Ken Takakura Movies

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

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.

Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.

Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is...

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell...

Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the...

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological...

The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house...

Live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Golgo 13, also known by the pseudonym Duke Togo, is a professional assassin. His age and birthplace are...

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own,...

To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who...

Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro...

Japanese drama film.

Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.

Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and...

A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.

A number of recently released prisoners become involved in a racket with a rancher who is a rival to a neighboring landowner and wants to use the...