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Japanese films I've watched from the 1970s

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  • I Want To (1979)

    1. I Want To

    19791h 25m
    6.4 (1.2K)
    Japanese soldiers time travel to feudal era. Their lieutenant allies with samurai lord to become Shogun. Both seek power through different eras' warfare.
    DirectorKôsei SaitôStarsShin'ichi ChibaJun EtôMoeko Ezawa
  • Ken Takakura and Hiroko Yakushimaru in Yasei no shômei (1978)

    2. Yasei no shômei

    19782h 23m
    6.1 (221)
    A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.
    DirectorJun'ya SatôStarsKen TakakuraRyôko NakanoHiroko Yakushimaru
  • Home from the Sea (1972)

    3. Home from the Sea

    19721h 36m
    7.3 (339)
    On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.
    DirectorYôji YamadaStarsHisashi IgawaChieko BaishôChishû Ryû
  • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

    4. The Man Who Stole the Sun

    19792h 27mPG-13
    7.5 (1.5K)
    A high school science teacher builds an atomic bomb and uses it to extort the nation, but cannot decide what he wants. Meanwhile, a determined cop is catching up to him, as is radiation poisoning.
    DirectorKazuhiko HasegawaStarsBunta SugawaraKenji SawadaKimiko Ikegami
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

    5. Vengeance Is Mine

    19792h 19mNot Rated85Metascore
    7.7 (7.7K)
    Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.
    DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsKen OgataRentarô MikuniChôchô Miyako
  • Meiko Kaji in Lady Snowblood (1973)

    6. Lady Snowblood

    19731h 37mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.6 (18K)
    A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
    DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiToshio KurosawaMasaaki Daimon
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

    7. Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    19731h 39mNot Rated
    7.4 (4.6K)
    During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraHiroki MatsukataKunie Tanaka
  • Hiroshima Death Match (1973)

    8. Hiroshima Death Match

    19731h 39mNot Rated
    7.5 (2.1K)
    A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraShin'ichi ChibaMeiko Kaji
  • Proxy War (1973)

    9. Proxy War

    19731h 59mNot Rated
    7.3 (1.7K)
    Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable, causing gang conflicts to slowly escalate.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraAkira KobayashiTsunehiko Watase
  • The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)

    10. The Yellow Handkerchief

    19771h 49m
    7.3 (1.4K)
    Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
    DirectorYôji YamadaStarsKen TakakuraChieko BaishôKaori Momoi
  • Gangster Cop (1970)

    11. Gangster Cop

    19701h 27mR
    5.8 (326)
    An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out.
    DirectorYukio NodaStarsShin'ichi ChibaRyôji HayamaMachiko Yashiro
  • Shin'ichi Chiba in The Street Fighter (1974)

    12. The Street Fighter

    19741h 31mR
    6.9 (5.9K)
    After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
    DirectorShigehiro OzawaStarsShin'ichi ChibaGoichi YamadaYutaka Nakajima
  • Ryô Tamura and Michiko Tsukasa in This Transient Life (1970)

    13. This Transient Life

    19702h 23mNot Rated
    7.7 (1.5K)
    Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.
    DirectorAkio JissôjiStarsMichiko TsukasaRyô TamuraEiji Okada
  • Final Episode (1974)

    14. Final Episode

    19741h 40mNot Rated
    7.3 (1.3K)
    While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsSeizô FukumotoNobuo KanekoJô Shishido
  • Police Tactics (1974)

    15. Police Tactics

    19741h 41mNot Rated
    7.3 (1.4K)
    Conflicts between Hirono's family and Yamamori's family (and their allies) are made more tense by the ambitious underlings and the police's efforts to impose a crackdown on the gangs.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraAkira KobayashiTatsuo Umemiya
  • Izu no odoriko (1974)

    16. Izu no odoriko

    19741h 22m
    7.2 (262)
    "The Izu dancer" describes Young solo to Izu peninsula, and close to an entertainer troupe, in particular with the dancer named Kaoru,but to that brief love is just a featuring lyrical and pale memories by their sad waves farewell.
    DirectorKatsumi NishikawaStarsMomoe YamaguchiTomokazu MiuraHitoshi Nakayama
  • Graveyard of Honor (1975)

    17. Graveyard of Honor

    19751h 34mNot Rated
    7.1 (2.1K)
    A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTetsuya WatariTatsuo UmemiyaYumi Takigawa
  • Incident at Blood Pass (1970)

    18. Incident at Blood Pass

    19701h 57mNot Rated
    7.1 (925)
    Sent on a secret mission, a ronin must discover who his friends are and who must die.
    DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneYûjirô IshiharaRuriko Asaoka
  • The Inugami Family (1976)

    19. The Inugami Family

    19762h 26m
    7.1 (1.3K)
    When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
    DirectorKon IchikawaStarsKôji IshizakaYôko ShimadaTeruhiko Aoi
  • Truck Rascals (1975)

    20. Truck Rascals

    19751h 38m
    6.3 (139)
    A pair of truckers show off their driving skills to each other while evading pursuing law enforcement.
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraJunko NatsuYutaka Nakajima
  • The Wild Trucker (1975)

    21. The Wild Trucker

    19751h 36m
    5.4 (77)
    The second of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventure of two truck drivers. Tojiro and his best friend Kinjo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way have them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot a redemption.
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi Harukawa
  • Torakku yarô: Bôkyô Ichibanboshi (1976)

    22. Torakku yarô: Bôkyô Ichibanboshi

    19761h 40m
    6.7 (53)
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi Harukawa
  • Torakku yarô: tenka gomen (1976)

    23. Torakku yarô: tenka gomen

    19761h 45m
    6.5 (37)
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi Harukawa
  • Torakku yarô: Dokyô ichibanboshi (1977)

    24. Torakku yarô: Dokyô ichibanboshi

    19771h 40m
    6.7 (53)
    A truck driver in Yamagata prefecture finds himself stuck on the road due to a police speeding checkpoint. The trucker decides to use the road shoulder instead. Wen stopped they explain to the police that they have an emergency and are in a rush. Then a police cruiser with two policewomen again catches them. Apparently, this time it is for the crime of having been in a woman's public bath.
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi Harukawa
  • Torakku yarô: Otoko ippiki momojirô (1977)

    25. Torakku yarô: Otoko ippiki momojirô

    19771h 44m
    6.5 (42)
    DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsBunta SugawaraKin'ya AikawaMasumi Harukawa

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