Haruki Kadokawa — Producer (39)
Fossilized Wilderness (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
化石の荒野
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Tsunehiko Watase / Eiji Gō
other title: 化石の荒野
Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, is suddenly attacked by a trio of men at his apartment at midnight. When he regains consciousness, the corpse of a foreigner shot with his pistol lies in front of him. Nishina, with the help of his friend and newspaper reporter Mineshima, who believes in his innocence and vows to cooperate, pursues the incident and reveals a conspiracy related with 5,000 kilograms of gold that disappeared at the end of the WW2.
The Last Hero (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
汚れた英雄
other title: 汚れた英雄
The 8th All-Japan Road Race Championship. The internationally ranked A-level SUGO circuit is on the edge of its seat as the 500 cc final draws near. Akio Kitano and Keishi Ooki face off: private team versus factory team. In the final lap, Akio is overtaken by Ooki and loses by a hair. The reason for his defeat? The difference between their two machines. With their scores tied, the two wait for the next match to settle the score for good.
Never Give Up (1978) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
野性の証明
director: Junya Satō actor: Ken Takakura / Ryoko Nakano
other title: Survie en pleine nature / 野性の証明
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him.
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
黒いドレスの女
other title: 黒いドレスの女
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. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few days later, Tamura finds a handgun from Yuko's baggage and holds a suspicion.
Cabaret (1986) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
キャバレー
other title: キャバレー
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.
The Glorious Asuka Gang! (1988) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
花のあすか組!
director: Yōichi Sai actor: Miho Tsumiki / Kumiko Takeda
other title: 花のあすか組!
In the year 199X, on the dark, shady streets of New Kabuki Town, the free-for-all between gangs of young delinquents and a corrupt police force is further complicated by the appearance of a mysterious girl named Asuka.
The Dagger of Kamui (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
カムイの剣
director: Rintaro actor: Hiroyuki Sanada / Taro Ishida
other title: La spada dei Kamui / A Adaga de Kamui
A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After fulfilling that task, Jiro undergoes training to become a master assassin. Many years later, Jiro finds out that he was an orphan and his real father was Tarouza, who had worked for Tenkai until he aborted his mission when he fell in love with an Ainu woman. The young ninja discovers that the Shogunate was to retrieve the lost treasure of Captain Kidd and use it to once again isolate Japan from the rest of the world. Using the clues that Tarouza had kept secret, Jiro - along with the female ninja Oyuki and a slave named Sam - travels to Russia and America to search for the treasure in hopes of using it to extract revenge from Tenkai.
Bobby's Girl (1985) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
ボビーに首ったけ
director: 平田敏夫 actor: 野村宏伸
other title: 回首再见她 / ボビーに首ったけ
Bobby is an underachieving high school kid with a deep love for motorcycles. His most recent achievement seems to have been getting photos of himself on a road trip printed in a motorcyclist hobby magazine. When he gets a letter from a girl his age, he decides to write her back.
Samurai Reincarnation (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
魔界転生
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sonny Chiba / Kenji Sawada
other title: 魔界転生 / Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
W's Tragedy (1984) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
Wの悲劇
director: 泽井信一郎 actor: 药师丸博子 / 三田佳子
other title: W的悲剧 / Wの悲劇
A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.
Heaven and Earth (1990) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
天と地と
director: 角川春树 actor: 榎木孝明 / 津川雅彦
other title: 天と地と / 天与地
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
幕末純情伝
director: 药师寺光幸 Mitsuyuki Yakushiji actor: 渡边谦 Ken Watanabe / 牧濑里穗 Riho Makise
other title: 幕末纯情传 / 幕末純情伝
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB
椿三十郎
director: Yoshimitsu Morita actor: 织田裕二 / 丰川悦司
other title: 椿三十郎 / Sanjuro Tsubaki
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!