Shiro Tonami
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Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
1962-10-21
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-21
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Fight of the Gamblers
1963-12-25
Fight of the Gamblers
Overview: Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building the Town Hall, other gangs set out to disrupt her business and try to kill her.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-25
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Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963-01-27
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Overview: Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-27
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Tattooed Life
1965-11-13
Tattooed Life
Overview: After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-13
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Kanto Wanderer
1963-11-23
Kanto Wanderer
Overview: Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-23
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Branded to Kill
1967-06-15
Branded to Kill
Overview: After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-15
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The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1962-12-09
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
Overview: An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action surrounding a boxing match, concentrating mostly on the high-powered Yakuza gambling dens.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-09
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Tokyo Drifter
1966-04-10
Tokyo Drifter
Overview: After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-10
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Teenage Yakuza
1962-06-20
Teenage Yakuza
Overview: A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-20
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The Call of Blood
1964-10-03
The Call of Blood
Overview: Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-03
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Story of a Prostitute
1965-02-27
Story of a Prostitute
Overview: Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-27
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Quick Draw Sanshiro
1962-06-03
Quick Draw Sanshiro
Overview: Koji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-03
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Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961-12-01
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
Overview: A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two boys eventually face each other in the ring.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-12-01
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