Sonny Chiba
Biography: Sonny Chiba (born January 23, 1939 - August 19, 2021), also known as Shin'ichi Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two tokusatsu superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in Seven Color Mask (Nana-iro Kamen) in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006). Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: January 23, 1939
Deathday: August 19, 2021
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Known For
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003-10-10
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Overview: An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-10
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The Storm Riders
1998-07-18
The Storm Riders
Overview: Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1998-07-18
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Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003-07-05
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Overview: It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-05
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The Executioner
1974-08-10
The Executioner
Overview: Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura work together to take out an infamous drug dealer.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-10
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The Killing Machine
1976-02-01
The Killing Machine
Overview: Mr. Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and enemies alike. Rapists and gangsters get the worst of it, as Mr. Soh builds up his school on the island of Shikoku.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-01
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961-01-01
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Overview: Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Judo Hall Demon
1964-02-02
Judo Hall Demon
Overview: Sequel to the movie Judo Ichidai (Judo Life) with Sonny Chiba
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-02
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Judo Life
1963-04-21
Judo Life
Overview: Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Saigo (Chiba), the second student of judo founder Jigoro Kano (Naoki Sugiura). Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata is based on the same character and shares some scenes, but Judo for Life focuses more on the martial arts philosophy and training, including scenes depicting how the protagonist learned his famous cat-like landing, coined the term judo, and trained with Tsunejiro Tomita (Hideo Murata). There’s also a slight yakuza film influence. The port street ambush scene is found in both films, but in Judo for Life it’s not Kano but a travelling yakuza that jumps out of the rickshaw. Entertaining and beautifully old fashioned, one does however with there were more shades of gray between good and evil, and a stronger ninkyo-like moral / honour conflict.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-21
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Explosive City
2004-01-01
Explosive City
Overview: A young Japanese woman has been trained to become a professional killer since childhood. Two cops pursue the girl, who has assassinated a Hong Kong official.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
1972-11-07
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
Overview: Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-11-07
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964-09-23
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
Overview: An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an ambush. It turns out the man is the head of a hard working clan appointed to a railway construction project. A ruthless yakuza gang is also trying to get their share of the project and attempts to sabotage the work. After the old man dies, his son (Sonny Chiba) and daughter (Junko Fuji) try to complete the project. Tsuruta joins them while also falling in love with a local woman working in a bar (after all, Tsuruta always was more of a lover than his stoic colleague Takakura).
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-23
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South Pacific Waves Are High
1962-01-09
South Pacific Waves Are High
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-09
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Fall Guy
1982-10-09
Fall Guy
Overview: Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-09
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006-06-03
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Overview: In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Shaun gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-03
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Karate for Life
1977-05-14
Karate for Life
Overview: The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps back in the ring to raise the money—but will he be able to follow the script this time?
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-05-14
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Karate Bullfighter
1975-08-09
Karate Bullfighter
Overview: Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns to karate for a final showdown against the students of a rival school.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-08-09
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Karate Bear Fighter
1975-12-27
Karate Bear Fighter
Overview: Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and helps a young boy take on a challenge to fight a ferocious captured bear to win money for the boy's injured father.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-12-27
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Shogun's Samurai
1978-01-21
Shogun's Samurai
Overview: Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-01-21
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Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
1961-01-26
Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
Overview: The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an alibi for the suspects. A security guard was killed in the building, the safe was broken into, but nothing was stolen. The three suspects have alibis, but who then killed the guard and broke into the safe? The 15th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department. Sonny Chiba's first film role as one of the seven detectives.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-26
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The Street Fighter
1974-02-02
The Street Fighter
Overview: Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-02-02
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Return of the Street Fighter
1974-04-27
Return of the Street Fighter
Overview: Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974-11-22
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
Overview: Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-11-22
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002-09-21
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Overview: After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-09-21
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Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
2016-07-02
Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
Overview: Ninjas are enduring, iconic figures of Japan. They were active about 500 years ago during the country's Warring States period. And these days, they're thought to be long gone. But centuries later, one ninja is still with us. 84-year-old Masaaki Hatsumi is a successor of the Togakure school. He teaches a supreme form of self-defense to more than 100,000 students around the world, including FBI agents and army personnel. Hatsumi can easily fend off attacks from these tough disciples and make them unmovable using just one finger. What is the essence of his astonishing art? This program investigates the hidden power of this ninja master.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-02
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Sushi Girl
2012-12-07
Sushi Girl
Overview: Fish has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery, about the other men involved. The night he is released, the four men he protected with silence celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner. The meal is a lavish array of sushi, served off the naked body of a beautiful young woman. The sushi girl seems catatonic, trained to ignore everything in the room, even if things become dangerous. Sure enough, the four unwieldy thieves can't help but open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-07
