Best movies of Hiroki Matsukata

Actors : Kunie Tanaka, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Eiko Nakamura,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

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.

Actors : Teruhiko Saigô, Hiroki Matsukata, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and ...

Actors : Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Mikio Narita, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

Acting boss Hirotani of the Ohara gang uses his friendship with corrupt cop Kuno to usurp a staged land deal that rival yakuza gang Kawade had arranged through local politicians. Open warfare erupts between the two gangs.

Actors : Tomoko Ogawa, Bin Amatsu, Hiroki Matsukata, Ryûtarô Ôtomo,
Directors : Tetsuya Yamanouchi,

In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of ...

Actors : Nobuo Kaneko, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Tomisaburô Wakayama,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and ...

Actors : Tomomi Satô, Shinjirô Ebara, Hiroki Matsukata, Yûsuke Kawazu,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. Desperate to keep rolling with his ...

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Harue Akagi, Hiroki Matsukata, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.

Actors : Yoshiko Kayama, Hiroki Matsukata, Hitomi Kuroki, Takeshi Kitano,
Directors : Tatsuichi Takamori,

The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.

Actors : Kinichi Hanabusa, Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Mihara, Jûshirô Konoe,
Directors : Shoji Matsumura,

Jubei Yagyu must once again protect the Yagyu Secret Scrolls which contain a secret that could upset the whole country.

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

Katsu's only movie at Toei Studio.

Actors : Yoshiko Sakuma, Hiroki Matsukata, Kôji Tsuruta, Shingo Yamashiro,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

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 the path to fame and fortune. One of the...

Actors : Tsunehiko Watase, Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya, Akira Kobayashi,
Directors : Sadao Nakajima,

There is almost non-stop action and violent brutality guys get cooked to death in oil drums, fires erupt and car explode.

Actors : Hiroki Matsukata, Guts Ishimatsu, Teruhiko Aoi, Minori Terada,
Directors : Sadao Nakajima,

Generel Sanada, seeking retribution for the murder of his father and a lost battle, both conceived by the Shogun, devises a series of brilliant plans to thwart the Shogun's overwhelming strength.

Actors : Utaemon Ichikawa, Sentarô Fushimi, Hiroki Matsukata, Jûshirô Konoe,

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord Honjo. One of Honjo's most trusted ...

Actors : Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Toshirô Mifune, Shin Saburi,
Directors : Sadao Nakajima,

One of Mifune's very few yakuza film appearances.

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Hiroki Matsukata, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hiroko Sakuramachi,
Directors : Tadashi Sawashima,

This anthology tells three separate stories, all about yakuza (Japan's gangsters) in the feudal period. In the first, Sentaro, a roaming yakuza, seeks sanctuary with a gang which then asks ...

Actors : Yutaka Enatsu, Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Kôji Tsuruta,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

A violent gang incident becomes infamous in Japan.

Actors : Hiroki Matsukata, Shin'ichi Chiba, Mikio Narita, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Sadao Nakajima,

Set in Okinawa 1971, one year before the return of power to the mainland, this film highlights the bloody battle of Okinawa Yakuza gangsters versus mainland system.

Actors : Minoru Ôki, Hiroki Matsukata, Ken Takakura, Kinnosuke Nakamura,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

A timber merchant and haulage firm in late 19th century Tokyo is in trouble. The widowed lady owner is being threatened by a scheming competitor who is offering much cheaper labour. X has ...

Actors : Tetsurô Sagawa, Hiroki Matsukata, Sanae Tsuchida, Rino Takase,
Directors : Akinori Matsuo,

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.