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Akira Kobayashi

Hungry Soul's poster

Hungry Soul (1956)

aka: Ueru tamashii

Hungry Soul, Part II's poster

Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)

aka: Zoku ueru tamashii

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate's poster

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

aka: Bakumatsu taiyôden

Koroshita no wa dare da's poster

Koroshita no wa dare da (1957)

Shôri-sha's poster

Shôri-sha (1957)

Kyô no inochi's poster

Kyô no inochi (1957)

Young Breasts's poster

Young Breasts (1958)

aka: Aoi chibusa

The Boy Who Came Back's poster

The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

aka: Fumihazushita haru

Rusty Knife's poster

Rusty Knife (1958)

aka: Sabita naifu

Zesshô's poster

Zesshô (1958)

Utsukushii anju-san's poster

Utsukushii anju-san (1958)

The Perfect Game's poster

The Perfect Game (1958)

aka: Kanzenna yûgi

The Rambling Guitarist's poster

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)

aka: Gitaa o motta wataridori

Arashi o yobu yûjô's poster

Arashi o yobu yûjô (1959)

Tokyo no kodoku's poster

Tokyo no kodoku (1959)

Nikaidô Takuya: Ginza Buraichô - Ginza Mite Guy's poster

Nikaidô Takuya: Ginza Buraichô - Ginza Mite Guy (1959)

Nangoku Tosa o ato ni shite's poster

Nangoku Tosa o ato ni shite (1959)

Dynamite ni hi o tsukero's poster

Dynamite ni hi o tsukero (1959)

Ginza Mite Guy - Kuromaku wa dareda's poster

Ginza Mite Guy - Kuromaku wa dareda (1959)

Daisogen no wataridori's poster

Daisogen no wataridori (1960)

Yakuza no uta's poster

Yakuza no uta (1960)

Tokyo Mighty Guy's poster

Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)

aka: Tôkyô no abarenbô

Kuchibue ga nagareru minato machi's poster

Kuchibue ga nagareru minato machi (1960)

Wataridori itsu mata kaeru's poster

Wataridori itsu mata kaeru (1960)

Umi kara kita nagaremono's poster

Umi kara kita nagaremono (1960)

Akai yûhi no wataridori's poster

Akai yûhi no wataridori (1960)

Ôabare fûraibô's poster

Ôabare fûraibô (1960)

Umi o wataru hatoba no kaze's poster

Umi o wataru hatoba no kaze (1960)

Kogenji's poster

Kogenji (1961)

Hatô o koeru wataridori's poster

Hatô o koeru wataridori (1961)

Ôunabara o yuku wataridori's poster

Ôunabara o yuku wataridori (1961)

Ginza senbuji - arashi ga ore o yondeiru's poster

Ginza senbuji - arashi ga ore o yondeiru (1961)

Kuroi kizu ato no burûsu's poster

Kuroi kizu ato no burûsu (1961)

Yume ga ippai abarenbô's poster

Yume ga ippai abarenbô (1962)

Sasurai's poster

Sasurai (1962)

Bôkyô no umi's poster

Bôkyô no umi (1962)

Harukanaru kuni no uta's poster

Harukanaru kuni no uta (1962)

Kita kikô yori: Wataridori kita e kaeru's poster

Kita kikô yori: Wataridori kita e kaeru (1962)

Wataridori kokyô e kaeru's poster

Wataridori kokyô e kaeru (1962)

Sekibetsu no uta's poster

Sekibetsu no uta (1962)

Kanto Wanderer's poster

Kanto Wanderer (1963)

aka: Kantô mushuku

Yoru no kunshô's poster

Yoru no kunshô (1963)

The Flowers and the Angry Waves's poster

The Flowers and the Angry Waves (1964)

aka: Hana to dotô

Our Blood Will Not Forgive's poster

Our Blood Will Not Forgive (1964)

aka: Oretachi no chi ga yurusanai

Guitar kakaeta hitori tabi's poster

Guitar kakaeta hitori tabi (1964)

Burai muhô no to-sabû's poster

Burai muhô no to-sabû (1964)

Tokai yûkyôden's poster

Tokai yûkyôden (1964)

The Dragon of Macao's poster

The Dragon of Macao (1965)

aka: Makao no ryû

Kuroi tobakushi's poster

Kuroi tobakushi (1965)

Black Tight Killers's poster

Black Tight Killers (1966)

aka: Ore ni sawaru to abunaize

Kuroi tobakushi: Akuma no hidarite's poster

Kuroi tobakushi: Akuma no hidarite (1966)

Sasurai wa ore no unmei's poster

Sasurai wa ore no unmei (1966)

Futeki na aitsu's poster

Futeki na aitsu (1966)

Three Seconds Before the Explosion's poster

Three Seconds Before the Explosion (1967)

aka: Bakuha 3-byô mae

Fujimina aitsu's poster

Fujimina aitsu (1967)

The Singing Gunman's poster

The Singing Gunman (1967)

aka: Bakudan otoko to iwareru aitsu

The True Life of World Comrades's poster

The True Life of World Comrades (1967)

aka: Inochi shirazu no aitsu

Duel in the Storm's poster

Duel in the Storm (1968)

aka: Arashi no hatashiji

Diamonds of the Andes's poster

Diamonds of the Andes (1968)

aka: Sekido o kakeru otoko

Sanbiki no akutô's poster

Sanbiki no akutô (1968)