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The Kamikaze Guy
1966-06-04
The Kamikaze Guy
Overview: An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-06-04
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Survive Style 5+
2004-09-25
Survive Style 5+
Overview: Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-25
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Hunter in the Dark
1979-06-17
Hunter in the Dark
Overview: Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-17
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Roaring Fire
1981-08-08
Roaring Fire
Overview: On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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Sister Street Fighter
1974-08-31
Sister Street Fighter
Overview: Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for help in the inevitable battle royale.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-31
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Police Precinct Part 17
1961-09-13
Police Precinct Part 17
Overview: The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night before, and the evidence, in addition to shoe horns and handkerchiefs, is soap with the name of the tavern. When detectives at Shiogama Station followed the man's tracks, it turned out that he had come from Ueno.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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The Bullet Train
1975-07-05
The Bullet Train
Overview: A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-07-05
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Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
1961-02-01
Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
Overview: Detectives of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. As usual, the film runs only one hour and doesn’t depart too far from the usual formula; however, it greatly benefits from frequent outdoor locations that were missing from the previous film. It also touches far more serious topics, such as child abuse and mental insanity. 16th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977-09-15
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Overview: Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective 'Smitty' Smith, determined to stop Togo no matter the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-09-15
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Sushi Girl: A Documentary
2013-02-19
Sushi Girl: A Documentary
Overview: A cinéma vérité look at first feature director Kern Saxton and producer Suren M. Seron leading the cast and crew of "Sushi Girl" (2013) through a series of challenges to complete the film on time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-19
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修羅の花道
2012-01-14
修羅の花道
Overview: A period of rapid economic growth. The Sanno-kai, a giant organization in the Kansai region, has expanded into Yokohama. Under these circumstances, Takamasa Ishida, who succeeded to the fifth generation Yokosuka family, is working hard to stop the movement of Sanno-kai.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-01-14
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Don's Road 6
2013-01-01
Don's Road 6
Overview: The sixth 'Don's Road' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Don's Road 8
2013-03-15
Don's Road 8
Overview: The eighth 'Don's Road' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-15
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Don's Road 9
2013-08-15
Don's Road 9
Overview: The ninth 'Don's Road' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-08-15
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Don's Road 7
2013-02-21
Don's Road 7
Overview: The seventh 'Don's Road' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
1984-07-14
Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
Overview: An alien assassin, Omega, who makes a living by hunting down Space Sheriffs, arrives on Earth. Adapting a helmet, twin shoulder cannons, and other weapons into his fighting style after losing to Gavan and Sharivan, Omega is now targeting Shaider and challenges him to a fight to the death. Space Sheriff Shaider is the film adaptation of the Metal Heroes series of the same name. This movie takes place between episodes 19 & 20 of the TV show.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-07-14
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Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
1984-12-22
Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
Overview: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-12-22
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Robot Detective: The Movie
1973-07-18
Robot Detective: The Movie
Overview: Robot Detective K and his human colleagues battle the criminal organization BADDO. Theatrical release re-edited from episodes 1-9, 11, and 12 of the TV series with newly-added narration.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-07-18
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Night Bitch
1966-02-03
Night Bitch
Overview: A playboy bartender pretends to be gay in order to approach women. He is in cahoots with another opportunist, a young woman who is trying to seduce a rich married man. Their attempts at making easy money can only end tragically.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-03
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973-04-28
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Overview: Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-04-28
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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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A Kamikaze Cop
1970-05-23
A Kamikaze Cop
Overview: An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-23
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Terror Beneath the Sea
1966-07-01
Terror Beneath the Sea
Overview: While covering a test of guided torpedoes, two reporters believe they see what appears to be a strange-looking swimming creature. They investigate the matter further and discover that there is a race of fish-men living under the sea. The fish-men capture the pair and keep them prisoner in their underwater city.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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Samurai Reincarnation
1981-06-06
Samurai Reincarnation
Overview: After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-06-06
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The Bodyguard
1973-06-30
The Bodyguard
Overview: Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-30
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Karate Warriors
1976-04-10
Karate Warriors
Overview: Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-04-10
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G.I. Samurai
1979-09-17
G.I. Samurai
Overview: A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Genres: Action Science Fiction War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-09-17
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Orders from Hell
1964-01-09
Orders from Hell
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
2014-05-02
修羅の伝承 荒ぶる凶犬
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-02
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Gokudō tenka fubu
2017-01-27
Gokudō tenka fubu
Overview: A yakuza society that has turned into a world of warring states, a story of inferiority unfolded by men who aim to unify the world with force. Conquer this turbulent world and win the unification of Japan...!!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-01-27
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
2017-03-30
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-30
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Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
2017-02-25
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 2
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-02-25
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1972-10-25
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Overview: Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- martial arts legend Sonny Chiba -- in the role of Nami's loyal friend Ryuji. This time around, Nami is looking for Hoshiden, the man who murdered her father and shattered her once-hopeful childhood. But living under an assumed name, Hoshiden could stay hidden forever.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-10-25
