Fumio Watanabe Movies

  • 1972
    Yakuza Skirmishes

    Yakuza Skirmishes

    Yakuza Skirmishes

    01972HD

    In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.

    Yakuza Skirmishes
  • 1973
    Quarreling with Yakuza

    Quarreling with Yakuza

    Quarreling with Yakuza

    51973HD

    Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.

    Quarreling with Yakuza
  • 1956
    Fountainhead

    Fountainhead

    Fountainhead

    5.81956HD

    A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

    Fountainhead
  • 1973
    Internal Sleuth

    Internal Sleuth

    Internal Sleuth

    7.51973HD

    When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.

    Internal Sleuth
  • 1958
    The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

    01958HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

    The Invisible Wall
  • 1960
    Good-for-Nothing

    Good-for-Nothing

    Good-for-Nothing

    6.81960HD

    Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a...

    Good-for-Nothing
  • 1982
    Kidnapping Blues

    Kidnapping Blues

    Kidnapping Blues

    91982HD

    A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does...

    Kidnapping Blues
  • 1968
    Rogue

    Rogue

    Rogue

    01968HD

    Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the...

    Rogue
  • 1968
    Gambler's Farewell

    Gambler's Farewell

    Gambler's Farewell

    61968HD

    The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

    Gambler's Farewell
  • 1974
    My Way

    My Way

    My Way

    5.71974HD

    Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government...

    My Way
  • 1977
    High Seas Hijack

    High Seas Hijack

    High Seas Hijack

    101977HD

    Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.

    High Seas Hijack
  • 1973
    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

    61973HD

    Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on...

    The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
  • 1962
    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

    Nippon no obaachan

    01962HD

    Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

    Nippon no obaachan
  • 1967
    Invitation to Jail

    Invitation to Jail

    Invitation to Jail

    01967HD

    Invitation to Jail
  • 1970
    Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

    Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

    Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

    6.91970HD

    Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes...

    Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
  • 1995
    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

    5.71995HD

    Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician...

    Sanctuary
  • 2002
    金融腐蝕列島 再生

    金融腐蝕列島 再生

    金融腐蝕列島 再生

    02002HD

    金融腐蝕列島 再生
  • 1975
    The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

    The Great Chase

    6.71975HD

    Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase"...

    The Great Chase
  • 1974
    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    01974HD

    With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
  • 1958
    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    Maria of the Ant Village

    01958HD

    Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been...

    Maria of the Ant Village