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Around Ginza there is a night-city of bars and cabarets, hostesses, customers. Assisting to keep order here is Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) who specializes in the women, their problems and troubles. He has saved many a girl from blandishments of pimps, makes customers pay up and women play straight. So he is called 'the woman's police-man' and he takes his job seriously. One day, Chiyoko (Yukiyo Toake), a former hostess, comes to him. Her husband has been murdered and she wants help. The man had been a college classmate and Kagari decides to do what he can. In his investigation he overturns a whole nest of intrigue. Men he had thought irreproachable turn out to be corrupt; solid citizens are seen as the worst kind of scoundrels. Until now, Kagari has specialized in women and their problems. But, realizing the real state of affairs, he rolls up his sleeves for a good cleaning- up-at the same time discovering the murderer of his friend.

Mysterious Heroes centers around Lau Tien, master of the deadly 13-Sword Style. Thrown into prison by a group of jealous enemies, the 13-Sword Style is rarely spoken of, let alone seen, until 20 years later, when a second swordsman going by the name of Lau Tien proves to be the world's second 13-Sword expert. Action-packed martial arts chaos ensues when the enemies of the original Lau Tien vow to destroy his successor.

Shang Li is suspected of murder. He runs away, and while the hunters search for him, they have plenty of time to think again. Maybe Shang Li is innocent? Isn't there someone else around with a much better reason to commit that murder? Which takes us into the second half of the movie where much more kung fu fighting takes place than in the first.

Sayaka Komaki is a girl living an ordinary school life. She secretly has a crush on Shindo, a student in the same grade. But her peaceful life changes when one of the school’s basketball club members suddenly disappears. And she meets a new girl in school, mysterious Setsuna, who moved in around the time the student went missing. Something inside Sayaka begins to change after meeting this new girl in school. Who is this Setsuna? Lovesick Sayaka and obsessed Shindo complicate the story, trying to get what they want. Egotistical people can be manipulative. The truth can only be seen through purity, Setsuna’s blade.

Desperate to discover who framed him for murder, criminal Su-hyun escapes from police custody and crosses path with cop Sung-woo. After realizing they have a mutual enemy, the two form an unlikely alliance and together go looking for payback.

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 1927, the world has changed. His sister died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and his father is also gone. His brother Jukichi invites him to stay at his in-laws and works in their family pub. He lies low, helping his blind mother-in-law and slowly developing a relationship with Ikuye, the hostess who helped him before his arrest. But trouble lurks when the resident gang decides to show its strength.

A village of Japanese immigrants is destroyed by a group of Ninja. These Ninja were controlled by a Grand Master who sold his talent to the highest bidder. Once a contract was taken, only death could stop these well trained killing machines. Three children were known to survive the massacre. One is living as a beggar, when in reality, he is a Master Ninja himself. One is a blind fortune teller and one has a son named Tiger, who is studying under the beggar to become a Ninja. Some forty years has past and the Grand Master is still seeking the identity of a child born to the village Princess. He will stop at nothing to fulfill his deadly contract. (First part of a longer version of the film Ninja Kids split into 3 films)

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.

Takumi is a sexually frustrated high school freshman Yanki (Japanese delinquent) with an unrivaled iron fist. Along with his group of loyal friends, they plan to take over all Japanese high schools to be the top Yanki, but Takumi's first love deters him from this goal...

The discovery of rubies on a rural mountain sends factions from all across the country to clammer for it, doing everything they can to hold a monopoly on the mountain. A gun mechanic takes up the challenge alongside his cousin, but they are both soon ambushed by a gang led by a brutal godfather. When his cousin is killed, he reaches a boiling point and a new goal in his mind arises: kill everyone.

The story follows detective Heizo, played by Koshiro Matsumoto, who investigates Tanbei Chigashira, a notorious thief. Kumehachi, a former member of Tanbei's gang, claims that their former leader is an impostor. The real Tanbei Chigashira followed three strict rules: do not kill, do not rape women, and do not steal from the poor.

Student film and first feature by director Kiyotaka Taguchi. A giant monster invades Japan sending everyone into a panic. The military efforts are useless until a giant robot appears to save humanity. Blends tokusatsu practical FX with CG for an impressive debut.

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of attackers. Wakayama Tomisaburo is superb as an expert in killing and military tactics, who leaves his medical practice at a clinic for the poor in order to counter the vicious tactics of that vile lord.

Godzilla attacks Tokyo, in a last-ditch effort to end the carnage, scientists enlist the help of Jet Jaguar, a mechanical guardian. Will Jet Jaguar stop Godzilla's rampage or will Godzilla destroy Tokyo once and for all?

A crime action thriller about the process of chasing and being chased by a murder suspect and a homicide detective.

Fu Pui-yu directs this low-budget, critically panned Hong Kong knockoff of Charlie's Angels, about a shadowy figure named Charlie who dictates over a trio of voluptuous crime-fighters named Sunny (Jade Leung Ching), Moony (Christine Ng Wing-mei), and Starry (Paulyn Suen Kai-kwun). While being followed by nebbish journalist Bob (Michael Chow Man-kin) and coping with their own personal issues, the three are being targeted by Andy, a crazed arms-dealer who is seeking vengeance on Charlie for the death of his wife following a particularly ugly FBI raid years previous. Since Charlie's a hard man to find, the villain takes his wrath out on his friends and employees -- especially his three angels.

A wealthy kung fu man with exceptional martial arts skills wanders the land fighting for justice.

Smiling Swordsman is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy starring Sammo Hung

Two rival bosses of diamond smuggling outfits, Tiger and Franco, get into conflict over a very valuable diamond. Tiger is an apparently conventional businessman. Franco is a psychopathic playboy whose pride and lust know no limits and who murders his own mistress for her infidelity. It is smuggled into Hong Kong by Richard who tries to make a deal with Franco but Tiger hears about this deal and sends in Philip, a New York assassin, to steal the diamond.

In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo is trying to take away the interests of the local Isetoku family. Setsuko, the adopted daughter of the Isetoku family, falls in love with Seijiro, a travelling raven she meets on a whim. However, Koide, a businessman connected to the Masukawa clan, wants Setsuko to become his mistress... Setsuko puts aside her love and her regrets and bets on the greatest female challenge of her life!

A man, who gets superpowers after a scientific accident, has to face off against an old colleague who wants to control the earth.

4th installment to the Naughty Cadets series.

A young noble woman hires a sentimental killer as her bodyguard.

Two top swordswomen practice the rare art of Chrysanthemum Sword to rid the country of a ruthless swordsman and restore peace to the martial world.

A short tokusatsu movie where real life pro wrestler Hikari Fukuoka plays a bounty hunter that has to fight a monster. It's part of a series of sci-fi monster hunter movies starring female pro wrestlers. The other two are Monster Commando M and Monster Commando Y.

Hiroshi Kobayashi is on the run from police who would arrest him for the murder of his girlfriend Naomi. At the same time, he wants revenge on the yakuza member Kimura who got her stuck in drugs. The entire film consists of a long hunting-scene.

The final Yodonna special. Yodonna, is now living in the human world after her revival, accidentally ends up working with a group of female bank robbers.

On the 60th anniversary of World War II, Boku Films presents 1942, a suspenseful horror movie set against an unforgettable war. The year is 1942. The setting - Malaya.

Fang Shiyu, who returned from Shaolin school, planned to live a normal life, but he was involved in a corruption case in his hometown of Zhaoqing. Corrupt official Erdo led a team to kill and destroy all evidence. Faced with the tragic death of his friend Zhou Rong and kidnapping of his mother, Fang Shiyu is determined to fight to the end

A man is inspired to build a hospital after his mother falls ill and becomes a host to swindle money out of women.

