After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shoguns gold in the mountains
When poor peasants kidnap a magistrates daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help
Fresh out of prison, a broken man reluctantly takes a job to kill three men, but changes his mind when some gangsters target the same men He then tries to find out why the men are being targeted in the first place
Yataro Tanigawa, a one eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter clan conflict Tanigawa quickly rises
A guilt haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place
The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children
While her husband is in prison doing time, Tamaki, the wife of a yakuza capo, runs her spouses gang with an iron hand Meanwhile, Makoto, her younger sister, marries a member of a rival band after being raped by him
A young mans frequent patronage of a prostitute leads to debt
A woman follows in her late fathers footsteps and becomes a gambler, only to meet her fathers murderer at a game
After their executions are faked by the authorities, three criminals are forced to become assassins under the Shoguns command
During the post World War II occupation of Japan, a group of women forced to resort to prostitution band together in the ruins to save up for a dancehall
A man who is jailed for murdering his family after he confessed, escapes His only chance at freedom is his new love interest that tries to shield him from the authorities
A retired yakuza is caught in the middle of a growing conflict between two rival clans
A charismatic ronin gets snared into a conflict between officials at a waystation, and gains the enmity of a group of thugs
A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa, his adopted daughter Matsue, and his biological daughter Hanako
The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan