107 Jaw-Dropping Exploitation Films: From Yakuza to Torture Thrills

Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

1988 • 74 min

Nami is a nurse who finds herself repeatedly the target of unwanted sexual attention from her patients. After fleeing her cheating boyfriend's home and being struck by a car, she is taken captive by the driver, who intends to sexually…

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Yakuza Law

1969 • 96 min

This film chronicles the brutal practice of yakuza extrajudicial killings across Japan's Edo, Meiji, and Showa eras.

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Orgies of Edo

1969 • 89 min

Set during Japan's prosperous Genroku era, this film continues the themes of its predecessor, *Shogun's Joy of Torture*, with unflinching depictions of moral decay. The story unfolds through three interconnected tales of women who become entangled in violence, sadomasochism, incest,…

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Zero Woman R

2007 • 73 min

A mysterious female spy is recruited to go undercover within the Japanese underworld. Her mission: to gather evidence for a secret division of the Tokyo Police Department.

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Blind Woman's Curse

1970 • 85 min

Crime, Horror, Drama

Akemi, a mysterious Yakuza leader with a distinctive dragon tattoo, navigates a dangerous world of rival gangs. A violent confrontation leaves her opponent blinded and a black cat drinking their blood. This incident ignites a vengeful quest as the injured…

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Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

1973 • 90 min

Ruriko, a determined woman running a prison-industry business, and her fellow inmates break free from a corrupt reform school focused on financial fraud rather than rehabilitation. Driven by individual motivations, they scatter after escaping. With the assistance of a young,…

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Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters

1970 • 85 min

A group of rebellious girls helps a pregnant classmate escape their strict reform school and must then deal with the consequences. A year later, they reunite in Tokyo, where they encounter new problems involving the yakuza and street vendors.

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Dangerous Games

1970 • 84 min

When the assertive Henmi Ryoko joins Class A, 9th Grade at Shirobara Middle School, she quickly clashes with Masuda, the head of the preparation committee. Their struggle for dominance among the student gangs escalates, engulfing the entire school. The conflict…

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Hazardous Graduation

1970 • 82 min

A junior high school principal and teachers uncover evidence of sexual activity among the students. However, the situation unexpectedly shifts, and the students ultimately gain the upper hand.

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Adults Games

1971 • 82 min

Students from competing junior high schools engage in staged fights and display an unusual fascination with sexual topics.

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The Insatiable

1971 • 86 min

Yuki Onozaki, a student at a women's college in Tokyo, had a sheltered life that shattered one summer. Returning to her hometown of Kyoto, she was raped by her mother’s lover. Devastated, Yuki dropped out of school and embraced a…

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Farewell to Rock'n Roll

1973 • 83 min

A war rages between two girl gangs: the Akabane 100 Club and the Ikebukuro Cavalry. Yukiko, the Akabane's chief bodyguard known as the "Bankaku," is released from reform school and intends to settle a personal score with Arab Falcon and…

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Black Tight Killers

1966 • 87 min

In Vietnam, war photographer Daisuke Honda meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a flight attendant on his flight home to Japan. They share drinks in Tokyo, and he becomes drawn into protecting her from deadly female assassins. While attempting to rescue Yuriko from…

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Shogun's Joy of Torture

1968 • 96 min

Horror, Drama

Japan in the 1920s is gripped by a vampire epidemic, fueled by a mysterious blood called Ascra. As fear spreads, the government creates Code Zero, a secret task force to eliminate the vampires. Defrott, an elite vampire hunter, leads Code…

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Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby

1973 • 85 min

Reform schools are presented as a solution for society by removing troublesome young people. However, these schools themselves can be corrupt. Rica, who has spent much of her life in and out of reform schools, knows this better than most.…

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Slave Widow

1967 • 75 min

Following her husband's death, the young and beautiful Mitsuko Fuji is overwhelmed by grief and feels utterly alone. Mr. Kito, one of her husband's creditors, offers comfort and cancels all of her debts. But Mitsuko soon discovers Kito's kindness hides…

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Horrors of Malformed Men

1969 • 99 min

Horror, Mystery

A young medical student escapes an asylum seeking freedom, only to become caught in a complex mystery on a remote island. He notices a strong resemblance between himself and a dead man and uses this chance to take over his…

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True Story of a Woman in Jail: Sex Hell

1975 • 72 min

A nurse is wrongly accused of medical malpractice and sent to prison. There, she encounters the cell's leader, an inmate serving time for a crime of passion. Both women are driven by a desire for revenge and see an opportunity…

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Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

1970 • 81 min

A hardened biker woman joins forces with a group of rebellious girls who are fighting a boxing match against a team of male voice actors.

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Okatsu the Fugitive

1969 • 84 min

Okatsu the Fugitive is the third installment in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu, a spirited young woman skilled with a sword, is arranged to marry. Meanwhile, farmers are being murdered by a ruthless group involved in tobacco smuggling. A man investigating…

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The Bite

1966 • 62 min

Koichi works as a gigolo, seducing women for a madame who films the encounters for her clients. He's unhappy with the work, but the money is essential to support his mother's medical care. When he's tasked with seducing a waitress,…

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Hot Springs Geisha

1968 • 92 min

This film explores the lives of geishas in a quiet coastal town. Their days are typically spent entertaining visiting businessmen with performances and intimate company, punctuated by occasional conflicts with a rival geisha house. Their established routine is disrupted when…

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Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968 • 95 min

In a quiet silk-farming town, a local yakuza boss offers kindness to a traveling gambler named Oryu, allowing her to stay with him. But when a rival yakuza gang murders him in an attempt to seize control of the town's…

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Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban

1973 • 86 min

The Kanto Gypsies, a formidable all-girl gang, are living off the grid in a contested territory when they are kidnapped by dangerous criminals. Once they escape, the girls are determined to get even. Miki Sugimoto plays Komasa, the ruthless and…

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Zero Woman: Final Mission

1995 • 81 min

The Tokyo Police's Zero Division investigates a prominent businessman's connections to organized crime. Leading the investigation is a highly skilled and formidable female officer. While she battles the crime syndicate, she also spends considerable time alone in her apartment. A…

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

1973 • 89 min

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Nami, a fugitive, finds herself unexpectedly rescued by a former classmate working at a strip club. They bond over a shared resentment towards a corrupt police officer and decide to work together for revenge. As they plan their retaliation, Nami…

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Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courage

1973 • 86 min

Reiko Ike plays a hardened high school student who teams up with her rivals to challenge the oppressive leadership of their private Catholic school, where widespread sexual abuse is hidden. The students turn the tables on the principal, teachers, and…

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

1972 • 86 min

Meiko Kaji returns as Nami, a ruthless gang leader, in the second film of this action series. This time, martial arts icon Sonny Chiba plays Ryuji, Nami's trusted friend. Nami is now hunting for Hoshiden, the man who killed her…

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Sex and Fury

1973 • 88 min

Action, Crime

'Sex & Fury' tells the story of Ocho, a determined warrior seeking revenge for her father's murder. She hunts three assassins, each identified by unique animal tattoos: deer, boar, and butterfly. During her quest, Ocho meets Shonusuke, a dangerous radical…

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The Revelation of a Geisha

1970 • 87 min

Following the financial collapse of her foster father's condom company, Tamae seeks independence and becomes a geisha at a hot spring resort. As she gains prominence, a contest is held to determine her future romantic partner.

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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

1969 • 98 min

The third installment of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ series follows Red Peony Oryu as she embraces her womanhood with a red peony tattoo and navigates the world of yakuza honor in Meiji-era Nagoya. While traveling the country to restore her…

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Modern Lady Gambler

1972 • 91 min

Haunted by betrayal, Fujiko journeys across the country, determined to destroy the man who ruined her life and family. Discovering her target is already dead, she loses all desire to live. However, fate intervenes when she encounters Tatsumi, a rising…

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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

1969 • 110 min

Oryu, a wandering female yakuza, is on a journey of self-discovery following her father's death. After rescuing her ailing follower from prison, she finds refuge with a fishing village. Grateful for their kindness, she agrees to stay and work for…

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Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71

1971 • 87 min

In *Swansong*, Kaji is framed by her boyfriend's father and imprisoned. With the aid of a group of hippies, she fights to reunite with him.

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Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods

1971 • 84 min

In Yokohama's port, powerful yakuza gangs are challenged by a bold biker gang led by a woman in black leather and a cowboy hat – a figure evoking the spirit of past victors. Old rivalries fuel escalating conflicts between the…

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Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

1971 • 93 min

This, the seventh installment in the acclaimed Hibotan Bakuto series, follows Oryu the Red Peony years after her father's death, as she continues her journey of self-discovery. While traveling, she encounters villagers whose lives are ruined by pollution from a…

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Hot Springs Mimizu Geisha

1971 • 90 min

People travel to the hot springs resort to experience Reiko's renowned sexual services, described as a unique and intense sensation. This earned her the nickname "Mimizu," meaning earthworm.

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Bad Girl Mako

1971 • 83 min

In a city controlled by a ruthless gang, Mako spends her nights at a nightclub with her rough friends. She meets Hideo, and they share a brief encounter that blossoms into love. Tragically, Hideo is murdered by the gang, and…

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Hell Riders in Kyoto

1973 • 83 min

Junya, a wealthy young man, is obsessed with street racing his motorcycle, even when pursued by the police. This makes him isolated, pushing away both law enforcement and his fellow Bosozoku riders. He finds a kindred spirit in Hiroko, a…

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Turtle Geisha

1972 • 84 min

Natsuko possesses an extraordinary ability to fatally injure men through sexual acts. She ultimately faces a powerful adversary, leading to a confrontation. A secondary storyline involves a scientist who requires vaginal fluids to concoct a potion intended to darken the…

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Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom

1972 • 79 min

A rebellious young woman who runs her own crew clashes with a solitary orphan girl haunted by the loss of her parents. The orphan finds solace in playing the piano, but bravely confronts her abusive guardian, who also holds a…

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The Naked Seven

1972 • 80 min

A group of scantily clad female warriors defend a small village from thieves. Director Yasuharu Hasebe blended elements of the classic Seven Samurai story with his own Naraneko Rokku series, featuring popular pinup actresses of the era.

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Ohyaku: The Female Demon

1968 • 90 min

Ohyaku, a con artist, develops feelings for a thief who enlists her in a scheme to steal a shipment of government gold. The heist fails, landing Ohyaku in jail. Determined to escape and exact revenge on those who double-crossed her…

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Girl Boss Blues - Queen Bee's Challenge

1972 • 84 min

Two powerful women, leading rival groups, find their conflict escalating. Equally matched in strength and ambition, their feud proves intractable. A Yakuza boss offers a disturbing solution: a sexual contest to determine which is the superior leader. Forced to comply,…

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Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group

1973 • 87 min

A privileged schoolgirl runs the school with an iron fist, shielded by her father, the principal. Another girl, though less ruthless, challenges the schoolgirl's power through a democratic election and triumphs. This earns her enemies at school, coinciding with tragedy:…

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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

1976 • 88 min

Nami Matsushima stars as a woman whose life is upended when her sister disappears. Driven by a desperate search, she becomes wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to fifteen years in a harsh women's prison. There, she faces relentless torment…

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Sukeban Deka: Dirty Mary

1974 • 80 min

A determined female police officer engages in a battle of intellect with a criminal who uses blackmail.

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Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

1971 • 88 min

This stylish 1970s film explores the significance, customs, social aspects, and practices surrounding Japanese bathing culture.

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly

1972 • 86 min

Cult film icon Meiko Kaji plays Nami, a former gang leader who went to prison after killing a yakuza member. Released after three years, she finds herself ostracized, living in the underworld of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns…

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Naked Pursuit

1968 • 73 min

Amidst escalating student protests and riots, a young man accidentally kills a police officer. While being transported to jail, he escapes. He then meets a young woman on the beach who plans to take her own life. They begin a…

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Sex Hunter: Wet Target

1972 • 69 min

Imprisoned, Okamoto receives news of his sister Natsuko's death. She was brutally attacked by U.S. Soldiers during a drunken outing and later died. Driven by grief and rage, Okamoto escapes from jail to seek revenge on those responsible for her…

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Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

1969 • 89 min

Kosaka Hiroshi is a low-level con artist and the leader of a motorcycle gang in Shinjuku. Driven solely by financial gain, he’s never achieved significant success until he becomes involved with the daughter of a Yakuza boss. However, when he…

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Oxen Split Torturing

1976 • 80 min

Set in Edo period Japan during the Shogunate, this film presents two interconnected stories. The first follows Iori, who falls for a Christian woman at a time of intense religious persecution. When her family is captured, Iori's cruel master takes…

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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

1974 • 89 min

Action, Drama, Thriller

Amidst political turmoil, Lady Snowblood is caught in a dangerous plot after being arrested for seeking revenge for her family. Facing execution, she's offered a chance at survival: a perilous mission to assassinate important revolutionary leaders. As she undertakes this…

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Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

1974 • 88 min

Agent Zero is a police officer known for her unconventional approach to crime. Following an unlawful killing, she is imprisoned and loses her badge. Shortly after, the daughter of a wealthy politician is kidnapped by a dangerous gang. Agent Zero…

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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

1969 • 95 min

Japan experiences rapid change with the arrival of the railroad. The new railway threatens the livelihoods of boatmen, sparking conflict with the railroad construction workers. Oryu, the Red Peony, returns to her family home in Kumamoto to assume her role…

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Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

1970 • 100 min

Oryu is searching for a blind child she abandoned and becomes entangled in a violent Yakuza power struggle within the Tokyo Theater.

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Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

1972 • 96 min

This is the concluding part of the Hibotan Bakuto story. Oryu the Red Peony visits a dying elder of a partner family, promising to assist in guiding their new leader. Simultaneously, a gang war erupts. When the family suffers a…

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Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

1970 • 86 min

Action, Thriller

In a tense world, Mako and her friends face a power struggle against The Eagles, a cruel street gang led by the Baron. The Eagles, who are racist and target those of mixed heritage, want Mako and her friends to…

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Sins of Sister Lucia

1978 • 70 min

Rumiko, a rebellious girl, is caught stealing money her father intended for bribes. Though he doesn't accuse her, he's horrified to discover she's been having an affair with her English teacher. As punishment, he sends her to a monastery where…

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Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl

1972 • 92 min

This is the first film in a trilogy charting the intense life of Rika, a woman of mixed Japanese and American heritage. She rises to become the formidable leader of a crime syndicate comprised entirely of women.

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Rika 2: Lonely Wanderer

1973 • 85 min

Seeking a new beginning, Rica leaves her friends and past behind, but trouble follows her. She discovers a terrifying pattern: anyone who survives the explosion of a sunken ship and then interacts with her dies. Rica's only hope of uncovering…

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Quick-draw Okatsu

1969 • 89 min

The film centers on Okatsu, the adopted daughter of a renowned swordsman. She is a more skilled swordsman than her brother, who is also her father's biological son. His gambling habit causes financial ruin when he loses heavily in a…

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Red Peony Gambler

1968 • 98 min

Orphaned at a young age and raised by his gambler father in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Ryuko's world is shattered when her father is murdered by a stranger. At eighteen, she breaks ties with her yakuza family and journeys across the country…

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Hell's Angels: Crimson Roar

1977 • 77 min

Following a confrontation with a local girl gang, Yoko is incarcerated. Upon her release, she finds her former life irrevocably altered. After being drugged and raped by a local yakuza, she sets out to exact revenge.

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Decapitation of an Evil Woman

1977 • 62 min

This crime story, rooted in Japanese history, presents a unique combination of elements. In the early Meiji period, a group known as "Dokufu" – Poison Women – carried out numerous murders, often wives killing their husbands to be with their…

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Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

1974 • 87 min

Driven by vengeance, Keiko Aizawa embarks on a journey to avenge her older sister's death.

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Woman Mobsters

1974 • 82 min

Three bank robbers steal 30 million yen and attempt to evade the police while trying to escape with the money. Only one of them successfully avoids capture. Yoko, an accomplice, is imprisoned in a women's jail where she meets Yuki,…

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Assault! Jack the Ripper

1976 • 71 min

Two restaurant workers embark on a series of murders after accidentally killing a hitchhiker, discovering that killing and mutilating people is mutually arousing.

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Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses

1972 • 95 min

The new Tokugawa Shogun has no interest in women. A nobleman, with the assistance of a female thief, orchestrates a replacement of the Shogun with a look-alike, while the nobleman discovers the meaning of love. Meanwhile, the double enjoys the…

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Confessions of Lady Mantis

1975 • 66 min

Midori Satsuki plays a woman who systematically ruins men's lives through seduction. Her latest target is a professional killer, and the encounter leads to devastating results.

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Zero Woman 2

1995 • 99 min

The theft of a valuable suitcase draws together a dangerous cast: the mob, small-time criminals, and a skilled agent from the Elite Zero division, all vying for control.

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Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

1998 • 80 min

Rei, the top assassin for the Tokyo Police Department's secret Zero Division, is tasked with eliminating a dangerous gangster linked to numerous murders. Simultaneously, she must shield the gangster’s mistress from assassins determined to silence her and prevent her from…

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Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams

1970 • 89 min

Rika is released from a juvenile detention facility and unexpectedly arrives at a lounge bar where she discovers her former classmates are working. The bar is managed by Junko Miyazono.

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Lady Snowblood

1973 • 97 min

Action, Crime, Drama

Yuki's life is defined by a thirst for vengeance. Her family was nearly destroyed when she was born, as a brutal criminal group subjected her mother to horrific abuse. After surviving the kidnapping and a prison sentence, her mother spends…

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Zero Woman: The Accused

1997 • 77 min

Rei is a skilled but unwilling assassin working for the Tokyo Police Department's Zero Division. She forms an unexpected bond with a young man she encounters at a gay bar. After he is assaulted, Rei takes him into her home.…

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Star of David: Beauty Hunting

1979 • 100 min

Horror, Thriller

"The Silent Heir," based on Masaaki Sato's manga, reveals the hidden darkness within a seemingly respectable man. Tatsuya hides sinister desires beneath a facade of respectability. A young man from a privileged family, he leads a double life, charming and…

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Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers

1996 • 86 min

A Tokyo Police agent is tasked with assassinating several crime bosses. She is then targeted herself by a hitman sent by those same bosses. The two assassins connect and realize they both hesitate to complete their missions, driven by pressure…

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Zero Woman: The Hunted

1997 • 79 min

Rei is a beautiful, enigmatic agent working undercover for the Zero Department, a clandestine division of the police. Her exceptional skills have made her a target, and a rival organization has placed a death warrant on her. To survive, this…

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Criminal Woman: Killing Melody

1973 • 83 min

Reiko Ike plays the daughter of a man forced into drug dealing by the Yakuza. After he's discarded by the gang and murdered, she is gang-raped. She then tries to attack the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a nightclub but…

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972 • 90 min

Action, Crime, Drama

Matsu's life takes a dark turn when she becomes involved with a detective who manipulates her affection for his own purposes. Betrayed and heartbroken, she is imprisoned in a brutal women's prison. There, she confronts cruel guards and a defiant…

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Zero Woman 2005

2004 • 81 min

Rei, a highly skilled detective in the Metropolitan Police Department's '0' section – an organization dedicated to reopening old cases – struggles to recover her lost memories from training while investigating a human trafficking ring. When a dangerous virus falls…

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Rape! 13th Hour

1977 • 73 min

A serial rapist takes a young apprentice, but his carefully constructed world begins to unravel when a vengeful gang of gay men hunts him down after he attacked their leader.

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Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game

1974 • 87 min

After being released from reform school, a determined young woman and her close friends find themselves at odds with a rival group. This other gang is connected to a powerful Yakuza boss, setting the stage for a confrontation.

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Daring Girls

1969 • 90 min

This film follows two sisters who are leaders in opposing factions of the sex trade. Their rivalry escalates, intertwining with Yakuza crime and leading to a cycle of elaborate sexual encounters and violent revenge.

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Three Little Geisha

1973 • 71 min

To fund her dream of traveling the world, a young woman works as a geisha.

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Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy

1968 • 90 min

This is a heartbreaking tale of love set against the backdrop of feudal Japan. It follows the relationship between the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who becomes one of his concubines. Their love story unfolds amidst…

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Love and Crime

1969 • 92 min

This collection of short stories explores unusual crimes committed by women throughout Japan's Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods. It profiles four notorious female murderers: Takahashi Oden, the final woman to be executed by beheading in Japan; Sada Abe, driven by…

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The Transgressor

1974 • 91 min

Drama, Thriller, Horror

Eighteen years after her mother's mysterious death, Maya journeys to the Sacred Heart Convent to uncover hidden secrets. After becoming a nun, she faces a disturbing series of trials that test her faith. The convent’s atmosphere is complicated by a…

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Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy

1976 • 66 min

Directed by Takayuki Miyagawa, this film features action-packed scenes of female ninjas skilled in swordplay. The story follows these ninjas as they go undercover – sometimes in disguise – to investigate the disappearance of a valuable gold chest. The film…

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Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal

1970 • 82 min

Two Japanese men assist a Vietnam War deserter in fleeing Japan for Sweden. Their plan to finance the escape involves selling LSD. However, news of their drug operation attracts unwanted attention, leading them into conflict with rival gangs.

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The Hell-Fated Courtesan

1973 • 77 min

This is the story of a once-celebrated courtesan in Yoshiwara. Beautiful, she finds herself increasingly isolated after three of her patrons die in suspicious circumstances. Now, feared and unwanted, she is left with no one to care for her.

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Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

1970 • 84 min

A group of impulsive young people kidnap a wealthy woman. She finds herself drawn to one of her captors. When she reveals she's involved with a religious leader, he and his friends decide to rob her partner.

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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

1973 • 81 min

A masterless samurai, seeking only oblivion, finds himself drawn into the dangerous world of the Forgotten Eight, a ruthless band of ronin embroiled in a brutal clan conflict over control of local brothels.

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

1973 • 87 min

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Escaping from prison, Scorpion enters a dangerous new world. She finds refuge in a hidden brothel, relying on her old friend, a prostitute skilled at keeping secrets. Their fragile alliance is threatened when the brothel's madam discovers Scorpion's identity: she…

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Inferno of Torture

1969 • 95 min

In 19th-century Japan, a thriving industry has emerged to create tattooed geisha, highly sought after by wealthy Europeans. This environment sets the stage for a historical clash between two master tattoo artists, who are both responsible for crafting these elaborate…

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Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

1971 • 86 min

During the 1970s, the Japanese youth movement influenced the yakuza. A young woman rising through the ranks faces challenges to her authority within the all-female gang and from the powerful Yakuza boss. She commands fierce loyalty from her followers –…

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Jeans Blues: No Future

1974 • 91 min

Hijiriko steals money and a car from her workplace. Separately, Jiro Katagiri double-crosses his gangster associates, taking all their stolen money. Their paths cross after a car accident, and they soon team up, fleeing in another stolen vehicle. The police…

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The Red Silk Gambler

1972 • 86 min

Haunted by a past love, gambler Okatsu, known as the Tiger Lily, journeys from one gambling den to another, armed with only a short sword and medicine. She is accompanied by Omon, a blind outlaw gambler; Onaka, a thief seeking…

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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972 • 87 min

Crime, Thriller, Action

Matsushima's life changes dramatically when she becomes involved with Sugimi, a detective working with the mafia. Driven by love and betrayal, Matsushima seeks revenge on those who hurt her. Her pursuit of justice leads her through dangerous criminal circles and…

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