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974-12-28
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
Overview: When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. At a ransom exchange, the team save the girl but lose the money and the jewel. When Sabine decides to deal directly with the thieves and obtains the jewel on her own by paying the ransom, Koga, having been stiffed of his fee by Sabine, steals the jewel. Little does he know, it’s a fake. Now, Koga and the team must break into a high security bank to steal the real jewel.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-12-28
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Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961-06-09
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Overview: The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-09
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The King
1962-11-23
The King
Overview: The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family. This is the 3rd adaptation of Hideji Hojo's famous play.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-23
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Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
1970-10-17
Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
Overview: An undercover cop insinuates himself into a yakuza family. Managing to avert an assassination attack on the boss he is assigned to kill a rival boss.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-10-17
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The Machine Gun Dragon
1976-02-28
The Machine Gun Dragon
Overview: Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-28
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The Golden Bat
1966-12-21
The Golden Bat
Overview: A teenage boy discovers that the planet Icarus is on a collision course with Earth by gazing through his telescope. Scoffed at by the scientific establishment, the boy is kidnapped and brought to a secret UN base in the Japan alps. He is immediately inducted into the secret program whose mission is to finish the Super-Destruction Beam cannon and destroy Icarus. The cannon is missing a special mineral for the lens. The team heads for a mysterious island in the middle of the Pacific. There they find ancient ruins of Atlantis but they are suddenly attacked by a strange drill shaped metal squid spaceship. It's commanded by the evil being Nazu who has engineered the collision with Icarus! He doesn't want to share the universe with humans and he really doesn't want the cannon finished. The action is on and the team discovers the Golden Bat who has been asleep for over 10,000 years awaiting this very moment to save the earth!
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-21
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The Triple Cross
1992-09-12
The Triple Cross
Overview: Following the bloody aftermath of a heist, three robbers are double-crossed by a new accomplice, who is then tracked down amid escalating carnage and spectacular car chases.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-12
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961-09-13
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Overview: Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962-05-20
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-20
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Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014-12-02
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
Overview: The first 'Kanto Gangster Federation' film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-12-02
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Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015-02-06
Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
Overview: The second 'Kanto Gangster Federation' film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-06
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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988-07-12
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Overview: From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, this is the story of the man who truly unified Japan under one ruler. Tokugawa Ieyasu is quoted as saying: “People carry burdens through life as they travel a long road. Never rush” “If you think of privation as normal, you’ll be contented. If you know only about winning and losing, harm may fall upon you. Being inferior is batter than being superior.” These writing reflected the beliefs and military strategy of Ieyasu, a man before his time who was destined to take over the entire country in order to ensure the safety of his children.
Genres: War Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-12
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The Bushido Blade
1981-06-19
The Bushido Blade
Overview: A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-19
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Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
1971-12-01
Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
Overview: Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-12-01
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Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983-08-06
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Overview: Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather’s mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he is master of the ninja mystical arts. As time passes he will make lots of friends as well as enemies, and fall in love with Mai.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-08-06
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Immortal Combat
1994-05-06
Immortal Combat
Overview: Two police officers discover an island laboratory where a madwoman is turning martial artists into superkillers.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-06
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004-04-16
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Overview: The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-16
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Wolf Guy
1975-04-04
Wolf Guy
Overview: Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers.
Genres: Crime Horror Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-04
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修羅の花道2
2012-03-25
修羅の花道2
Overview: Takamasa Ishida returned to Yokosuka after the war. Ishida, who met the boss Gihachiro Oshizuka and expanded his power as a substitute, decided to further play a central role in the Inamura-kai community.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-03-25
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Zankokuna tsuki
1962-05-27
Zankokuna tsuki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-27
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New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
2005-02-05
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
Overview: In order to save the daughter of Kuroiwa clan lord who was made ill by the curse of someone, Hattori Hanzo brings the shadow warriors.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-02-05
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New Shadow Warriors
2003-03-22
New Shadow Warriors
Overview: In the time of the peaceful Toyotomi Era, Shinotada, the master of Kochi Family, a source of revenue for the Tokugawa, is trying to marry his younger sister Princess Fuji to Akinobu Sunekazura, who has connections with the rival Toyotomi, in order to bring peace. One of sixteen great warriors of Tokugawa, Hattori Hanzo, entrusts his wish and gathers the remnants of Iga Village, which was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga, and orders them to guard Princess Fuji. The Council of Elders of Sunekazura, hire the Fuma Ninja led by Fuma Kotaro, joined by the Koga Ninja, led by Sarutobi Sasuke, who is serving Hideyoshi Toyotomi, to assassinate Princess Fuji! Can Hanzo Hattori with the Iga remnants prevent this evil plot and protect the princess? Once again, Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba plays the leading role of Hanzo Hattori with his old enemy, Sarutobi Sasuke, played by Hiroki Matsukata. The presence of both famous actors will overwhelm any audience!
