Takeshi Kitano

Ghost in the Shell
6.3

Ghost in the Shell

Mar. 29, 2017

Ghost in the Shell

In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a ...
Outrage Beyond
6.8

Outrage Beyond

Sep. 03, 2012

Outrage Beyond

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi ...
Outrage
6.8

Outrage

May. 17, 2010

Outrage

The story begins with Sekiuchi, boss of the Sannokai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern ...
Zatoichi
7.5

Zatoichi

Sep. 06, 2003

Zatoichi

Zatoichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master ...
Battle Royale
7.6

Battle Royale

Dec. 16, 2000

Battle Royale

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary ...
Brother
7.1

Brother

Sep. 09, 2000

Brother

A Japanese Yakuza gangster’s deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his ...
Kikujiro
7.8

Kikujiro

Jun. 05, 1999

Kikujiro

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two ...
Fireworks
7.8

Fireworks

Nov. 05, 1997

Fireworks

A police officer leaves the force in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into a depression, he makes ...
Sonatine
7.5

Sonatine

Apr. 10, 1993

Sonatine

Kitano plays Murakawa, a Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life. Along with a few of his henchmen, he is sent by his boss to Okinawa to help end a ...
Boiling Point
6.8

Boiling Point

Sep. 15, 1990

Boiling Point

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. ...
Violent Cop
7.2

Violent Cop

Aug. 12, 1989

Violent Cop

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
7.3

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. ...