The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. Liquidator

When the recession hits, Osaka-based loan shark Ginjiro Manda decides to help out small business owners in trouble, but finds himself face-to-face with the yakuza who come to collect debts.

The King of Minami: Ginjiro Manda

1992

6.0

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy

8.0

1992

#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy

1992

8.0

The King of Minami: Loan Shark Law

1993

#3 in the King of Minami series. Ginjiro Manda sets his sights on a corrupt cop named Tatsuya, who finds himself in debt to Manda after unsuccessfully trying to scam the ruthless loan shark. The pair also find themselves chasing a notorious con artist, who is himself in debt to an even more ruthless real estate tycoon.

The King of Minami: Loan Shark Law

1993

The King of Minami: First & Second Yen

1993

#4 in the King of Minami series, featuring two stories from the manga. In "High Interest Marriage," Manda helps a woman pull a reverse marital fraud on the man who took advantage of her. Then, in "Ten Million Yen Woman," a man agrees to pay 10 million yen for a one night stand, but ends up seeking Manda's help to avoid paying his debt.

The King of Minami: First & Second Yen

1993

The King of Minami: Tactical Debt

#6 in the King of Minami series, following "Ginjiro vs. Liquidator." Manda travels to the Philippines to help a young woman track down the man who orchestrated a scam against her father's office computer business.

The King of Minami: Tactical Debt

1994

The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark

#7 in the King of Minami series, following "Tactical Debt." Manda tries to save his business from a money-lending hostess club run by yakuza from Tokyo and a beautiful woman with a grudge.

The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark

1994

The King of Minami: Lovers Contract

#8 in the series, after "Lady Loan Shark."

The King of Minami: Lovers Contract

1994

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy Takeover

#9 in the series, after "Lovers Contract."

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy Takeover

1994

The King of Minami: Sweet Trap

#10 in the series, after "Bankruptcy Takeover."

The King of Minami: Sweet Trap

1995

The King of Minami: Sham Marriage

#11 in the series, after "Sweet Trap."

The King of Minami: Sham Marriage

1995

The King of Minami: The Special Movie

When aspiring businessman Chiwaki borrows money from the LA mafia and flees to Japan to escape his debt, he soon finds himself being chased throughout Osaka by the local yakuza and a mafia loan shark. Chiwaki plans to get out of debt by investing in a high-end beauty salon, with a loan from Ginjiro Manda. Soon, Chiwaki finds himself pursued by Manda as well, who is willing to go up against the mafia to get his money back.

The King of Minami: The Special Movie

1995

The King of Minami: City of Desire

#13 in the series, after the Special Movie.

The King of Minami: City of Desire

1995

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. The Evil Lawyer

#14 in the series, after "City of Desire."

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. The Evil Lawyer

1995

The King of Minami: Futures Trading Hell

1996

#15 in the series, after "Ginjiro vs. The Evil Lawyer."

The King of Minami: Futures Trading Hell

1996

The King of Minami: Con Man's Fate

1996

#16 in the series, after "Futures Trading Hell."

The King of Minami: Con Man's Fate

1996

The King of Minami: Conspiracy

1996

1996 TV Special, #17 in the series.

The King of Minami: Conspiracy

1996

The King of Minami: Con Man Exterminator

#18 in the series, after "Conspiracy."

The King of Minami: Con Man Exterminator

1997

The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler

#19 in the series, following "Con Man Elimination."

The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler

1997

The King of Minami: Waiting Woman

#20 in the series, after "Insurance Embezzler."

The King of Minami: Waiting Woman

1997

The King of Minami: Revenge Shot

#21 in the series, following "Waiting Woman."

The King of Minami: Revenge Shot

1997

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 1

No overview available.

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 1

1998

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2

No overview available.

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2

1998

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 3

No overview available.

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 3

1998

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4

No overview available.

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 4

1998

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5

No overview available.

The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 5

1998

The King of Minami: Recollection

#23 in the series, following the Five Hour Special.

The King of Minami: Recollection

1998

The King of Minami: Fallen Women

#24 in the series, following "Recollection."

The King of Minami: Fallen Women

1998

The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues

#25 in the King of Minami series. A trans dancer named Rio is in debt to Manda after trying to finance a trip to the US for gender reassignment surgery, still illegal in Japan. The owner of a prestigious nightclub recruits her, introduces her to a doctor in Osaka who performs the illicit surgery and even agrees to foot the bill. But when the club owner turns out to have ulterior motives, Rio turns to Manda for help.

The King of Minami: Trans Woman Blues

1998

The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance

#26 in the series, following "Trans Woman Blues."

The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance

1998

The King of Minami: Permanent Scar

#27 in the series, following "Reverse Inheritance."

The King of Minami: Permanent Scar

1999

The King of Minami: System Finance

#28 in the series, following "Permanent Scar."

The King of Minami: System Finance

1999

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder

#30 in the King of Minami series, introducing Ginjiro Manda's new sidekick Kohei. This installment explores the fatal effects of bankruptcy on the loan shark profession, when a young business owner gets tricked into declaring bankruptcy in order to escape from his massive loan debts, prompting Manda to seek revenge on the wily financial advisor behind it all.

The King of Minami: Bankruptcy - Loan Shark Murder

1999

The King of Minami: The Price of Restructuring

#29 in the King of Minami series. Manda and his associates follow a debt-laden detective to Hiroshima, where they plan to collect from his former employer for engaging in wrongful termination, under the intentionally vague label of "restructuring."

The King of Minami: The Price of Restructuring

1999

The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt

#31 in the King of Minami series. A washed-up yakuza named Fukunaga borrows money from Manda, unwittingly involving him in a sinister murder plot.

The King of Minami: Yakuza in Debt

2000

The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap

#32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declaring bankruptcy, Manda has other plans.

The King of Minami: Certified Alibi Trap

2000

The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom

#34 in the series, following "Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap." Manda teams up with a seasoned con man and an elementary school girl to take on a corrupt lawyer who preys on people unable to pay back their debts.

The King of Minami: Toichi Ransom

2000

The King of Minami: License for Cruelty

#35 in the series, following "Toichi Ransom." Manda uncovers an extortion operation run by a golf-obsessed businessman (Kenichi Endo), who forces bankrupt business owners to buy back their repossessed items at double the auction price.

The King of Minami: License for Cruelty

2000

The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance

#36 in the series, following "License for Cruelty." The CEO of a yakuza-backed finance company teams up with a shady consultant to convince debtors to sign away the deed to their property in order to declare bankruptcy and clear their debts.

The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance

2001

The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap

#33 in the King of Minami series. The CEO of a health food start-up borrows money from Manda using his fiancee's house as collateral, but when his American supplier demands more money than expected, he turns to a business loan company to make up the difference. Meanwhile, a hapless festival merchant turns to Manda when a run-in with the yakuza threatens to derail his business.

The King of Minami: Business Loans - The Guarantor's Trap

2001

The King of Minami: Formula for Deception

#37 in the series, following "Yakuza Finance."

The King of Minami: Formula for Deception

2001

The King of Minami: Nest Egg Robbery

#40 in the series, following "Pride." Made-for-TV special following Manda and crew as they search for the man who stole a restaurant owner's life savings, resulting in the death of one of their clients.

The King of Minami: Nest Egg Robbery

2001

The King of Minami: Debt Seminar

#38 in the series, following "Formula for Deception."

The King of Minami: Debt Seminar

2001

The King of Minami: Pride

#39 in the series, following "Debt Seminar." A former pro baseball player turned youth baseball coach borrows money from Manda to lend to the gambling-addicted father of his star player.

