Shōtarō Hayashi
Biography: Japanese actor.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 21, 1934
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
1960-04-01
Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
Overview: First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-01
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Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
1959-10-09
Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
Overview: First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-10-09
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Brothers Serving Time
1969-05-03
Brothers Serving Time
Overview: While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-03
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Keepers of Order
1962-08-22
Keepers of Order
Overview: Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-22
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鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
1962-02-21
鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-21
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Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976-02-28
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Overview: Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way, stands a woman that loves him, his dead partner's brother, a corrupt cop, a motorcycle gang and every police officer in the Kanto region.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-28
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Mukōmizu no kenka kasa
1962-04-24
Mukōmizu no kenka kasa
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-24
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Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
1977-04-29
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
Overview: A Japanese geologist discovers that dinosaurs still exist in caves beneath the surface of a volcanic lake.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-04-29
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Kanto Street Peddlers
1969-11-08
Kanto Street Peddlers
Overview: Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into conflict with an unholy alliance of evil Yakuza bosses (Watanabe, Amatsu and Kawazu).
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-08
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982-06-05
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Overview: Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-06-05
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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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Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973-05-24
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Overview: Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their separate ways. With the help of a young mechanic, who's also on the lam, Ruriko tries to realize her dream of leaving the island of Japan behind. But the authorities are always one step behind her...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-05-24
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The Spear of Heroism
1961-06-17
The Spear of Heroism
Overview: Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or another. When spearmaster, Fuwa Mondo, a Ronin and all around happy guy stumbles into the plot, things get a little hokey-pokey.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-17
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The Three Magicians
1960-01-21
The Three Magicians
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Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-21
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The Beloved Imposters
1958-11-11
The Beloved Imposters
Overview: 1958 Mito Kumon movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-11
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Restoration Fire
1961-10-14
Restoration Fire
Overview: Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances and extremely good swordplay highlight this glimpse into the heart and soul of Japanese history. Although known as “Razor Blade” Hijikata, the vice-commander is a man of deep conviction with a little-known sense of humanity. Starting after the famed Ikedaya Incident, in which they saved Kyoto from Choshu’s plot to burn the city to ashes, they work hard to change the public’s view of them as merciless killers to their true mission of protecting the shogun. This is an extraordinary tale of blood and guts! From the pen of award winning author Shotaro Ikenami (Bandit Vs. Samurai, Hunter in the Dark, Misumi's The Last Samurai)
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-14
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Hikage-Mono
1972-11-22
Hikage-Mono
Overview: A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-11-22
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Haitoku no mesu
1961-08-06
Haitoku no mesu
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Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-06
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House of Gamblers
1970-03-29
House of Gamblers
Overview: Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time. Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-03-29
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Gray Sunset
1985-10-10
Gray Sunset
Overview: Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his affliction serves to deepen family ties. Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-10-10
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The Yakuza Awaits
1969-01-09
The Yakuza Awaits
Overview: Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-09
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Abekobe dōchū
1962-05-09
Abekobe dōchū
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-09
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A History of the Japanese Underworld
1968-01-14
A History of the Japanese Underworld
Overview: The hero tries to unite various gangs.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-14
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River Washes Away the Moon
1963-09-08
River Washes Away the Moon
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-08
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Girl Boss Guerilla
1972-08-12
Girl Boss Guerilla
Overview: Miko Sugimoto is the leader of the Red Helmet Gang, a biker girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over the local girl gangs there. Successful for a short time in ruling the streets it isn't long before Miko and her crew run afoul of the local Yakuza, and are forced to turn to Reiko Ike, a ronin Yakuza girl, and sister to one of the top Yakuza in Kyoto, for help, leading to a murderous showdown at a small coastal resort.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-08-12
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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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Uta matsuri akagiyama
1962-12-09
Uta matsuri akagiyama
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-09
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Harakiri
1962-09-15
Harakiri
Overview: Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-15
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973-01-13
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Overview: In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-01-13
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Gambling Den Heist
1975-06-21
Gambling Den Heist
Overview: After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-06-21
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Black Rain
1989-09-22
Black Rain
Overview: Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-22
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Father of the Kamikaze
1974-09-14
Father of the Kamikaze
Overview: Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-09-14
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Red Peony Gambler
1968-09-14
Red Peony Gambler
Overview: Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father's death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-09-14
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The Gambler's Law
1967-05-03
The Gambler's Law
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-05-03
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Sasuke and His Comedians
1963-12-11
Sasuke and His Comedians
Overview: Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named Sasuke with magical powers he says came from a meteor that crashed onto the Earth…
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-11
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The Fort of Death
1969-12-13
The Fort of Death
Overview: The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of attackers. Wakayama Tomisaburo is superb as an expert in killing and military tactics, who leaves his medical practice at a clinic for the poor in order to counter the vicious tactics of that vile lord.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-12-13
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969-02-01
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Overview: The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-02-01
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Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970-03-05
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Overview: Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-03-05
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964-01-01
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Overview: In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971-02-13
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Overview: Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and they promise each other to meet again a year later. However, Seijiro gets jailed for five years. Unable to find him, Shizue gets married to a yakuza boss who can help her family business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-13
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Gambler's Legacy
1969-12-27
Gambler's Legacy
Overview: A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-12-27
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The Viper Brothers
1971-06-01
The Viper Brothers
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Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-01
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Winter's Flower
1978-06-17
Winter's Flower
Overview: Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-06-17
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Woman Mobsters
1974-03-01
Woman Mobsters
Overview: Bank robbers steal 30 million yen and try to elude the cops and escape with the cash. Of the three, only one manages to avoid capture. Yoko, a female accomplice, is tossed in a women's prison where she meets Yuki, and the two of them manage to escape. Their plan is meet up with the robber who avoided capture, get ahold of the cash, and get for away from the big city.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-03-01
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Code of Wolves
1974-10-05
Code of Wolves
Overview: In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-10-05
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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969-10-01
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
Overview: Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harrassed by a gang of thugs. When the harrassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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Orgies of Edo
1969-01-09
Orgies of Edo
Overview: Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-09
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The Story of a Man Among Men
1984-11-17
The Story of a Man Among Men
Overview: During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-11-17
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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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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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Informal Dress
1972-10-12
Informal Dress
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-10-12
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Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976-01-31
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Overview: Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-01-31
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Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1972-05-27
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
Overview: A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-05-27
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Wicked Priest
1968-08-14
Wicked Priest
Overview: During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting, gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu waits to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test! /Winterheart of CG
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971-11-19
Trials of an Okinawa Village
Overview: A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle things.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-11-19
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Code Between Brothers 5
1967-08-12
Code Between Brothers 5
Overview: Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Family in Yokohama. However, when he confronts Shiotaro, the head of the rival family, Ryuji takes a liking to him. He ends up leaving his current family, and becomes close to Shiotaro like brothers swearing to become a full-fledged yakuza.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-12
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Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971-07-31
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Overview: Bunta Sugawara replaces Koji Tsuruta as the leading man for this sequel of Okoma, the Orphan Gambler.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-31
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Code Between Brothers 6
1967-12-23
Code Between Brothers 6
Overview: Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-23
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Code Between Brothers 2
1966-08-13
Code Between Brothers 2
Overview: The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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Yakuza of the Present
1973-10-27
Yakuza of the Present
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-10-27
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The Biggest Gamble
1969-09-14
The Biggest Gamble
Overview: When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-14
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Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974-02-02
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Overview: The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controlled the flesh trade in Japan for generations. When threatened by a competitor, they employ Saburai, a nihilistic ronin on the verge of self destruction. Blood gushes and limbs fly for anyone who stands against Saburai as he instills the Way of the Bohachi.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-02-02
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The Blazing Valiant
1981-12-19
The Blazing Valiant
Overview: Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living throughout most of Jo's life. Once the funeral was over, he missed the boat that was going to take him back home, and, because of an altered itinerary, he ends up stopping in a town for awhile -- striking up an acquaintance with a teenager and her grandfather when he captures their runaway horse. He would have been glad to leave after the proper amenities were completed, but the girl's journalist brother is murdered -- he was getting too close to wrapping a major news story. At that point, Jo and a friend cannot easily drop the matter as though nothing had occurred, and the two start to track down the source of the trouble -- a factory that makes poison gas for Third World buyers. Now their task is to dismantle the operation, prevent one train shipment from arriving at a transfer point, and find the journalist's killer.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-19
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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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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976-04-24
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
Overview: The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-04-24
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The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
1976-06-19
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Overview: Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after World War II.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-06-19
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A Gambler's Certain Death
1969-09-06
A Gambler's Certain Death
Overview: Part 7 in the Gambling Den series. This time Koji Tsuruta is a gambler who feels sympathetic towards a woman whose naive husband is driven to a debt trap by a rotten gambling den owner (Tatsuo Endo) and his dishonest card dealer (Isamu Nagato). The plot is standard stuff and features too much talk, but there's also a decent balance between melodrama and lyricism in the form and storytelling. Tsuruta was a perfect fit for these kind of roles, with the stoic and emotional sides nicely mixed in his screen persona.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-06
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The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973-09-01
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
Overview: Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live on after prison. Together, the two decide to blackmail the woman (Yoko Horikoshi) who hit Katsu, who happens to be the daughter of a rich company president (Seizaburo Kawazu). 6th film in a series of 8.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-09-01
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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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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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Dagger
1971-04-28
Dagger
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-04-28
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Sakura Official
1962-02-28
Sakura Official
Overview: As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-28
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The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975-03-01
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
Overview: The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + sidekick Takuzo Kawatani) whom he takes for friends in need as his naivety prevents him from seeing their true nature.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-03-01
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The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972-02-03
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
Overview: Part 3 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-02-03
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Road In the Mist
1963-04-06
Road In the Mist
Overview: Okinu, the beautiful daughter of a feudal lord, discovers her true identity and leaves her lavish life behind to avenge her birth father's death.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-06
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The Tattooed Hitman
1974-04-27
The Tattooed Hitman
Overview: The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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Shimmering Sword
1962-07-01
Shimmering Sword
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-01
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An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961-06-21
An Eagle Eyed Lord
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-21
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Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973-06-07
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Overview: Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-07
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Brave Red Flower of the North
1970-01-09
Brave Red Flower of the North
Overview: An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Since the death of death of her father, Yuki who has traveled from her home in the southernmost part of Japan must fight corrupt local officials seeking to fill her late father's post. As her life is in danger a mysterious rifleman, played by Takakura Ken watches from the shadows. Can she finish the work her dear departed father started in an untamed land?
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-09
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Chivalrous Nature
1965-08-01
Chivalrous Nature
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-01
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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975-01-15
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Overview: Toei studios last ninkyo eiga of the 70's.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-01-15
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972-03-04
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Overview: The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-03-04
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Hibari is Fashion Crazy
1961-12-15
Hibari is Fashion Crazy
Overview: Under a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. However, Omitsu, a woman who is thought to have gone insane after the sudden death of her father, openly disobeys this order and goes around town fancifully dressed. Unknown to all around her, Omitsu is merely acting, using her perceived madness to roam around town conducting her own secret investigation into her father's death. Will her skillful ruse help her to reveal the truth?
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-12-15
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