Tōru Abe
Biography: Toru Abe (安部 徹, Abe Tōru, 28 March 1917 – 18 July 1993) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1944 to 1985.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 28, 1917
Deathday: July 18, 1993
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Known For
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951-01-13
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Overview: A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.
Genres: Adventure History Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-01-13
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Once and For All Pt.２
1968-03-30
Once and For All Pt.２
Overview: Continuation of the film Once and For All about two yakuza brothers Joji and Goro.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-30
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Turbid Youth
1954-09-21
Turbid Youth
Overview: Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman Hayashi and seeked their own careers in the film industry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-09-21
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959-01-15
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Overview: After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-15
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Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964-01-01
Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949-06-04
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Overview: The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.
Genres: History Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-06-04
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Young Lord Yakuza
1961-06-11
Young Lord Yakuza
Overview: Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-11
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Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari
1979-09-28
Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari
Overview: Amsterdam, June 12, 1942. Anne celebrates her 13th birthday and begins her diary, which she calls Kitty. Hiding for two years from the German threat, the young girl writes about her idealistic views on the world, her ambitions, her fears and her first love, Peter.
Genres: Animation TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-09-28
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Blood Vendetta
1971-07-31
Blood Vendetta
Overview: The film tells about Masayoshi, a noble Yakuza who lives by the laws of honor and humanity, and who is bound by an oath to his brother in a conflict between the Gamblers' family and the Tekiya family.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-31
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Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
1971-06-10
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
Overview: End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was Jokichi from the Asami family, but Matsugoro from the Kuromatsu family, who wanted to become the greatest boss of the Kanhasshu yakuza, is trying to take over the textile market that Jokichi controls and intercept the fundraiser.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-10
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Phoenix
1956-06-14
Phoenix
Overview: Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she performed enthusiastically on the stage that night, attracting a crowded audience.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-14
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Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
1969-11-22
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Overview: Beginning of the Showa era, Takasaki City in Joshu (Gunma Province). Gambler Inufushi Yoichi continues to lose at Takamasa's gambling house. The authoritative female gambler Ai gives him money and advises him to think seriously about his life. She has to leave Takamasa because of him. She travels to Tomioka for advice from Matsumiya Seiji, who previously helped her. However, the latter is killed due to a conflict with the Kaizu-gumi yakuza family, making his wife Tane a widow...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-22
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Aniki
1962-01-27
Aniki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-27
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Family Crest: Die Like a Man
1969-03-15
Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Overview: The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the revenge of the youngest one when his siblings were killed by a rival vicious yakuza boss. The first in the two part Daimon series.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-15
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Hawk of the Harbour
1967-08-12
Hawk of the Harbour
Overview: A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harassed by the yakuza.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-12
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Underworld Beauty
1958-03-25
Underworld Beauty
Overview: The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-03-25
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Victory and Defeat
1960-04-27
Victory and Defeat
Overview: After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in top form and is ranked number one, for a title fight, but his comrade Hata (Kojiro Hongo) is not happy with this choice, and so he moves to the gym run by the criminal businessman Goda (Toru Abe) and burning desire to beat Yamanaka.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-27
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Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
1971-10-27
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
Overview: In the 1970s, the Japanese youth emancipation also found its way into the yakuza (crime) societies. A Girl Boss may have a choice between bikes, and between boyfriends. But she has to defend her choices the hard way, as her triumph and power over the girls' gang is questioned by her female rivals, and the all powerful Yakuza Boss. She inspires loyalty to her girls, and to men to the extent of many of them literally giving their lives for her - in a world of knife and gun fighting, bike and car chasing, and violent death.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-27
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Otome no iru kichi
1945-04-01
Otome no iru kichi
Overview: Japanese war movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-04-01
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Passion to Soar
1941-11-30
Passion to Soar
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Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-11-30
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Bad Angel
1960-03-15
Bad Angel
Overview: One of the earliest of subeban/ girl boss type eiga
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-15
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Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962-04-06
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-06
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Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974-06-15
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Overview: Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who offer her a deal to assassinate some revolutionaries.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-15
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The Blind Menace
1960-09-01
The Blind Menace
Overview: This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-01
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Main Street in the Underworld
1964-04-25
Main Street in the Underworld
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-25
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Gonin no totsugeki tai
1961-04-26
Gonin no totsugeki tai
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Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-04-26
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Gang's Upward Strategy
1965-12-18
Gang's Upward Strategy
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-18
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Back Stairways
1965-02-06
Back Stairways
Overview: A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-06
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970-01-26
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Overview: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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The Two Bodyguards
1968-08-24
The Two Bodyguards
Overview: Film directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-24
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An Outlaw
1964-04-05
An Outlaw
Overview: Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-05
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Fangs of Vengeance
1965-06-25
Fangs of Vengeance
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-06-25
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Take Aim at the Police Van
1960-01-27
Take Aim at the Police Van
Overview: A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-27
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Okatsu the Fugitive
1969-10-01
Okatsu the Fugitive
Overview: Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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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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Gunman's Alley
1961-08-06
Gunman's Alley
Overview: Nitani is an undercover drug enforcement agent in Kobe who not only busts two rival drug gangs but also helps one of the more decent hoodlums find the killer of the hood's brother.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-06
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Orders from Hell
1964-01-09
Orders from Hell
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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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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The School Deviate Waru
1973-03-31
The School Deviate Waru
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-03-31
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The Incident at Takanodai
1973-07-29
The Incident at Takanodai
Overview:
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-07-29
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The Great Duel
1964-06-03
The Great Duel
Overview: A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-03
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Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967-09-15
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-15
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968-01-13
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Overview: Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is the textbook example of a bad idea - especially when the collateral damage starts to tick him off.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-13
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Man Who Causes a Storm
1957-12-28
Man Who Causes a Storm
Overview: Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-28
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The Scarred Crest
1964-08-01
The Scarred Crest
Overview: A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-01
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Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
1974-10-18
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
Overview: Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-10-18
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Master Fencer Sees the World
1960-10-16
Master Fencer Sees the World
Overview: A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style of light comedy, in the center of which is a young man who has a master license menkyo kaiden in the art of swordsmanship, but weak against lies and women. A remake of Bungaku no Issue, shot by Sadao Yamanaka in 1933.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-16
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Greatest Boss Of Japan
1970-04-18
Greatest Boss Of Japan
Overview: A man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to rule the underworld in order to develop the port city.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-04-18
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Tale of Scarlet Love
1963-08-11
Tale of Scarlet Love
Overview: Assistant Police Inspector Saburo Tatsuno, a former jazz pianist, is assigned to uncover a narcotics ring. But he falls victim to the seductive wiles of Maki, the beautiful night club singer and one of the leaders of the ring. One by one, Maki's discarded lovers vanish and Tatsuno faces a similar fate. Tatsuno confesses to his identity under torture and this leads to the murder of his undercover colleague. He realizes that his career is ruined and this, plus Maki's charm, induces him to join the smugglers. Before submitting his resignation, however, he leads the police on a wild-goose chase while a big narcotics transaction is taking place in another part of town, and this puts him among the leaders of the underworld. When Maki turns her attention to a youthful singer, Tatsuno realizes that he has gambled his whole life and lost. So he stabs the tantalizing beauty, and is in turn shot down in a gangland revenge killing.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-11
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Ballad of Orin
1977-11-19
Ballad of Orin
Overview: A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-11-19
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Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1969-06-21
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
Overview: Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges before confronting her greatest rival. While longing to live and love like other women, she realizes that she can never have a normal life, her sword which she holds on to like a security blanket will always come between her and such a life...
Genres: Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-21
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Wharf Temperament
1961-10-14
Wharf Temperament
Overview: The story of male friendship unfolding during a boxing match between the navigator, who took responsibility for the accident and went ashore from the ship, and a young docker, whom he loves like a younger brother.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-14
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The Militarists
1970-09-11
The Militarists
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-09-11
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Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu
1961-09-23
Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu
Overview: Strife between competing lumber mills.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-23
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Duel at Fort Ezo
1970-02-09
Duel at Fort Ezo
Overview: 1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a secret treasure add up to the adventure.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-02-09
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Hitori tabi
1962-06-24
Hitori tabi
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-24
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Forever a Woman
1955-11-23
Forever a Woman
Overview: Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-11-23
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Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses
1972-12-02
Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses
Overview: The Tokugawa new Shogun is not interested in women. A nobleman with the help of a lady thief replaces the Shogun with a double, while he learns about love. But the double finds pleasure not only in women, but in his new status.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-12-02
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Order of Yakuza
1962-12-26
Order of Yakuza
Overview: Order of Yakuza
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-26
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Abashiri Prison
1965-04-18
Abashiri Prison
Overview: Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of climates.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-18
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Blind Woman's Curse
1970-06-20
Blind Woman's Curse
Overview: Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.