The King of Minami: Pride

2001

The King of Minami: Dark Judgment

2002

#41 in the series, following "Special Ver.40"

The King of Minami: Dark Judgment

2002

The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA

2002

#42 in the series, following "Dark Judgment"

The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA

2002

The King of Minami: The Price of Betrayal

2002

#43 in the series, following "Bonds - KIZUNA."

The King of Minami: The Price of Betrayal

2002

The King of Minami: The Men's Past

#44 in the series, following "The Price of Betrayal."

The King of Minami: The Men's Past

2003

The King of Minami: Fraud Methods

#45 in the series, following "The Men's Past"

The King of Minami: Fraud Methods

2003

The King of Minami 24

#46 in the series

The King of Minami 24

2003

The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation

This is the 25th installment of the long-running OV series, which delves into the dark side of society that is often overlooked. This ambitious film sheds light on the ruthless, unknown side of sex-related businesses such as host clubs and brothels, which target people indulging in unbridled desire. Maejima (Bonchi Osamu), an ice shop owner who falls in love with a woman working at a restaurant in Toyota Shinchi, borrows 2 million yen from Ginjiro (Takeuchi) to help her out of debt, but falls into a clever trap set by the greedy host club owner, losing both the shop's land and the building.

The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation

2003

The King of Minami 26

#48 in the series

The King of Minami 26

2004

The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

#49 in the series, following "Fraud Methods"

The King of Minami: The Masked Woman

2004

The King of Minami: Special Ver.50

Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Sugiura gang underboss Domoto is behind these schemes. Domoto wants to take over the gang and tries to ruin Yukino, the real boss’s widow and the gang’s acting head, by sabotaging a resort hotel project with the help of a thug named Kawatani. Ginjiro, who has lent money for the project, is furious when he learns about Domoto’s schemes and goes into action.

The King of Minami: Special Ver.50

2004

The King of Minami 28

#51 in the series, following "Special Ver.50"

The King of Minami 28

2004

The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness

#52 in the series.

The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness

2005

The King of Minami: Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy

#53 in the series, following "Agent of Darkness"

The King of Minami: Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy

2005

The King of Minami: The Whereabouts of the Compensation

#54 in the series, following "Funeral Procession of Bankruptcy"

The King of Minami: The Whereabouts of the Compensation

2005

The King of Minami 32

No overview available.

The King of Minami 32

2005

The King of Minami: The Memory of a Stray Dog

2006

#56 in the series.

The King of Minami: The Memory of a Stray Dog

2006

The King of Minami: The Pressure of Brands

2006

#57 in the series, following "The Memory of a Stray Dog"

The King of Minami: The Pressure of Brands

2006

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. the Night Runaway

2006

#58 in the series, following "The Pressure of Brands"

The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. the Night Runaway

2006

The King of Minami: A Contrived Marriage

2007

#59 in the series.

The King of Minami: A Contrived Marriage

2007

The King of Minami: Legends of the Ring's Edge

2007

#60 in the series, following "A Contrived Marriage"

The King of Minami: Legends of the Ring's Edge

2007

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

Zatoichi Challenged

1967

6.8

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

7.3

1967

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

7.3

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

7.0

1966

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

7.0

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

6.8

1964

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964

6.8

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

6.6

1965

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965

6.6

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

7.3

1972

Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972

7.3

New Tale of Zatoichi

6.9

1963

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

6.9

Gintama: The Very Final

8.2

2021

The countdown to destruction has begun! Gintoki and the others set out to fulfill the wishes of their teacher Shoyo and thwart Utsuro's plans. Shinpachi, Kagura, the Shinsengumi, members of the Kabuki District, and even former enemies will join their fight. As Utsuro's power grows, Takasugi fights for his very life. Will Gintoki be able to put an end to all this?!

Gintama: The Very Final

2021

8.2

Zatoichi the Fugitive

6.9

1963

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963

6.9

Zatoichi's Revenge

6.6

1965

Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.

Zatoichi's Revenge

1965

6.6

Samaritan Zatoichi

6.7

1968