芹田军司（藤龙也 饰）和守部梓（加藤雅也 饰）是一对异姓兄弟，军司弑父导致家庭溃散，兄弟俩先后堕入黑道。经多年打拼，守部成为连成一家少壮派的副头领，其敬如父亲的老大彦九郎（津川雅彦 饰）被已为杀手的军司杀害。守部查明军司和双员会干部坂崎（石桥莲司 饰）有关，顺藤摸瓜调查。 另一方面，军司和坂崎险被灭口，捷足先登杀死上层联络人。守部找到当年的小弟水谷（北村一辉 饰），二人突袭双元会办事处，劫走巨款购买武器。唯恐战争扩大的双元会干部东条（胜野洋 饰）与连成一家私下密谋合作。但已陷入疯狂的守部和军司径直杀入双元会，誓要血债血还……

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”. The film is interspersed with numerous funerals and wakes, songs, dances, and often disgustingly crude jokes.

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

1958 film by Shōhei Imamura

1961 film by Shōhei Imamura

1963 film by Shōhei Imamura

A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.