Movies by Masaru Shiga

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.

A Yakuza Has His Way
The eighth installment in the popular film series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Embarrassed by the chairman of the Seiyu-kai for not having a family crest, Seikichi Shimamura sets out with his henchmen on a journey to acquire the crest of a local bankrupt family. The local Iwahashi clan and the fishermen fought over the construction of the industrial complex, but when Seikichi learned that the Seiyu-kai was behind the Iwahashi clan, he sided with the fishermen...

King of Sha-kin
In late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life meet by chance. They team up to orchestrate a complex financial con targeting crooked businessmen in an attempt to solve their respective financial woes.

The Man Who Shot the Don
Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.

The Silk Hat Boss 2
The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.

My House
A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.
Snake and Lady Slave
Hisayoshi, who was known as "Matahisa" and was a famous bondage artist in the Kansai region, is now a pimp for Mary of Snake Show and does massage. When he is called by a company executive named Shiratori Eizo and goes to his house, he finds Shizuko, whom he saw in town before. Shizuko is the spitting image of Kayo, whom Hisayoshi tied up and killed. Eizo is jealous of Hisayoshi and Shizuko's behavior. Shizuko was subjected to Hisayoshi's secret techniques of "neck rope," "hanging rope," and "crotch rope"...

Sorrowful Hitman
A Hitman must protect a 15-year-old girl

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro. The gambler and Monjiro's sister are pulled into a conspiracy to get to Monjiro, but do things go as planned?

The First Catch
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yƻsuke Aoyagi.

No Grave for Us
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...

The Daimon 2
The second in the series about a former businessman who rises in the world of the yakuza. Monjiro Tashiro sets out on his path. As war with the Hamaike clan escalates, Ishimaru, the chairman of the Ishinokai, is shot dead by an assassin. Monjiro's girlfriend is also taken hostage.