Best movies of Tatsuo Umemiya

Actors : Tetsuya Watari, Eiji Gô, Yumi Takigawa, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Actors : Bunta Sugawara, Toshio Kurosawa, Tatsuo Umemiya, Akira Kobayashi,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

Conflicts between Hirono's family and Yamamori's family (and their allies) are made more tense by the ambitious underlings and the police's efforts to impose a crackdown on the gangs.

Actors : Tetsuya Watari, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hideo Murota,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area's yakuza mob are not dealing with just another policeman. The cop is bent on results and is not immune to becoming ...

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 : Tôru Abe, Reiko Ônobuta, Junko Miyazono, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Nobuo Nakagawa,

Miyazono again plays a character named Okatsu in the final installment, Okatsu the Fugitive (1969), as the devoted daughter of parents who are put to death for refusing to release a document that could send a venal merchant to prison.

Actors : Akiko Koyama, Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

Nami is an ex-convict who becomes a hostess to support a sick woman who bailed her out. In doing so, she gets involved in a local gangster's scheme to take over the bar she works for.

Actors : Yoshiko Mita, Tatsuo Umemiya, Noribumi Fujishima, Yayoi Furusato,

USA and the communist countries start a war, later Japan becomes a tragic victim. A plot similar to "the Last War" by Toho.

Actors : Kôji Tsuruta, Hideo Kô, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Teruo Ishii,

Mizuhara did his time in jail for Boss Komori. Now that he is out, the old gang wants to say welcome back with a bullet.

Actors : Yoshiko Sakuma, Kôji Tsuruta, Ken Takakura, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Tadashi Sawashima,

Romantic ninkyô yakuza film.

Actors : Kôji Tsuruta, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuo Umemiya, Jun Tatara,
Directors : Shigehiro Ozawa,

A gritty, nourish gangster saga - especially for 1963 - more in the jitsuroku (true account) vain before there were many yakuza films.

Actors : Hiroyuki Nagato, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kôji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Tadashi Sawashima,

Serving his prison time after the events of the first movie, Hishakaku discovers that Otoyo is working as a prostitute in Manchuria. He travels to China to save the woman he still loves, only to get involved in a battle he can never win.

Actors : Yuki Jôno, Mako Midori, Tatsuo Umemiya, Chiharu Kuri,
Directors : Shinji Murayama,

As with actor Umemiya's TEIO pictures this is a loosely-linked series.

Actors : Susumu Fujita, Yôko Mihara, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his ...

Actors : Yûnosuke Itô, Kôji Tsuruta, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Kiyoshi Saeki,

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Actors : Shin'ichi Chiba, Mako Midori, Monmu Omura, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Shinji Murayama,

As with actor Umemiya's TEIO pictures, this is a loosely-linked series.

Actors : Hideo Sunazuka, Miyuki Kuwano, Tatsuo Umemiya, Ryô Ikebe,
Directors : Kiyoshi Saeki,

Action film about outlaws.

Actors : Kazuko Ichikawa, Shin'ya Saitô, Tatsuo Umemiya, Michitarô Mizushima,
Directors : Kiyoshi Saeki,

Alhough Saeki is an expert director of this kind of ninkyô film, and he lenses almost the entire picture on evocative locations - as opposed to Toei's usual setbound films from the period,

Actors : Tamami Natsu, Hayato Tani, Tatsuo Umemiya, Kôji Nanbara,
Directors : Yukio Noda,

Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.

Actors : Yuki Jôno, Mihoko Inagaki, Tatsuo Umemiya, Mari Shiraki,
Directors : Shinji Murayama,

As with actor Umemiya's TEIO pictures, this is a loosely-linked series.

Actors : Shin'ichi Chiba, Shigeru Katsumi, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Yukio Noda,

Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.