Koji Tsuruta Movies

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.

In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine, which results in conflict between the...

In 1940 Osaka, a celebrated shamisen performer lives fast as war and shifting tastes erode his fame. The daughter of a restaurant owner quietly loves...

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

The story centers on three students from Jiyu University who set up a part-time limited partnership, with Jotaro Yamaji (Koji Tsuruta) becoming its...

A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on...

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.

After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki...

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot...

A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.

Based on the original work by Shuji Hojo, Itohan Monogatari depicts the fate of a clumsy and kind-hearted woman in the Taisho era.

A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.