Akikane Sawa

Judo Life

Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judo…

Duel of the Underworld

League of Gangsters

A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating …

Asakusa no kyōkaku

Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by…

Blackmail

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, t…

Love at the Fogged Harbor

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.…

Pleasant Company

The Challenge

Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the p…