Haruo Tanaka Movies

Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.

Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an...

Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular...

Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara

The story follows a man haunted by debt and crime, who flees with his mistress on a tense journey marked by betrayals and desperate choices. The film...

Japanese film.

Japanese comedy film.

Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called...

Movie version of NHK renzoku drama "Tokyo Romance"

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

A middle-aged office worker, Masao Okada (Eiji Okada), discovers that his worsening illness is terminal cancer. Shaken and resigned, he meets a...

Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.

The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.

A 1942 film.

While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.