Movies: Daisuke Ryū

  • 1985
    Ran

    Ran (1985)

    Ran

    8.01985HD

    Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons....

    Ran
  • 2001
    Metropolis

    Metropolis (2001)

    Metropolis

    7.12001HD

    In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima....

    Metropolis
  • 1980
    Kagemusha

    Kagemusha (1980)

    Kagemusha

    7.81980HD

    Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor tak...

    Kagemusha
  • 1993
    Koya Choken-bou oboegaki

    Koya Choken-bou oboegaki (1993)

    Koya Choken-bou oboegaki

    01993HD

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    Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
  • 1984
    Fireflies in the North

    Fireflies in the North (1984)

    Fireflies in the North

    5.31984HD

    Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory....

    Fireflies in the North
  • 1992
    Succession

    Succession (1992)

    Succession

    61992HD

    A former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of swearing in the next leader of their syndicate....

    Succession
  • 2002
    Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor (2002)

    Graveyard of Honor

    6.32002HD

    A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems....

    Graveyard of Honor
  • 1980
    Twelve Months

    Twelve Months (1980)

    Twelve Months

    6.71980HD

    A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. ...

    Twelve Months
  • 1979
    Hunter in the Dark

    Hunter in the Dark (1979)

    Hunter in the Dark

    6.51979HD

    Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds...

    Hunter in the Dark
  • 1978
    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    6.31978HD

    Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan....

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
  • 2001
    Agitator

    Agitator (2001)

    Agitator

    6.52001HD

    When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events...

    Agitator
  • 1981
    Willful Murder

    Willful Murder (1981)

    Willful Murder

    7.31981HD

    The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quiz...

    Willful Murder
  • 1989
    Four Days of Snow and Blood

    Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

    Four Days of Snow and Blood

    6.91989HD

    Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was ...

    Four Days of Snow and Blood
  • 1997
    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection (1997)

    Woman in Witness Protection

    6.41997HD

    Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as...

    Woman in Witness Protection
  • 1982
    Lake of Illusions

    Lake of Illusions (1982)

    Lake of Illusions

    1.51982HD

    A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and is an avid runner. She has met and adopted a white dog and the two have become inseparable. It is the biggest tragedy and calamity when the dog is found ...

    Lake of Illusions
  • 2019
    Anticipation

    Anticipation (2019)

    Anticipation

    72019HD

    Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi, who doesn't know her father, longs for Todo like her father and begins to love him as a man. One da...

    Anticipation
  • 2014
    Time Trip App

    Time Trip App (2014)

    Time Trip App

    62014HD

    In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori S...

    Time Trip App
  • 2015
    Gassoh

    Gassoh (2015)

    Gassoh

    7.62015HD

    In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of the feudal military dictatorship known as the Bakufu system....

    Gassoh
  • 2004
    Ultraman: The Next

    Ultraman: The Next (2004)

    Ultraman: The Next

    6.32004HD

    First Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A lifelong fan of flying since he was a child, being a pilot is his ultimate dream. Unfortunately, hi...

    Ultraman: The Next
  • 2021
    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger (2021)

    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

    02021HD

    Based on the historical figure of Nobutora, the father of the famous Warring States period general Takeda Shingen. Takeda Shingen has proven himself in battle but there’s an even more capable person in his family, his father Nobutora (lit. Samurai T...

    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger