The best Kyōko Enami’s crime movies

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

15/10/1942- 27/10/2018
We present our ranking of the best Kyōko Enami’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Kyōko Enami.

The Wolves

The Wolves
7.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 30/10/1971
  • Character: Oyu
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
6.6/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 21/06/1972
  • Character: Oyu (Yuu-san)
Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.

Specialist 2

Specialist 2
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 08/03/2014
  • Character: Sae Anekoji
A mysterious code written with letters and numbers is found on a street in Kyoto. Yoshito Takuma (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and Chinami Anekoji (Kaho Minami) begin to investigate. They discover that something happened at the place where the code was found on stickers and they also discover a dead body. A man known as "Writer" is suspected of being the culprit. To find the man known as "Writer," Yoshito Takuma infiltrates into Shiga central prison. --asianwiki

The Fixer

The Fixer
5.6/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/01/1979
Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.

The Machine Gun Dragon

The Machine Gun Dragon
6.5/10
Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.

Specialist 3

Specialist 3
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 28/02/2015
  • Character: Sae Anekoji
Shu Kubota is killed by someone with a baseball bat. A metal bat and an old toy are found at the crime scene. Detective Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) with the special investigation unit goes to the crime scene to investigate. There, Detective Yoshito realizes that he made the old toy about 10 years ago when he worked at the public relations divsion of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department. Detective Yoshito decides to solve the case by himself and without the help of his partner Detective Chinami (Kaho Minami). --asianwiki

Love and Action in Osaka

Love and Action in Osaka
5.5/10
Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more involved in the turf war than he wished for.

Young Boss, Fugitive

Young Boss, Fugitive
5.5/10

The Dedicated Gunman

The Dedicated Gunman
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 13/01/1965
  • Character: Mayumi Shibata
Third film in the "Inu" series.

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 01/01/1966

The Black Trademark

The Black Trademark
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 07/09/1963
  • Character: Junko Hamanaka
Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.

Specialist 4

Specialist 4
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 12/12/2015
  • Character: Sae Anekoji
Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) becomes famous in Kyoto because of his ability to solve cases. The special investigation unit receives a request to investigate a case revolving around the kidnapping of a costumed performer. He plays a non-official character of the Arashiyama area, located on the western outskirts of Kyoto. Nobody takes the kidnapping case seriously, but Yoshito says the case could be real and it might be related to a crowdfunding site.

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