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Akikane Sawa Movies

  • 1969
    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

    Horrors of Malformed Men

    5.761969HD

    After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets...

    Horrors of Malformed Men
  • 1957
    Jet Air Base 101

    Jet Air Base 101

    Jet Air Base 101

    01957HD

    The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and...

    Jet Air Base 101
  • 1967
    The Rickshaw Man’s Son

    The Rickshaw Man’s Son

    The Rickshaw Man’s Son

    01967HD

    A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a...

    The Rickshaw Man’s Son
  • 1969
    Orgies of Edo

    Orgies of Edo

    Orgies of Edo

    61969HD

    Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic...

    Orgies of Edo
  • 1969
    The Biggest Gamble

    The Biggest Gamble

    The Biggest Gamble

    71969HD

    When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which...

    The Biggest Gamble
  • 1969
    Japan Organized Crime Boss

    Japan Organized Crime Boss

    Japan Organized Crime Boss

    7.91969HD

    Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is...

    Japan Organized Crime Boss
  • 1964
    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    01964HD

    An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza
  • 1965
    A Fugitive from the Past

    A Fugitive from the Past

    A Fugitive from the Past

    7.51965HD

    Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity,...

    A Fugitive from the Past
  • 1965
    Tale of Japanese Burglars

    Tale of Japanese Burglars

    Tale of Japanese Burglars

    6.81965HD

    Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some...

    Tale of Japanese Burglars
  • 1960
    The Sand City in Manchuria

    The Sand City in Manchuria

    The Sand City in Manchuria

    6.51960HD

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

    The Sand City in Manchuria
  • 1958
    Sister with Sister

    Sister with Sister

    Sister with Sister

    01958HD

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

    Sister with Sister
  • 1971
    Sympathy for the Underdog

    Sympathy for the Underdog

    Sympathy for the Underdog

    7.21971HD

    A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

    Sympathy for the Underdog
  • 1964
    Wolves, Pigs & Men

    Wolves, Pigs & Men

    Wolves, Pigs & Men

    8.31964HD

    Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is...

    Wolves, Pigs & Men
  • 1969
    Love and Crime

    Love and Crime

    Love and Crime

    6.91969HD

    A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers:...

    Love and Crime
  • 1967
    Game of Chance 2

    Game of Chance 2

    Game of Chance 2

    61967HD

    Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to...

    Game of Chance 2
  • 1968
    Army Intelligence

    Army Intelligence

    Army Intelligence

    01968HD

    Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.

    Army Intelligence
  • 1966
    A Circus Girl

    A Circus Girl

    A Circus Girl

    01966HD

    Japanese drama film.

    A Circus Girl
  • 1966
    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

    71966HD

    Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the...

    Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
  • 1969
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    7.51969HD

    Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken...

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
  • 1966
    The Kamikaze Guy

    The Kamikaze Guy

    The Kamikaze Guy

    51966HD

    An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.

    The Kamikaze Guy