Four Taiwanese women are tricked and forced into sexual slavery in Japan. However, they manage to escape. They now seek revenge.

A young boy must learn Kung-Fu like his father while helping keep the "secret manual" out of the wrong hands.

The film is about the main cast named Hanz, a teenager who only know dancing in his life, because of his father involves in gambling and causes his family badly in debt. He quits his dance group and works for a few job to take care his family from the chasing of moneylender. His friends keep asking Han for come back the group again. In the way between money and dream, what is Han’s choice? “Everywhere Can Be Your Stage”

A detective and a group of wilderness children try to prevent jewel thieves from plundering Chinese shrines.

Gekko Kamen faces off against Satan's Claw, who is after the treasure of the Kingdom of Baradai.

The final live stage event for the Kamen Rider W series, it takes place after the main TV series. In this stage event, Akiko accidentally becomes the Fuuto Dopant after meeting a Shinkurou Isaka from an another world.

Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.

Two vile Kung Fu masters terrorize a small town and extort money out of the inhabitants. A local kid who's obsessed by martial arts learns all kinds of Kung Fu including homemade Kung Fu in the hopes that he will be good enough to see the nasty masters off.

Animated retelling of the Devil May Cry video game set to the soundtrack.

A very energetic, fresh and skilful début in DV from young Tokyo actor and model. Hanging out, clubbing and drugging, a young band of friends get way in over their heads when they inadvertently lose a stash of drugs they're meant to deal to their friends.

Bruce Li plays a young kung fu expert (and waiter) who is trying to live peacefully in San Francisco with his marital arts-challenged friend. But they run afoul of some American thugs, and the fight is on...right!

Chan is Peng Tianshi, who becomes the "Card Tyrant" in response to the gambling world dominance of the Sha family. But Peng also has a Sha family member blinded in retaliation for an earlier loss, leaving the Sha family with a debt of vengeance that needs to be repaid! Sha Tong (Zong Hua) sets in motion an elaborate plan to make turn the rich and affluent Peng into a penniless former king of the gambling world! But can the "Card Tyrant" be bested?

A blind martial arts practitioner is out to find her father's killers and hopefully regain her sight in this chop-and-kick-filled combat film.

In the beginning of times, humans and demons existed side by side in peace. Thousands of years later, the master of Youli clan violently launched a war to expel mankind. After hardships, the strange men and strangers expelled them to the depths of the earth and suppressed them with the Qianyuan Immortal Formation. The former head of the Ping You Division, Yi Shui Han, guides the half-human, half-Yuli to gather the Five Noble Ones to reorganize the division. After the human skin case, the emperor also ordered to reopen the Department of Peace and Harmony to find out the truth.

A village is often troubled by a group of bandits on horseback, and the villagers send the teacher Fan Jian (Law Kar Ying) to the city to hire swordsmen to protect the village, but unfortunately, due to insufficient funds, he gets snubbed everywhere, failing to hire any professional swordsman. By chance, he runs into a braggart Beggar Su (Shi Xiao Long), who somehow becomes Fan Jian's lifeline by a twist of fate. Beside the braggart are two other unreliable blademasters who are hired as well...

Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an important commemoration not be further disturbed. Though now even more of an outcast, Jokichi is asked by another Yakuza boss, Umezo, to guard Oyuki, the wayward daughter of Juzaburo. The tragic consequences of this assignment will lead him into a deadly trap and a final confrontation with Chogoro.

Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.

Chang Mi-Hua returns from Canada to take over an incompetent unit of the HK Police force.

After a man is found murdered outside a restaurant, police begin their investigation. All the clues point to Fan Kun (Stanley Fung), an ex-cop who has taken on work as a hitman, as his son is desperately in need of an operation.

Samantha is on a mission to Thailand to transport a microchip that contains secret Russian military information before it falls into the hands of Chaipon, a ruthless Thai general. When Sam falls for the man carrying the chip, she must save the day.

A pair of tough, unconventional cops take on the underworld.