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1. The Detective Story (1979–1980)
Action, Comedy
A cop from San Francisco sets up as a detective in Japan and takes on cases.
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Mikio Narita, Kaori Takeda, Michihiro Yamanishi
Votes: 36
2. Taiyô ni hoero! (1972–1986)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Keiko Takahashi, Tappei Shimokawa, Raita Ryû
Votes: 19
3. Oretachi no kunshô (1975– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Masatoshi Nakamura, Willie Dorsey, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 9
4. Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi (1976– )
54 min | Action, Drama
Sergeant Raisuke Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari) and the Kuroiwa Force, a special Flying Squad-esque division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police solves crimes and cracks down on their perpetrators.
Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Kaku Takashina, Takehiko Ono, Yûjirô Ishihara
Votes: 10
5. A Chaos of Flowers (1988)
139 min | Drama
Poet Akiko Yosano is a poor woman with many children, she composes while doing the housework. Her passion flows towards Takeo Arishima, a noted novelist.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ken Ogata, Kimiko Ikegami
Votes: 95
6. The Family Game (1983)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Japanese parents hire a tutor for their foolish son and get a critic of their lifestyle.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Jûzô Itami, Saori Yuki, Ichirôta Miyakawa
Votes: 1,118
7. Sorekara (1985)
130 min | Drama
Daisuke (Yusaku Matsuda) is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Miwako Fujitani, Kaoru Kobayashi, Morio Kazama
Votes: 359
8. Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective.
Director: Eiichi Kudô | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Hyôe Enoki, Mari Henmi, Rebun Hori
Votes: 89
9. Wuthering Heights (1988)
143 min | Drama
A retelling of Emily Bronte's tale of vengeance and obsessive love, set in medieval Japan.
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yûko Tanaka, Tatsuo Nadaka, Eri Ishida
Votes: 292
10. Kagero-za (1981)
Not Rated | 139 min | Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Michiyo Yasuda, Mariko Kaga, Katsuo Nakamura
Votes: 866
11. The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
118 min | Action, Drama, History
The last three days in the life of Ryoma Sakamoto, an imperial loyalist who tried to unite the warring Choshu and Satsuma clans in order to overthrow the Shogunate.
Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Rie Nakagawa, Yûsaku Matsuda
Votes: 187
12. Yajû shisubeshi (1980)
119 min | Drama, Crime, Action
A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Mako Midori, Akemi Mari, Toshio Kurosawa
Votes: 313
13. Tomodachi (1974)
86 min | Drama
Director: Yukihiro Sawada | Stars: Hitoshi Abe, Takeo Chii, Hiroshi Gojô, Mieko Harada
Votes: 9
14. Black Rain (1989)
R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw
Votes: 59,744 | Gross: $46.21M
15. Proof of the Man (1977)
100 min | Crime, Drama
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police Detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York City. There he is joined by Detective Shuftan, and together they sort out the crime.
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: George Kennedy, Mariko Okada, Yûsaku Matsuda, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 443
16. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
17. Yomigaeru kinrô (1979)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Kei Satô, Mikio Narita
Votes: 294
18. The Execution Game (1979)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured, Narumi is forced to take on a new job - the target is a veteran killer as good as he is.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Lily, Yoshirô Aoki, Ryûji Katagiri
Votes: 132
19. Midare karakuri (1979)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Yusaku Matsuda plays the part of a private detective in this modern day "who dunnit" mystery.
Director: Susumu Kodama | Stars: Shin Kishida, Koichi Kitami, Yûsaku Matsuda, Tôru Minegishi
Votes: 42
20. Dansen (1983 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama
The route of the spoiled mysterious criminal Mitsuo Tajima.
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Rie Kimura, Jun Fubuki, Mari Henmi
Votes: 8
21. The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime
Hitman Narumi is asked to rescue a kidnapped businessman who is involved in an air defense project. Narumi nearly succeeds but a stray shot kills the hostage. Nevertheless the person who hired Narumi now has another mission for him.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Keiko Tasaka, Yôko Ichiji, Daigo Kusano
Votes: 234
22. Tantei monogatari (1983)
111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yûsaku Matsuda, Lisa Akikawa, Chû Arai
Votes: 218
23. Horror of the Wolf (1973)
78 min | Horror
Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before.
Director: Masashi Matsumoto | Stars: Tarô Shigaki, Yôko Ichiji, Michiko Honda, Yûsaku Matsuda
Votes: 86
24. Hito goroshi (1976)
82 min | Crime
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
Director: Hitoshi Ôzu | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yôko Takahashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Shin Kishida
Votes: 57
25. Bôryoku kyôshitsu (1976)
85 min | Crime
Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school to deal with a gang of disruptive students led by Hiroshi Tachi.
