Ryō Ikebe Movies

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.

A young woman (Kuga), recuperating at a sanitarium in Karuizawa, falls in love with a young student (Ishihama) but returns to Tokyo to be with her...

War film by Kon Ichikawa

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated...

The 3rd film in the Three Dolls series

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....

Set in Qingdao, China, a Japanese company locates an office there and begins work and cooperation with a local Chinese company for business. Many...

A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls...

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro...

1960 Japanese movie

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

Japanese noir.