Haruo Tanaka Movies

A 1943 film.

A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance. Shosuke Ikashima and Ryuji...

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young...

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period...

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

With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...

The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the...

The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo...

Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on...

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...