Genres: Crime Horror Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-06-20
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The Homely Sister
1967-10-28
The Homely Sister
Overview: In the 19th century Edo period, sisters Oshizu and Otaka have sacrificed their personal happiness to work and care for their ailing father. Otaka falls in love, but can’t accept a marriage proposal since her older sister needs to marry first. When Oshizu learns of this decision, she takes matters in her own hands.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-28
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A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969-02-01
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
Overview: Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-02-01
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Hana no shôgai
1953-10-14
Hana no shôgai
Overview: In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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Hanran
1954-01-03
Hanran
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-03
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The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
1953-10-27
The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
Overview: In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the steward of Kakukura, Kurokawa Senjiro, was Tamaki Daisaburo, who was skilled with a handgun. Daisaburo had granted protection to the charcoal maker, Miyoshi, safeguarding a few mountains passed down from their ancestors. Daisaburo's elder brother, Iori, who had completed his training in Edo, saved Kakukura's only daughter, Koyumi, on his way back home. However, while Daisaburo rushed to Iori's aid after Koyumi was attacked by Kurokawa and his men, their family home was set ablaze.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-27
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When a Woman Loves
1959-09-24
When a Woman Loves
Overview: Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-24
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100 Gamblers
1969-05-14
100 Gamblers
Overview: Set in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss takes over his territory, takes over and takes revenge on his nemesis.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-14
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The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947-04-01
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
Overview: The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's corpse however, was infested with deadly bacteria and the men have only 30 hours left to live...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-04-01
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Peonies And Dragons
1970-01-15
Peonies And Dragons
Overview: Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due to Tatsuo's sudden illness, Ryuichi had money problems, and he became dependent on the head of the local tekiya and finds himself involved in the tekiya war with the Yakuza.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-15
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Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders
1969-12-17
Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders
Overview: Japanese crime film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-12-17
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Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
1966-02-02
Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
Overview: After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-02
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The Hoodlum Brothers
1965-08-25
The Hoodlum Brothers
Overview: A crime film released in 1965
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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Wrath of Daimajin
1966-12-10
Wrath of Daimajin
Overview: In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-10
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Who is in the Background?
1959-12-06
Who is in the Background?
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-06
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Chivalrous Pride
1969-09-13
Chivalrous Pride
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Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-09-13
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Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
1963-12-28
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-28
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I Will Challenge
1959-04-08
I Will Challenge
Overview: Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his late father and become a champion when, during training, he becomes embroiled in a murder case. His school friend is involved in the case, and Akira also becomes the target of villains...
