Best Crime movies of 1970s

Actors : Ryôji Hayama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Makoto Satô, Kôji Nanbara,
Directors : Ryuichi Takamori,

One of Chiba's most enjoyable films.

Actors : Shabab Alawalpuri, Mehar Mittal, Rana Jung Bahadur, Veerendra,
Directors : Harbux Latta,

Sardara lives with his wife, Tejo; younger brother, Kartara; his parents, and sister, Ranu; in a fairly harmonious relationship. The family arranges the marriage of Ranu, and she moves out ...

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Harue Akagi, Hiroki Matsukata, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.

Actors : Jirô Okazaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Junko Natsu, Tako Tobe,
Directors : Koreyoshi Kurahara,

Patronized by a gang ruling the city, Mako delinquently plays around a night club every night with her bad company. One night, a guy Hideo gets closer to her for one-night stand, and they ...

Actors : Ranjeet, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Asha Sachdev,

Widower Raka lives a poor lifestyle in Dhangaon, along with two daughters, Bina and Asha, and makes a living as a farmer in a region controlled by Thakur Harnam Singh. Due to drought there ...

Actors : Pino Colizzi, John Saxon, Arthur Kennedy, Agostina Belli,
Directors : Vittorio Schiraldi,

Stefano, son of the Mafia Don Angelino Ferrante, is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone for refusing to sell some valuable land. The old don sends for Ferrante Santino Billeci from America, in the ...

Actors : Erik S. Klein, Agnes Kraus, Norbert Christian, Angelica Domröse,
Directors : Ralf Kirsten,

Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "...

Actors : Paola Senatore, Richard Harrison, Marisa Laurito, Gabriele Tinti,
Directors : Mario Bianchi,

Montano's corpse is found after being kidnapped by Maurice. The police think then to use the same ways criminals use and to infiltrate Tony Lo Bianco in the gang. Tony is a former FBI agent...

Actors : Meiko Kaji, Makoto Satô, Tatsuya Fuji, Jô Shishido,
Directors : Yasuharu Hasebe,

A uniformly excellent, no-no-nonsense, straightforward yakuza sage. This also has one of underrated and comparatively-unknown-in-the-west composer Kaburagi's most exciting and memorable ...

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Nasir Hussain, Kumkum, Mala Sinha,
Directors : Ramanand Sagar,

Delhi-based Kamla lives a wealthy lifestyle along with her widower dad, Dindayal, and is a popular stage singer and dancer. She goes for a holiday in scenic Kulu, meets with flute-player ...

Actors : Edgard Franco, Clayton Silva, Novani Novakoski, Ewerton de Castro,
Directors : Antonio Bonacin Thome,

Marta and Rodrigo have just got married and arrive home for the honeymoon. However, a gang led by the sadistic Carlos breaks in their house and three thieves rape Marta. However, one of ...

Actors : Eun-a Ko, Mu-ryong Choi, Jeong-hun Kim, Ji-mee Kim,
Directors : Jang-ho Byeon,

Yeong-hun drowns his friend because he has been lusting after his wife, In-ae, for years. In-ae flees, but Yeong-hun tracks her down and spends the night with her. She escapes from him ...

Actors : Min-Yi Huang, Ya Ying Liu, Yat Fan Lau, Wai-Man Chan,
Directors : Shen Liang,

When Wang Chung decides to leave his life of crime, his boss won't let him go, so he commits a series of heinous killings, and fabricates evidence, suggesting Wang is the murderer. Wang ...

Actors : Pino Colizzi, Luciano Catenacci, Alfio Caltabiano, Ornella Muti,
Directors : Alfio Caltabiano,

Assunta Morano is the daughter of Bug Morano, a Sicilian boss transplanted to prohibition era Chicago.

Actors : Kôji Tsuruta, Junko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Tomisaburô Wakayama,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

It is almost unheard of for a ninkyô or jitsuroku yakuza to have an even halfway happy ending.

Actors : Jay Robinson, Dub Taylor, Adam Roarke, Lynn Borden,
Directors : Barry Pollack,

A gambler with serious debts hijacks a small private plane, planning to collect a $1,000,000 ransom. Unfortunately, he's not in the best of company with his mates, and the F.B.I. is waiting...

Actors : Noboru Shiraishi, Nobuo Kaneko, Ryôko Ema, Yûko Kanô,
Directors : Ikuo Sekimoto,

Released from reform school, the Girl Boss (Yuko Kano) and her girl gang enter in conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss (Toru Abe). The Girl Boss teams ...

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Maurice Ronet, Anny Duperey, Mario Adorf,
Directors : Bruno Gantillon,

A discredited police inspector is given a second chance, in the form of a dangerous assignment. Chosen because of his uncanny resemblance to a Lt. Revere, the inspector impersonates him in ...

Actors : Lewis J. Stadlen, David Doyle, Russ Thacker, Brad Sullivan,
Directors : Robert J. Siegel,

An American soldier sent to Vietnam goes AWOL and returns to his hometown. His parents turn him over to military authorities. He is court-martialled and sent to the toughest military prison...

Actors : Carmen Russo, Mario Cutini, Vassili Karis, Cintia Lodetti,
Directors : Roberto Mauri,

An international drugs deal goes wrong, and two New York hit-women are dispatched to Rome, Italy, to get the missing pay money. Even before departure the girls (Carmen Russo and Cintia ...