WBayside Shakedown 2 is the second film based on the popular Bayside Shakedown TV series, known for its unique and humorous depiction of the Japanese police force while avoiding the conventions that define most police dramas. The movie was released in the summer of 2003. Bayside Shakedown 2 is the all-time highest-grossing Japanese live-action movie on domestic screens and earned ¥17.35 billion at the box office.
WBlack Widow Business is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy film directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi. It was released in Japan by Toho on August 27, 2016.
WBoiling Point, known in Japan as San tai Yon ekkusu Jugatsu , is a 1990 Japanese crime film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also co-stars under his stage name Beat Takeshi. It was Kitano's second film as a director and first film as a screenwriter. Boiling Point is seen as an important first step in his development as an editor and as a director.
WDetective Story is a 2007 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Miike.
WHepcat in the Funky Hat is a 1961 action comedy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba. It was followed by a sequel, Hepcat in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm, which was released one month later that same year and was also directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.
WHepcat in the Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm is a 1961 action comedy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba. It is the sequel to the original Hepcat in the Funky Hat film released in Japan one month earlier that same year also directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.
WKamikaze Man: Duel at Noon (also known as The Kamikaze Guy and The Kamikaze Guy: Duel at High Noon, is a 1966 Japanese crime action comedy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba.
WYakuza: Like a Dragon , is a 2007 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Miike, based on the 2005 PlayStation 2 video game Yakuza. The film stars Kazuki Kitamura, Goro Kishitani, Show Aikawa, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kenichi Endō and Tomorowo Taguchi.
WMinbo is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally. It satirizes the yakuza, who retaliated for their portrayal in the film by assaulting the director.
WOdoru daisosasen – The Movie , known internationally as Bayside Shakedown, is a 1998 Japanese film. The film was adapted from the 1997 television series Bayside Shakedown.
WThe World's Most Beautiful Swindlers is a 1964 film composed of five segments, each of which was created with a different set of writers, directors, and actors.
WShark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Katsuhito Ishii and starring Tadanobu Asano. It is based on a manga of the same name by Minetaro Mochizuki which was originally serialized in Mister Magazine circa 1993 under the title "Daisharin". The current title was adopted when the comic was published as its own book.
WSpace Travelers is a 2000 Japanese action-comedy-crime film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The film stars Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, Eri Fukatsu, Masanobu Andō, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Sawa Suzuki, Masahiro Kômoto, Teruo Takeno, Toshio Kakei and Ken Watanabe. The title of the movie is based on an anime that the character Fujimoto is obsessed with. A full-length straight to video animation film was released in mid-2000 named Space Travelers: The Animation also produced by Fuji Television Network and Robot films, which was both companies were also involved with the production of the live featured film.