Director: Akihisa Okamoto | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Hiroshi Tachi, Maria Anzai, Yukari Yamamoto
Votes: 49
26. The Killing Game (1978)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After making a sensational hit, Narumi has gone into hiding for 5 years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared 5 years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to ... See full summary »
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yutaka Nakajima, Gajirô Satô, Kai Atô
Votes: 148
27. A-hômansu (1986)
99 min | Action, Drama
The story of Kaze; where he comes from and where he is going, nobody knows. A man without a real name and past, and without memory.
Director: Yûsaku Matsuda | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Ryo Ishibashi, Satomi Tezuka, Ryûji Katagiri
Votes: 66
28. Bara no hyôteki (1980)
99 min | Action
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Hiroshi Tachi, Yutaka Nakajima, Yûji Honma, Kazumi Sawada
Votes: 20
29. Oretachi ni haka wa nai (1979)
131 min | Crime, Thriller
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble.
Director: Yukihiro Sawada | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Kôichi Iwaki, Masaru Shiga, Kahori Takeda
Votes: 54
30. Abayo dachikô (1974)
95 min | Action, Crime
When Takeo Natsuki with his two sidekick troublemakers meet a girl whose father is resisting a forced eviction to make way for a construction site, they come up with their own plans to solve the problem.
Director: Yukihiro Sawada | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Kenzô Kawarasaki, Masaaki Okado, Eiji Gô
Votes: 23
31. Rape Hunter: Target Woman (1980)
71 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Toko, who after a miscarriage, was left to the lust of a young man she met, but she escaped due to the robbery of Sarakin Company. Before Toko, who stood in a dead end, she no longer had "home, " "love, " and even "freedom."
Director: Yukihiro Sawada | Stars: Hiromi Okamoto, Yutaka Hayashi, Osamu Tsuruoka, Mirai Boke
Votes: 55
33. Akai meiro (1974– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Ken Utsui, Yûsaku Matsuda, Ryôko Nakano
34. Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1984 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
Director: Ben Wada | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Tomoko Ogawa, Jirô Sakagami, Ayumi Arakawa
36. Kareinaru tsuiseki (1989 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Florence Griffith Joyner, Teruyuki Kagawa, Chuck Wilson
37. Fushoku no kôzô (1977– )
55 min | Drama
Stars: Yôko Shimada, Meiko Kaji, Shin Kishida, Yûsaku Matsuda
38. Shin yumechiyo nikki (1984– )
45 min | Drama
Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Morio Agata, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Ako
39. Yomigaeru yusaku: Tantei monogatari tokubetsu hen (1999)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Directors: Tôru Murakawa, Yukihiro Sawada | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Nancy Cheney, Mieko Harada, Ryûji Katagiri
40. Nettaiya (1983)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Kaori Momoi, Ittoku Kishibe, Mami Kumagai
41. Shin jiken: Doctor stop (1982)
Drama
The only doctor on a remote island is accused of murdering the only nurse. She was pregnant with his child. As the trial progresses, the doctor's past and many problems of a remote medical care are revealed.
Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yûsaku Matsuda, Kayo Matsuo, Junko Takazawa
42. Fûfu tabi nikki saraba ronin (1976– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Makoto Fujita, Yoshio Harada, Masumi Harukawa, Yôichi Ito
43. Shi no dangai (1982 TV Movie)
97 min | Mystery
Director: Eiichi Kudô | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Hyôe Enoki, Saiko Isshiki, Aoi Nakajima
44. Anchan (1982–1983)
100 min | Drama
Stars: Yutaka Mizutani, Yûsaku Matsuda, Chikage Awashima, Ran Itô
45. The 9th Annual Japan Academy Awards (1986 TV Special)
Stars: Tetsuya Takeda, Fumi Dan, Haruhiko Arai, Mitsuko Baishô
46. Jûdô itchokusen (1969–1971)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Kenichi Sakuragi, Kazuko Aoki, Shin'ichi Chiba, Nobuyuki Ishida
48. Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana (1988 TV Movie)
49 min | Drama
Director: Teruhiko Kuze | Stars: Masahiko Akuta, Shinsuke Ashida, Haruko Katô, Midori Kiuchi
49. Osharé 30/30 (1987–1994)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Ichirô Furutachi, Yasuko Agawa, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yûsaku Matsuda
50. Okinawa retsuden daiichi: Shimaguwa (1978)
75 min | Documentary
Director: Yutaka Yoshida | Star: Yûsaku Matsuda