Gokudō

Gokudō (極道) is a name for cheaply produced (often direct to video) Yakuza movies. The genre often is known for its themes of sex and violence.

Takashi Miike is one director who rose through the world of Gokudō to become an internationally known sensation.

Cinema of Japan
Festivals Studios (list)
Filmmakers	Actors Cinematographers Composers Directors (list) Editors Producers Screenwriters
Awards	Blue Ribbon Awards Bunshun Kiichigo Awards Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award Elan d'or Awards Golden Arrow Award Hochi Film Award Kinema Junpo Award Japan Academy Prize Japanese Film Critics Awards Japanese Professional Movie Awards Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition Mainichi Film Awards Nikkan Sports Film Award Pink Grand Prix Pinky Ribbon Awards Tokyo Sports Film Award
Genres	Gendai-geki Jidaigeki Pink film Samurai cinema Shomin-geki Tendency film Yakuza film (Gokudō)
Films	3D films Anime films Direct-to-video films (V-Cinema) Films by director Silent films Short films Television films By genre Action Adventure Comedy Documentary Drama Erotic (Pink, Sex comedy) Historical Horror Jidaigeki Mystery Romance Science fiction Thriller Tokusatsu Yakuza By decade pre-1910 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s By year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Other	Japanese New Wave List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film