Movies by Hayato Tani

The Bad Boss
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.

Dai san no jôji
Pinku from 1965.

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.

Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie
Takeru fights to rescue a mermaid living in an underground pool being used by Igam to cause massive earthquakes to the surface.

The Drifting Life of Himeshiro
After saving a woman, a gambler with a dark past and a ronin agree to help her father, a yakuza boss. However, their intersecting histories spark conflict.

Empress
A struggling single mother catches the eye of a rising executive and gains power and wealth as his mistress. But beware, power is fleeting.

Port City Blues

The School Deviate Waru

Pretty Devil Yoko
Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be (Ichiro Araki) is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here (Hayato Tani) the first boyfriend. Director Yasuo Furuhata (his first picture) lets his camera roll in trendy clubs amongst partying youngsters in a way that could've been out of 60s England or a Nikkatsu film.

Takeshi's Castle Vol. 1
Various attacking forces unique to Takeshi's Castle were organized, aiming for "Defeat! Takeshi's Castle" There were many battles. This set gathers the tightness of the battle, such as parent-child tournament, Danjin tournament, female college student tournament, brave fighter tournament, etc. Also included is a collection of contests in Takeshi's Castle, as well as episodes of Takeshi & Takeshi Corps struggling to recapture the castle that was stolen by Captain Tani.

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
This is the sixth film in the "Abashiri Series," based on an original idea by Hajime Ito, and written and directed by Teruo Ishii of "Operation Big Bad" fame. The film was shot by Kiichi Inada, who also worked with Ito.

Nocturnal Lights