Hiroki Matsukata

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

Dir. Takashi Miike · With Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yūsuke Iseya

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

Dir. Kinji Fukasaku · With Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

Dir. Takashi Miike · With Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryuhei Matsuda