Ken Takakura Movies

Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract...

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making...

A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.

This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series

Film directed by Ishii Teruo

Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in...

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...

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun...

Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

The Domain: Rising Dragon

Convict son revenges innocent father's death.

An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.

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...

Pilot Mitarai Ken is mistaken for a murder suspect after a dying man leaves his name. Sent to fly to Taipei with journalist Xiang-lan, he discovers a...

1958 Toei movie.