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-03-22
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New Shadow Warriors II
2003-05-24
New Shadow Warriors II
Overview: Iga ninja led by Hattori Hanzo took back Princess Fuji who was kidnapped by Fuma Clan at the end of the war. However, there were three of them - one being the real Princess Fuji and the others doubles. Not knowing which is the real one, the Iga ninja has no choice but to separate into three teams to deliver the princess to her wedding. The evil hands of the Fuma and the Koga are trying to reach Princess Fuji and the Iga ninja. Their difficult journey has begun.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-05-24
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New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005-02-06
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
Overview: As the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate becomes firm, Hattori Hanzo struggles against Sarutobi Sasuke and Sanada Yukimura. At the same time, Sasuke and Yukimura are plotting a new trick with the Satsuma clan ....
Genres: Action Drama Adventure War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-02-06
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New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
2004-09-20
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Overview: Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-20
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New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
2003-09-19
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
Overview: Toyotomi Hideyori's married granddaughter, Princess Sen, is targeted by someone. Hattori Hanzo, who receives the news, challenges the blocking of conspiracy to recover Senhime.
Genres: Action War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-19
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Fighting Fist
1992-01-01
Fighting Fist
Overview: The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their agents always seem to wind up dead. As a last resort they have a female detective (Sibelle Hu) infiltrate the organization in order to bring them down.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975-03-08
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
Overview: Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-03-08
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Love School
1962-02-28
Love School
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-28
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Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985-03-14
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
Overview: This collection of archive footage from martial arts films offers an array of power-packed kicks, chops, leaps, and other dramatic fighting moves from expert martial artists Sonny Chiba, Carter Wong, Bruce Lei, and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-14
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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976-09-04
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Overview: Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of Okinawa.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-09-04
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Song of Yakuza
1963-08-08
Song of Yakuza
Overview: A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty student girl, whose brother later gets drawn into the yakuza business against his own wishes.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-08
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Dragon Princess
1976-01-31
Dragon Princess
Overview: A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-01-31
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Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
2001-03-21
Lonely Hitman: The Blue Wolf
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-21
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Shogun's Shadow
1989-01-14
Shogun's Shadow
Overview: A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-14
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Shogun's Ninja
1980-11-15
Shogun's Ninja
Overview: In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-11-15
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963-06-30
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Overview: This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-30
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That Cute Girl
1965-03-31
That Cute Girl
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-31
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Dash to the Sun
1966-09-08
Dash to the Sun
Overview: A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-09-08
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Born to Be King
2000-07-21
Born to Be King
Overview: Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of the fifth generation leader of the Yamada Gang in Japan. Later, the leader of the triad group gets murdered. Actually, all the San Luen Gang members suspect Chicken attacked their leader Liu, in order to make a chance for him to rule the Gang and thus have adopted an extremely hostile attitude towards him.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-07-21
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Legend of Seven Monks
2006-01-01
Legend of Seven Monks
Overview: Two of the greatest names in the world of Japanese Action Cinema are reunited in the latest film from Japan's action maestro, Kenji Tanigaki. One is "the streetfighter" himself Sonny J.J. Chiba most recently seen in Kill Bill, while the other is Yasuaki Kurata from Fist of Legend, Legend of A Fighter and many other Hong Kong classics. Legend of the Seven Monks brings the two master martial artists together for one final time. Only thier destiny awaits.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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浅草の侠客
1963-07-31
浅草の侠客
Overview: Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-31
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Unification Of Japan
2013-07-13
Unification Of Japan
Overview: After the young Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) force a local yakuza family to disband, they leave Yokohama and head to Kobe where they meet members of the Kyowa Clan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-07-13
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Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980-04-17
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
Overview: A made for TV movie that would be loosely remade as Magnitude 7.9 or DEATHQUAKE
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-17
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Body Count
1995-04-22
Body Count
Overview: A cold-blooded assassin is out for revenge against an elite corps of Special Crimes Agents headed by Eddie Cook and Vinnie Rizzo. When Cold blooded hit man Makoto escapes from prison, he and his sexy and lethal partner set out to execute the agents who sent them away. As the Special Crimes Agents are systematically gunned down, Cook and Rizzo find themselves in a deadly race to find the assassins and stop the bloodbath.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-22
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Unification Of Japan 2
2013-10-04
Unification Of Japan 2
Overview: Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya), who joined Kyowakai, steadily rose through the ranks with his calm and clear mind. Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) was also released from prison and Ryuseikai was thought to gain even more power. At that time, there is an internal split in Kyowakai as a whole, caused by an unusual executive appointment, and Himuro and others get caught in the vortex. After the conflict, the leader of the Ueda group, Ueda (Okazaki Jiro) and other gang members withdrew from Kyowakai, create a new organization called Shintokai in Kyoto, and attack Kyowakai executives.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-04
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Akumyoh 2
2001-11-20
Akumyoh 2
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-11-20
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次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
1963-03-03
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
Overview: Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya." There is a system where customers from Izumo Kanko-sha are directly sent to Daikokuya. President Jirocho learns that the geishas he is fond of, including Mari Chiyotachi, are going to Izumo to participate in the Ankai-bushi Concours...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-03
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Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983-12-10
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Overview: The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-10
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Sure Death 4
1987-06-06
Sure Death 4