Retaliation's poster

Retaliation (1968)

aka: Shima wa moratta

Tekka no hanamichi's poster

Tekka no hanamichi (1968)

Rising Dragon's Iron Flesh's poster

Rising Dragon's Iron Flesh (1969)

aka: Noboriryu tekkahada

Bakuto hyakunin's poster

Bakuto hyakunin (1969)

Onna no keisatsu's poster

Onna no keisatsu (1969)

Zoku onna no keisatsu's poster

Zoku onna no keisatsu (1969)

Roughneck's poster

Roughneck (1969)

aka: Arakure

Bloody Territories's poster

Bloody Territories (1969)

aka: Kôiki bôryoku: Ryuuketsu no shima

The Elder Sister's poster

The Elder Sister (1969)

aka: Anego

Rising Dragon's Soft Fair Skin's poster

Rising Dragon's Soft Fair Skin (1969)

aka: Nobori ryu yawa hada kaicho

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell's poster

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)

aka: Daimon: Jigoku no sakazuki

Appointment with Danger's poster

Appointment with Danger (1970)

aka: Onna no keisatsu, Kokusaisen Machiaishitsu

Tatto of the Jack's poster

Tatto of the Jack (1970)

aka: Jack no irezumi

Swirling Butterflies's poster

Swirling Butterflies (1970)

aka: Onna no keisatsu, midarecho

Onna wa yoru no nioi's poster

Onna wa yoru no nioi (1970)

Botan to ryu's poster

Botan to ryu (1970)

Senketsu no kiroku's poster

Senketsu no kiroku (1970)

Nihon saidai no kaoyaku's poster

Nihon saidai no kaoyaku (1970)

Boryukudan norikomû's poster

Boryukudan norikomû (1971)

Zorome no san kyôdai's poster

Zorome no san kyôdai (1972)

Proxy War's poster

Proxy War (1973)

aka: Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi sensô

Battles Without Honor and Humanity's poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

aka: Jingi naki tatakai

Police Tactics's poster

Police Tactics (1974)

aka: Jingi naki tatakai: Chôjô sakusen

Final Episode's poster

Final Episode (1974)

aka: Jingi naki tatakai: Kanketsu-hen

Jitsuroku hishyakaku ôkami domo no jingi's poster

Jitsuroku hishyakaku ôkami domo no jingi (1974)

Lion Enforcer's poster

Lion Enforcer (1974)

aka: Karajishi keisatsu

Violent Streets's poster

Violent Streets (1974)

aka: Bôryoku gai

Father of the Kamikaze's poster

Father of the Kamikaze (1974)

aka: Â kessen kôkûtai

The Gate of Youth's poster

The Gate of Youth (1975)

aka: Seishun no mon

Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan's poster

Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan (1975)

Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics's poster

Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics (1976)

aka: Jitsuroku gaiden: Osaka dengeki sakusen

The Yakuza Code Still Lives's poster

The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)

aka: Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen

The Gate of Youth Part 2's poster

The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)

aka: Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen

Tarao Bannai's poster

Tarao Bannai (1978)

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village's poster

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978)

aka: Tarao Bannai: Kimen mura no sangeki

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga's poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

aka: Jingi naki tatakai: Sôshûhen

The Demon Comes in Spring's poster

The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)

aka: Haru kuru oni

A Legend of Turmoil's poster

A Legend of Turmoil (1992)

aka: Shura no densetsu

Utau abarenbō's poster

Utau abarenbō

aka: 歌う暴れん坊

Shura Group Part 2's poster

Shura Group Part 2

aka: 修羅の群れ 第2部 風雲編

Shura Group Part 3's poster

Shura Group Part 3

aka: 修羅の群れ 第3部 完結編 大抗争列島!!

Emperor of Upheaval's poster

Emperor of Upheaval

aka: 民暴の帝王

My Sweetheart's poster

My Sweetheart

aka: 君は恋人

Again's poster

Again

aka: アゲイン

A Wandering Gambler's poster

A Wandering Gambler

aka: さすらいの賭博師

Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu's poster

Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu

aka: 大森林に向って立つ

Exiled to Hell's poster

Exiled to Hell

aka: 地獄の破門状

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou's poster

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

aka: 俺は地獄の部隊長

He's the Witness's poster

He's the Witness

aka: 銀座旋風児 目撃者は彼奴だ

帰ってきた旋風児's poster

帰ってきた旋風児

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary's poster

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

aka: 風が呼んでる旋風児 銀座無頼帖

Shura Group's poster

Shura Group

aka: 修羅の群れ

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm's poster

The Rambler on a Pearl Farm

aka: 南海の狼火

Road to the Don Theatrical Version's poster

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

aka: 首領(ドン)への道 劇場公開版

Bastards Without Borders's poster

Bastards Without Borders

aka: 野郎に国境はない

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze's poster

Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze

aka: 地獄の夜は真紅だぜ

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice's poster

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice

aka: 黒い賭博師 ダイスで殺せ

若い豹のむれ's poster

若い豹のむれ

I Will Challenge's poster

I Will Challenge

aka: 俺は挑戦する

新遊侠伝's poster

新遊侠伝