Gannosuke Ashiya Movies

First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold.

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed...

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on...

Set in Osaka just after the end of the war, the story depicts an unconventional merchant who returns from evacuation. The film is based on the novel...

At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardware store and lives a carefree life, running a...

The second in Norio Nanjo’s “Secret” series. The former secret phantom Sanzo (Hiroki Matsukata) and Yume no Gosuke (Ashiya...

The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to...

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

Experienced shipyard worker Shimazaki gets an offer of free lodging from his employer in the company seaside rest house if he agrees to see to its...

The harrowing journey of Kinu Wada, a young woman who is sold into prostitution to pay her family's debts.

1961 Japanese movie

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

1962 Japanese movie

Sent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to...