Rookie Shin-ichi
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 27, 1935
Deathday: March 04, 1980
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968-03-20
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Overview: A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-20
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King of the Widow-Killers
1971-02-25
King of the Widow-Killers
Overview: The third installment of the Emperor series, starring Tatsuo Umemiya as the man who rules the night world. Hiroshi rose through the ranks in Tokyo by fighting with women. However, when he returned to his hometown in Kyushu for his father's memorial service, his gambling partner Masa not only confiscated Hiroshi's store and bankbook, but was also saddled with debts in Hiroshi's name. Although Hiroshi was angry, he made a decision and decided to start over using his body. Starting with a female designer, he battles an antique art dealer, Master Nagauta, a female doctor, and many others, and finally battles a rich man's widow.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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The Swindlers
1970-12-30
The Swindlers
Overview: Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-30
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Thugs of Shinjuku
1970-12-18
Thugs of Shinjuku
Overview: Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-18
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Killer of Seven
1967-08-26
Killer of Seven
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-26
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Sucharaka Shain
1966-08-13
Sucharaka Shain
Overview: Maeda Yoichi's film adaptation of the long-running TV comedy series of the same name (1961-1967; TBS) written by Kagawa Toshio and produced by Sawada Takaharu (Tenamonda Sandogasa). The humorous story of a group of likeable loser ("sucharaka") employees at an Osaka branch who learn that unless they band together and actually work(!), their company will go into bankruptcy. Miyako Chocho appears as the Company President.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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Watari, the Ninja Boy
1966-07-21
Watari, the Ninja Boy
Overview: In old Japan, the legend of the ninja lives on in Watari, the Ninja Boy, a motion picture like no other. This is the story of a young boy with almost mystical powers. His skills in ninjutsu are beyond the imagination as he infiltrates the rival Iga clan to expose their evil leader.
Genres: Music Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-21
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