Gambler Biography

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 brother's gang.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Masanobu Katsumura

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues a...

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Christophe Gans

Cast

Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, Rae Dawn Chong

Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicat...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Robert Schwentke

Cast

August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Takashi Miike

Cast

Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi