975)

14 May 1975

Based on a manga by Kosuke Miki and Tadashi Matsumori, this film follows the adventures of Yuki, who works in a Kyoto red-light district house of ill repute as a "tamawari," or "virgin-breaker.

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.

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Trailer (1975)

26 April 1975

Noyuri lives in Fudōsō, a dilapidated apartment building in downtown Tokyo. The owner of Fudōsō is Noyuri's father, Harukichi, but he lost his house and property due to his gambling and womanizing, and is now living with a young woman.

Ghost Pub Trailer (1994)

29 October 1994

One night, as pub owner Sotaro is caring for his sick wife, Shizuko, she asks him to promise that if she dies, he will never remarry.

In the Realm of Sex Trailer (1977)

23 April 1977

A mix of satire, slapstick and straight ahead Roman Porno. We have two stories of Office Ladies in trouble, a pervert running amok in a park, references to Westside Story, Keystone Cops and other Roman Porno films.

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District Trailer (1976)

14 February 1976

The sequel depicts Yuki's love affair with a young brothel owner who was once a Noh singer, and his complicated relationship with a woman who follows him around.

Cabaret Trailer (1986)

26 April 1986

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa.

Harry and His Geisha Girls Trailer (1978)

03 June 1978

Mr. Harry, who suffers from a "peanut sized" penis complex, comes to Japan to undergo a genital transplant operation, the first of its kind in the world.

Trapped in Lust Trailer (1973)

15 December 1973

A hitman messes up an assassination and so becomes the next target of his organization.