Overview: Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-06-06
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Kabukicho High School
2014-05-03
Kabukicho High School
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-03
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Tarantino's Mind
2006-01-04
Tarantino's Mind
Overview: Two friends at a bar talking about theories involving Quentin Tarantino's movies.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-01-04
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Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
2019-03-26
Street Fighting Man: An Interview with Sonny Chiba
Overview: Interview with Sonny Chiba, included on the Blu-rays "The Street Fighter Collection" (Shout! Factory) and "The Street Fighter Trilogy" (Arrow Video).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-26
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Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973-09-15
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Overview: A truck driver arrives in Seoul to receive his dead sister's ashes. While there, he discovers the death may not have been an accident after all, and has something to do with international drug smuggling.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-09-15
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Soul of Chiba
1977-02-11
Soul of Chiba
Overview: This mid-1970s martial arts classic stars Sonny Chiba as Mu Yun Tek, a young man trained in the Thai fighting style since childhood to one day avenge his parents' death. When a fellow student kills their teacher, Mu Yun's thirst for vengeance grows. The brutal action never stops as Mu Yun teams up with an Interpol agent (Tadashi Yamashita) to find the culprit, who insists that their former master was a drug dealer who had to be destroyed.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-02-11
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Dead Angle
1979-07-04
Dead Angle
Overview: Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-04
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Classmates
1967-06-03
Classmates
Overview: A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-03
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Human Torpedoes
1968-01-03
Human Torpedoes
Overview: Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-03
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968-06-01
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Overview: The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-06-01
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The Last Kamikaze
1970-10-29
The Last Kamikaze
Overview: With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-10-29
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All Rascals
1962-03-21
All Rascals
Overview: Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to work together.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-21
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Take a Chance
2015-06-29
Take a Chance
Overview: Even in Japan, the ancient lifestyle of Uchi Deshi training is all but forgotten. However, a teenager from Tokyo discovers that it's alive and well in the American Deep South.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-29
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The Noise
2015-05-23
The Noise
Overview: Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban development projects. Everyone panic, but it turns out that five middle-aged guys are unaffected by the poisonous gas. They undergo vigorous training to fight the underworld people, but are they going to be able to save the world…?
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-05-23
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The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984-04-01
The Awesome Circus Bastard
Overview: Daigaku, member of the circus, is involved in a certain case and is suspected by Detective Hattori and others that he's the culprit. In order to unravel the truth, he does his own investigation with the cooperation of members of his circus troupe.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-04-01
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
1965-05-01
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Overview: Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-01
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Iron Eagle III
1992-01-09
Iron Eagle III
Overview: Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-09
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Army Intelligence
1968-02-09
Army Intelligence
Overview: Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-09
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Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961-11-01
Tale of a Company Boss 3
Overview: A story about the nature of office workers today.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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Karate Killer
1973-10-13
Karate Killer
Overview: Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-10-13
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Here Because of You
1964-05-23
Here Because of You
Overview: An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing up in modern times, students often look to Mr. Yabuki for advice and guidance. But when Mr. Yabuki’s career is threatened as a result of a false accusation from the school’s PTA, the students band together to stand up for their beloved teacher and help him to save his good reputation and job.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-05-23
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Game of Chance
1966-10-22
Game of Chance
Overview: Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-22
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Jail Breakers
1976-06-19
Jail Breakers
Overview: Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33rd time. Afterwards Kaimiki teams up with a bunch of thugs that engineer prison escapes for money.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-06-19
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980-04-05
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Overview: The 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four movies: Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Proxy War, Police Tactics.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-05
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Virus
1980-06-26
Virus
Overview: Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-06-26
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
2024-07-29
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
Overview: Within Tokyo’s criminal underworld, there is a violent power struggle between former allies that serves as the central theme of the film. Detective Ryuji (Ryuji Yamakita), his life consumed by a personal grudge against the criminal empire, finds himself caught in the crossfire of a gang war that is threatening to engulf the city. To regain control, Jet (Matt William Knowles), a gifted mercenary with a dark past, teams up with Gondo (Sonny Saito), a respected crime boss who is coming under more and more pressure from rival factions. A cunning and elusive femme fatale, Masako (Fusako Shiotani) plays both sides as she manipulates the chaos for her own gain. As hostilities worsen, a shadowy informant by the name of Jose (William Guirola) provides crucial information that could tip the odds. However, when the true extent of the corruption in the city is revealed, Detective Ryuji is left to confront his own demons and choose between carrying out justice or exacting retribution.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-29
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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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Shingo's Ten Duels
1990-01-01
Shingo's Ten Duels
Overview: The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son. When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle in a series of duels that could change the destiny of Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Biohazard: The Stage
2015-10-22
Biohazard: The Stage
Overview: A bioterrorism incident occurs at a university in Western Australia. Chris and Piers from BSAA's anti-bioterrorism unit head to the scene to investigate, and they cooperate with former S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca, who is teaching at the university. On the scene, they meet a mysterious young man named Tyler Howard…
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-10-22
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Man with the Funky Hat
1961-08-05
Man with the Funky Hat
Overview: Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-05
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The Decisive Power of Aikido
1975-11-22
The Decisive Power of Aikido
Overview: It is about the life of Ueshiba - the founder of aikido. We can see how he decided to develop aikido and how he did it. We can see why he developed aikido and where he has learned martial arts.
