Sayoko Tanimoto Movies

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a...

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.

A tragic drama - a dismembered torso of a woman rises up on the banks of the Arakawa River. The body is only the torso. Her legs were discovered on...

A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

17 year old naïve country girl Emiko Yamauchi has a hash wakeup call when she’s welcomed to Tokyo by a bunch of rapey hoods. Fast forward...

A young girl works as a geisha to earn money for travel.

Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a...

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in...

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife,...