Maki Tachibana
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 06, 1951
Deathday: N/A
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Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977-10-29
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Overview: An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-29
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Jeans Blues: No Future
1974-03-30
Jeans Blues: No Future
Overview: Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ill-gotten gains, much to their disapproval. The two misfits end up meeting after a car crash and soon end up on the road together in (another) stolen car. It's not long before the police take an interest in the crimes, and of course the gangsters are hot on Jiri's heels; meaning the two must scarper across Japan by any means necessary.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-03-30
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Japan's Don
1977-01-22
Japan's Don
Overview: A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-01-22
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Story of a Nymphomaniac
1975-10-14
Story of a Nymphomaniac
Overview: Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the Buddhist monastery she is working at...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-10-14
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Gate of Youth 2
1982-01-23
Gate of Youth 2
Overview: Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-01-23
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974-06-01
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
Overview: With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-01
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Code of Wolves
1974-10-05
Code of Wolves
Overview: In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-10-05
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Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy
1976-02-14
Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy
Overview: Female ninjas nudity and sword-weilding action directed by Takayuki Miyagawa is bawdy and thrilling! The female ninjas are sent undercover (sometimes under bed covers) to investigate the disappearance of a gold chest.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-14
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The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
1976-06-19
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Overview: Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after World War II.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-06-19
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Cops vs. Thugs
1975-04-26
Cops vs. Thugs
Overview: When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-26
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Doberman Cop
1977-07-02
Doberman Cop
Overview: Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-02
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Down with The Big Boss
1979-03-24
Down with The Big Boss
Overview: In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-03-24
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The Fall of Ako Castle
1978-10-28
The Fall of Ako Castle
Overview: This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-28
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August without Emperor
1978-09-23
August without Emperor
Overview: Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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A Savage Beast Goes Mad
1976-05-15
A Savage Beast Goes Mad
Overview: Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. His company then learns that he has kept secret that he is visually impaired, and he is fired. Without the prospect of returning to his old job he makes a plan to rob several jewelry stores. A few days later, Hayami escapes with stolen goods worth 80 million yen in a violin case on a Kyoto city bus. A wild chase ensues.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-05-15
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The Three Ginza Rascals
1976-10-01
The Three Ginza Rascals
Overview: Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-10-01
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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979-05-26
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Overview: Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-05-26
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Jun
1980-04-09
Jun
Overview: Jun has come to Tokyo from his family home, an island which resembles a ship. He works in a machine shop and is attempting to develop a career as a cartoonist in his spare time. When he travels around the town by subway, he has grown into the habit of groping female passengers in a sexual way. They never denounce him, and many seem to respond very favorably, moaning in apparent ecstasy. However, when his girlfriend sees him doing this, she denounces him to the police.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-09
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Company Buggers
1975-08-09
Company Buggers
Overview: Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-08-09
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The Story of a Geisha
1977-08-27
The Story of a Geisha
Overview: In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-27
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Scoundrel Boss
1975-10-18
Scoundrel Boss
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-10-18
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The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975-03-01
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
Overview: The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + sidekick Takuzo Kawatani) whom he takes for friends in need as his naivety prevents him from seeing their true nature.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-03-01
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The Tattooed Hitman
1974-04-27
The Tattooed Hitman
Overview: The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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Oxen Split Torturing
1976-09-04
Oxen Split Torturing
Overview: Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1 - During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori, and tries breaking her spirit by means of rape, torture and pure sadism. After Iori refuses to participate any longer he is exiled, but vows to get her back no matter what it takes. 2 - When Sutezo is forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, he becomes friends with a young girl named Sato in process. Together, they both escape and try to get by on scams and petty theft.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-09-04
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974-06-29
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Overview: While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-29
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