Best movies of Sanae Kitabayashi

Actors : Kayo Matsuo, Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Kitabayashi, Yoshio Harada,
Directors : Kazuo Ikehiro,

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry...

Actors : Kayo Matsuo, Sanae Kitabayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Akira Kobayashi,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

One of a duo of ninkyô films dealing with violent yakuza clan conflict, both starring Takahashi and Kobatashi. The other is called FIGHT aka FRIENDLY ENEMIES.

Actors : Sanae Kitabayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Ichirô Nakatani, Akira Kobayashi,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

A companion piece to DUEL aka ENDLESS DUEL, also directed by Masuda, with a nearly identical cast. Refreshingly well-written, with some notable, welcome variations on the standard ninkyô yakuza formula.

Actors : Tetsuya Watari, Sanae Kitabayashi, Tamio Kawaji, Chieko Matsubara,
Directors : Keiichi Ozawa,

A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro (Tetsuya Watari) is in the middle of action.

Actors : Yôko Yamamoto, Sanae Kitabayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Asao Koike,
Directors : Motomu Ida,

Action drama about a gangster before the Second World War.