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-22
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Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961-06-22
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Overview: Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flawed 60 minutes.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-22
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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
1972-01-11
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Overview: A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-01-11
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Ninja Wars
1982-12-18
Ninja Wars
Overview: A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the insatiably greedy Lord Donjo. Only the ninja Jotaro can stop Donjo's plan, but to do so, he must first battle the deadly team of "Devil Monks" serving the lord. Will Jotaro succeed in his mission? And if so, will Ukio marry him, thus making him the ruler of the world?
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-18
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The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979-08-04
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Overview: A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-08-04
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Seventeen Ninja
1990-01-01
Seventeen Ninja
Overview: This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger son of Shogun Hidetada has signed a dangerous pact with the intention of preventing his older brother Iemitsu from taking his rightful place as heir to the shogun's seat. During the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate highly skilled ninja groups carried out secret missions, and it falls upon Iga Jigoza's force of 17 ninja to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and steal the pact from Negoro leader Saiga Magokuro.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Hokuriku Proxy War
1977-02-26
Hokuriku Proxy War
Overview: In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
Genres: Drama Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-02-26
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The Last True Yakuza
1985-11-16
The Last True Yakuza
Overview: A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-16
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Truckster of Guts
1977-08-06
Truckster of Guts
Overview: The fifth movie of the “Truck Yaro” series, which is comical road movies of two long-distance truckers. This time Momojiro falls in love with beautiful Minako in Sado, Niigata.
Genres: Comedy Action Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-08-06
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975-11-01
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Overview: The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-01
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Four Sisters
1962-07-01
Four Sisters
Overview: A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-01
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King of the Gang
1967-08-25
King of the Gang
Overview: The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's marketing department. Unlike the early entries, which were jazzy capers, this final entry is a prototype jitsuroku yakuza film. Just back from the war, Noboru Ando leads a gang of war vets turned gangster in the US occupied streets of Tokyo. They get into a conflict with a Chinese gang as well as the military police. Tetsuro Tamba appears as a police chief trying to bring peace to the streets; 1st wave pinky violence star Masumi Tachibana is a girl grieving his dead gangster father.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-25
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965-12-31
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Overview: A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few honest dollars with which to bail a friend out of jail.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-31
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Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981-11-07
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Overview: An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as “special fees” from parents wanting to assure their offspring’s’ acceptance into the hallowed institution. He forms an unbeatable alliance with an ex-employee and crime bosses to retrieve the ill-gotten money from the “wrong” hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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Gang vs. G-Men
1962-11-02
Gang vs. G-Men
Overview: Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
1971-04-15
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
Overview: Exciting fights between the police and a crime syndicate over the secret of poison gas.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-04-15
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969-10-16
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Overview: This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-16
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Yakuza Legacy
2009-02-25
Yakuza Legacy
Overview: Matsuba Group was dominant in Gumma but an emerging group begins to mess around their territory. Designated as the leader of a branch, Makino swipes the rival group... but can he take on a horde of rival assassins?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-25
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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991-01-03
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Overview: During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country under their banners by becoming the supreme leader. One of the first to vie for power in this way was Saito Dosan, the 'Viper'. His son-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, did in fact unite the nation after subduing all of his enemies, yet falling at last to the treachery of one of his most trusted generals. This story is a pre-cursor to those later events as the brilliant military strategist Saito Dosan rises to power and notoriety as a great lord in his own right. Directed by Kudo Eiichi and with a tremendous supporting cast that includes Nakamura Toru as Oda Nobunaga and Chiba Shinichi as Akechi Mitsutsugu, battle scenes of awesome power and a unique view of Japanese history, this is a marvelous production highlighted by the action scenes done by the Japan Action Club (JAC).
