Nobuo Kawakami Movies

  • 1957
    The Eagle and the Hawk

    The Eagle and the Hawk

    The Eagle and the Hawk

    5.71957HD

    In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew...

    The Eagle and the Hawk
  • 1961
    Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

    Pigs and Battleships

    7.0851961HD

    In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

    Pigs and Battleships
  • 1958
    Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

    Stolen Desire

    6.61958HD

    A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.

    Stolen Desire
  • 1957
    I Am Waiting

    I Am Waiting

    I Am Waiting

    6.41957HD

    A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.

    I Am Waiting
  • 1970
    Haunted Samurai

    Haunted Samurai

    Haunted Samurai

    81970HD

    When his sister commits suicide as a result of his actions, Rokuheita, an enforcer for the Yagyu ninja clan, considers his choices and eventually...

    Haunted Samurai
  • 1957
    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    7.21957HD

    Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
  • 1968
    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

    6.71968HD

    On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro...

    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
  • 1962
    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

    Foundry Town

    7.61962HD

    Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.

    Foundry Town
  • 1963
    Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

    Bad Girl

    7.81963HD

    Wakae is a 15 year old girl who lived under the same roof with her alcoholic father and stepmom. Her mother had died years ago. She spends her nights...

    Bad Girl
  • 1955
    The Heart

    The Heart

    The Heart

    6.81955HD

    In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...

    The Heart
  • 1960
    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    6.61960HD

    When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive...

    The Sleeping Beast Within
  • 1963
    Modern Children

    Modern Children

    Modern Children

    01963HD

    After their father dies, his children try to get by on a house boat.

    Modern Children
  • 1960
    Intimidation

    Intimidation

    Intimidation

    7.11960HD

    Koreyoshi Kurahara's ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking,...

    Intimidation
  • 1956
    The Shadow of Fear

    The Shadow of Fear

    The Shadow of Fear

    01956HD

    In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors...

    The Shadow of Fear
  • 1962
    I Hate But Love

    I Hate But Love

    I Hate But Love

    6.91962HD

    A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote...

    I Hate But Love
  • 1971
    Bad Girl Mako

    Bad Girl Mako

    Bad Girl Mako

    6.21971HD

    Patronized by a gang ruling the city, Mako delinquently plays around a night club every night with her bad company. One night, a guy Hideo gets...

    Bad Girl Mako
  • 1968
    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

    6.81968HD

    Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko...

    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
  • 1958
    I'll Kill the Women

    I'll Kill the Women

    I'll Kill the Women

    01958HD

    A unique action-packed drama that tells the story of a Yakuza man who craves blood like crazy, unaware that he has fallen into a trap set by his...

    I'll Kill the Women
  • 1968
    Retaliation

    Retaliation

    Retaliation

    5.81968HD

    Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrated. An ambitious type, he quickly hooks up with...

    Retaliation
  • 1958
    Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

    Endless Desire

    6.51958HD

    Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during...

    Endless Desire