
Graveyard of Honor(1975)
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.


Yūjirō Ishihara
Shimaji

Mie Hama
Akiko Shima

Tetsuya Watari
Kurasawa

Joe Shishido

Kōji Wada

Mitsuo Hamada

Tatsuya Fuji

Eiji Gō

Jiro Okazaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga
The Cleanup is a crime, action film released in 1969 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Toshio Masuda, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Hama, Tetsuya Watari. A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.
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A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

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An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

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