Genres: History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-03
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The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
2012-10-20
The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
Overview: The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan is a special DVD released with Televi-Kun in 2012 to promote the film Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie. It features the second Space Sheriff Gavan, Geki Jumonji and his partner, Shelly as well as the members of the Space Mafia Maku.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-20
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998-08-18
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Overview: Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competitions and tributes to Jackie Chan, Bennie "The Jet" Urquidez, Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Ernie Reyes Sr., and Shaka Zulu.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-18
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Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989-01-03
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
Overview: Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
Genres: Drama History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-03
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Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984-08-04
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Overview: Lewd, long-haired karate kid Kotaro Shindo spends his days causing amok at the prestigious Tsurugamine Academy, until the Disciplinary Committee decides enough is enough, and puts a bounty on his luscious locks. Meanwhile other sinister forces are working in the shadows to put Kotaro to use for their own ends.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-08-04
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Yakuza G-Men
1965-11-13
Yakuza G-Men
Overview: 34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-13
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011-03-27
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Overview: An assassin is shot and almost killed by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is a complete edit of the two-part martial arts action films Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2. The film was originally scheduled to be released as one part. However, due to the film's over 4 hour running time, it was split into two parts.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-27
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Oyaji
2007-08-25
Oyaji
Overview: Surrounded by violence for as long as he can remember, Ryoudo Numata has steeled himself into a tremendously tough man, growing to become the very essence of "manliness" himself in order to live his life in peace. When members of a yakuza clan set on fire to his house to facilitate a real estate transaction, Kumada murders them and gets jailed for it. 15 years later, finally free, he will now have to reconnect with his family who clearly are in disarray due his long absence and face the distrust of his children who know nothing of their father except that he had abandoned them.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-25
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Detonation: Violent Riders
1975-09-20
Detonation: Violent Riders
Overview: Wild-hearted mechanic boy Iwaki falls in love with the innocent but gang tied Michiko.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-09-20
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The Escape
1962-03-14
The Escape
Overview: Film about the 2-26 Incident.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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A Life of Intimidation
1963-12-07
A Life of Intimidation
Overview: Japanese action film.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-07
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A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
1972-09-06
A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
Overview: Undercover cop Kikuchi teams up with the Okinawa local police to clean up the narcotics and prostitution underworld.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-09-06
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The Horrible Obsessions
1972-12-16
The Horrible Obsessions
Overview: Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-12-16
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The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967-12-01
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
Overview: A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention to become a rickshaw man to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-01
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Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009-02-12
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
Overview: The history of the Yakuza Eiga at the TOEI studio is roughly outlined. Real Yakuza and also their connections to the movie business are discussed, and many important actors and directors of the genres are interviewed. Former real yakuza boss turned actor Noboru Ando, Takashi Miike, Sonny Chiba and many more get a chance to speak.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-02-12
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Organized Violence
1967-02-25
Organized Violence
Overview: A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-02-25
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Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977-05-28
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Overview: When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-05-28
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963-10-20
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Overview: A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-20
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North Sea Chivalry
1967-06-29
North Sea Chivalry
Overview: Inosuke, a former gangster, and his friends struggle to make a living as simple fishermen in this tale of chivalry and friendship among yakuza in the northern regions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-29
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Game of Chance 2
1967-04-01
Game of Chance 2
Overview: Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to leave town and sell herself into prostitution. Bungo and Kenichi, in their search for Teruko, arrive in a new place and find work running a peddling stall for the upright Tatsumaki family. However, the drifting father and son soon find themselves caught up in a struggle for territory. Boss Negishi, the head of the yakuza family responsible for the death of the former Tatsumaki leader, will stop at nothing to take over the marketplace. Sickened by the injustice, Bungo takes on the rival boss knowing it might cost him his newly acquired freedom..
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-01
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978-06-03
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Overview: After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-06-03
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Taikoki
1987-01-01
Taikoki
Overview: Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966-08-13
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Overview: This is the sixth film in the "Abashiri Series," based on an original idea by Hajime Ito, and written and directed by Teruo Ishii of "Operation Big Bad" fame. The film was shot by Kiichi Inada, who also worked with Ito.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023-10-30
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
Overview: A rookie detective's friend is brutally murdered by the Japanese mafia, she must revenge for her and bring justice to the world, as an assassin.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-30
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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
2004-01-03
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
Overview: Part 3 of 4 about Sarutobi Sasuke
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-01-03
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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
2005-01-01
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
Overview: Final movie in the Sarutobi Sasuke Series. たのしいかったです。
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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The Visitor in the Eye
1977-11-26
The Visitor in the Eye
Overview: Komori Tiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day in training her coach hits the ball into her eye accidentally. She is taken to hospital but is advised that she will never regain the sight in her eye.
