From 1963 Toei had great success with its Ninkyo films starring popular actors and actresses such as Koji TSURUTA, Ken TAKAKURA, and Junko FUJI (now called Sumiko FUJI and the mother of Shinobu TERASHIMA) and this led to a Yakuza-film boom (Toei chivalry films).
1963年から鶴田浩二、高倉健、藤純子（現・富司純子。寺島しのぶの母）らを擁してヤクザ映画ブームを作った（東映任侠映画）。