Tōru Abe Movies

12th in the Joe of Aces series.

Ninth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few honest dollars with which to bail a friend out of...

Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due to Tatsuo's sudden illness, Ryuichi...

A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and...

A wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with an old man. They are both arrested by a detective. A year later, the gambler is...

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was...

Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes...

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the...

The film tells about Masayoshi, a noble Yakuza who lives by the laws of honor and humanity, and who is bound by an oath to his brother in a conflict...

The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the...

Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.

Authentic action drama of modern gangsters.

Japanese crime film

In the Okawa household, Miharu is the breadwinner, while her husband, Soma, handles the domestic chores. One day, a poor student couple moves into...