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-11-26
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The Navy
1963-08-13
The Navy
Overview: A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-13
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Shakespeare In Tokyo
2018-10-28
Shakespeare In Tokyo
Overview: An Australian Shakespeare fan with Down Syndrome sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo in order to get away from his overbearing older brother. Along the way he uses his knowledge of the Bard, his sketchbook and his wits to win the hearts of the people he meets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-28
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Yakuza Warfare
1991-11-09
Yakuza Warfare
Overview: Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival factions in the yakuza-stained region of Kyushu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-11-09
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990-12-31
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Overview: One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-12-31
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Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969-01-18
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
Overview: Kosaka Hiroshi is a small time swindler and the boss of a motorcycle gang in Shinjuku. Living only to make money, he never made the big time until he gets involved with a Yakuza's daughter. But when he gets involved in a scheme to blackmail a Yakuza gang and a land developer, he realizes he's gone way over his head…
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-18
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Game of Chance 3
1967-10-21
Game of Chance 3
Overview: Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his son Kenichi. Tired of running, the two settle in a mountain town. Bungo finds work as a lumberjack for the Iwasaki family and Kenichi becomes a student at the local elementary school. Regrettably, their good fortune doesn't last. The yakuza boss, Tomitaka, wants control of the town's lumber and is willing to destroy the Iwasaki to get it. Natsue, Kenichi's estranged no-good mother, returns wanting to take part in the boy's upbringing. And shortly thereafter, a mysterious stranger arrives in town to lay claim on Bungo's life...
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-21
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Cabaret
1986-04-26
Cabaret
Overview: A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.
Genres: Drama Crime Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-04-26
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Message from Space
1978-04-29
Message from Space
Overview: The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-04-29
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Sensei
1989-04-08
Sensei
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-08
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Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
2017-11-17
Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds
Overview: "National High School Photography Championship Tournament", also known as "Shashin Koshien" is an event held annually in Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan's town of photography. Every summer, Shashin Koshien decides which school has the best photography club. Oyama, Sakura, and Mirai from Kansai Academy in Osaka were encouraged by their advisor to join with the aim of letting them experience "a world where people who are challenged could see". Meanwhile, Tsubakiyama Shota, a senior at Sakuragaoka Gakuen in Tokyo is the only member of his school's photography club. Other members resigned thinking that photography won't help in getting them to a university. In spite of principal Saeki objecting to his plans, Shota was still eager to join, forming a team with his childhood friend and a junior volunteer. With over 500 schools all over the country, only 18 schools would be chosen to participate in the event. Competitors fight to capture the beauty of Japan and the human spirit.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-11-17
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Code of Ruffians
1965-12-04
Code of Ruffians
Overview: Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the scheming Ojika Group.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-04
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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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The Rugby Star
1976-05-15
The Rugby Star
Overview: The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, making this a family friendly affair. Sonny Chiba appears for about 7 minutes during the last third as a truck driver who comes to Jiro's rescue.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-15
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Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
2000-10-21
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
Overview: A musical- style comedy movie set in Hakata.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-10-21
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Legend of the Flying Swordsman
2000-05-11
Legend of the Flying Swordsman
Overview: The story about a young man whose drinking habit causes disaster for his family and himself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-05-11
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Fearful Witch
1962-12-16
Fearful Witch
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-16
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Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974-06-15
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
Overview: In the spring of 1945, Murakami, an apprentice officer, was ordered by the General Staff Headquarters to be assigned to the secret 33rd Eastern Unit, known only to the upper ranks of the General Staff. This is where secret warriors, spies and guerrillas, are trained. Eventually, a variety of training will be held, from pistols, karate, martial arts to pickpocketing wallets.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-15
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989-01-14
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Overview: Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as a spirit. The leading role is Tamba Tetsuro's biological son, Tamba Yoshitaka.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-14
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Mid-August Commotion
1962-08-22
Mid-August Commotion
Overview: A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-22
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おゝい雲！
1965-05-01
おゝい雲！
Overview: 1965 Toei Drama / Comedy
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-01
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Takeda Shingen
1991-01-01
Takeda Shingen
Overview: During the 16th century, Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of civil wars and the powerful warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Lord Takeda Shingen, a tremendous military genius.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Seven Samurai
2008-01-01
Seven Samurai
Overview: A remake of the 1954 classic 'Seven Samurai'. This was made available exclusively through Pachinko machines in Japan. The soundtrack is comprised of songs by The Rolling Stones.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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