Nenji Kobayashi Movies

A crime film released in 1965

Detective Hayata's friend is killed by criminals. In order to find the murder, Hayata infiltrate a gang, with the aim of getting closer to the big...

"Home Sweet Home" deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather's worsening dementia, abandon him at a group home for the...

Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school to deal with a gang of disruptive students led by...

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

Four girls and their manager aiming for stardom!

A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter over her marriage and humorous depictions of the...

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.

An old widower who lives with his two daughter runs a tofu store,one day a distant relative comes to his home looking to heal his wounded heart after...

1987film

One day, Hikojiro receives an emergency call from inn proprietress Shino Ogawa to examine Tadahiko Mori, a guest complaining of stomach pain. Mori,...

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army during WW2.

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...

Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his...

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's...

Riki Takeuchi stars as the likeable but obnoxious punk bus driver who comes to the aid of a beautiful woman in possession of stolen diamonds. She's...