Ryō Ikebe Movies

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at...

This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring...

A young wife is frightened that her husband and her father's second wife may be in cahoots with each other and are after her fortune. And then,...

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...

This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series

Ken's older sister Yoko, who has raised Ken like a mother, decides to move to Brazil with an older man.

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

A double suicide happens in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. The two were employees of rival real estate companies. A prosecutor who senses a setup...

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

Set at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a woman at the mercy of war. Wataru is entrusted by his...

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in...

Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.

A woman remarries after receiving official notification that her husband has died, but he returns.

Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.