Ryo Ishibashi Movies

A young drifter is casually drawn into violence – a crime drama about a boy and a man equally ill-equipped for criminal life and straight...

During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With...

Police superintendent Makishima suffered a demotion transfer after he failed to capture the suspect in a kidnapping case of a boy, who was...

Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be...

Mitsuko is 24, heavily pregnant and estranged from the American father of her child. Her parents believe she is happy and successful in America and...

Yukiko, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo, struggles with student communication and personal insecurities. Overlooked in the...

Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing a suspect. While unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from...

When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive...

A Japanese salaryman in Shanghai falls in love with two women, one of whom is terminally ill.

A seeing-eye dog (Shiro) is granted one wish by his former owner. He chooses to become a human for a short time so he can find the girl who trained...

The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter....

A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.

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The story of a vagrant who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers, and a bag containing all his worldly...

Shoichi Tomonaga, along with Inagaki and Ken, kidnaps yakuza member Nishio and obtains the ransom, then disappears. However, Inagaki, who had...

A Japanese Anthology

Based on the book of the same name by Rieko Matsuura, the film depicts an ultimate love between two women.

The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the...