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-08
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Red Flowers of Hell
1961-05-03
Red Flowers of Hell
Overview: 1961 gangster film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-03
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Utau abarenbō
1962-12-26
Utau abarenbō
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-26
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The Shogun's Vault
1964-08-13
The Shogun's Vault
Overview: Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot to steal government gold from the Shogun's vault. A tough fighter, he has to show his ability in order to keep from getting himself killed by the prisoners, too. Co-starring some of the biggest name in movies at the time, including Kataoka Chiezo and Tanba Tetsuro this film is loaded with surprises. From the opening moments when prisoners carry out their own form of justice, killing a crooked ex-constable, it is clear that this is the work of a visionary filmmaker.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-13
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Female Yakuza Tale
1973-06-06
Female Yakuza Tale
Overview: Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-06
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Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965-07-14
Life of Matsu the Untamed
Overview: A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-14
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Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
1956-12-27
Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
Overview: A film about sumo wrestler Wakanohana Kanji I. He was nicknamed "Devil of the dohyo" due to his excellent fighting spirit and endurance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-27
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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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Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
1967-04-08
Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
Overview: During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a small town. But he does not know that his prowess has already attracted envious attention and that Senzo, the boss of the local gang, plans to have him killed. Seiji, the disowned son of the innkeeper, has run up a big gambling bill and, to settle it, the hoodlums decide to kill him. He is saved, however, by Hanako, star of the dancing troupe also staying at the inn. Gengo meets Hanako and learns that the troupe cannot open their show because the local police corruptly demand too much of the receipts. After another fight, Gengo sees the police-chief on behalf of the troupe, but is refused. So he suspects that the police and the hoodlums are implicated with each other. There seems no way to open the show until they hear that the governor is coming to the town for a local banquet. They appeal to him and he promises to investigate. It is decided that a duel will settle the matter...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-08
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Tokyo Story
1953-11-03
Tokyo Story
Overview: The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-11-03
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新風
1945-12-13
新風
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-12-13
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Furankī no uchūbito
1957-03-27
Furankī no uchūbito
Overview: Dr. Kinoshita, whose rocket experiments had been a series of failures, discovers a strange flying saucer zooming through the night sky at super speed. He contacts the newspaper about it, but the editor dismisses him, saying he's gone mad and doesn't take him seriously at all. This is the imaginative sci-fi comedy "Frankie 14," featuring a groundbreaking and innovative story with flying saucers of unparalleled rarity and the appearance of artificial satellite people produced from single cells.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-03-27
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The Inheritance
1962-02-16
The Inheritance
Overview: A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-16
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Minami kaze
1951-09-14
Minami kaze
Overview: 1951 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-09-14
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Foul Play
1955-01-03
Foul Play
Overview: Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-03
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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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The Gambling Nun
1971-09-07
The Gambling Nun
Overview: A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to gambling and challenges the racketeer threatening to sell the place to a game.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-07
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Cobra 2
1976-06-26
Cobra 2
Overview: Japanese crime film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-06-26
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Love Letter
1953-12-13
Love Letter
Overview: A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-13
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With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961-11-01
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Overview: Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes to Tokyo in 1926 from faraway Kagoshima to join the Tokyo police force. His closest friend is Nihei, a farmer's son from Tohoku who becomes the steadying influence on headstrong Henmi.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-01
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The Portrait
1948-08-03
The Portrait
Overview: The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-08-03
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I Have the Sun in My Back
1963-04-07
I Have the Sun in My Back
Overview: Shigeru is a young man who works as a window cleaner. His older brother Kenzo has just returned from prison and is determined to start life anew. But a battle for leadership within his old gang causes him to be framed for murder. Shigeru sets out to uncover the truth to clear his name.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-07
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Yasen kangofu
1953-07-14
Yasen kangofu
Overview: Japanese war drama.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-07-14
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The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962-04-07
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
Overview: The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-07
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Tattooed Temptress
1968-04-13
Tattooed Temptress
Overview: Tonomura has a singular taste in women. He likes them, but he wants them tattooed. To this end, young Osayo has herself decorated with a celebrated flying-angel pattern and in this way brings much pleasure to her patron. A young hoodlum named Shinnosuke also covets the tattooed maiden. He, decorated with the design of a famous thief, finally gets to her and she responds as she rarely does with her older lover. Also in love with her is a young girl named Okimi who has herself tattooed with a courtesan design just to please the older woman. Having done so, however, she becomes fair prey to the tattoo-loving Tonomura who loses no time in seducing her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-13
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The Third Ninja
1964-03-01
The Third Ninja
Overview: Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-01
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Kingorô no omawari-san
1956-11-14
Kingorô no omawari-san
Overview: Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-14
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快傑耶茶坊
1956-04-18
快傑耶茶坊
Overview: 1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-18
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The Man From the Sea
1962-07-08
The Man From the Sea
Overview: Japanese action film.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-08
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The Lonely Olympics
1983-03-20
The Lonely Olympics
Overview: This is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the Montreal Olympics in a single scull (a single-seater boat). Every night he stays up all night playing mahjong and drinking. Masao lives his life aimlessly, and even the university he got into after failing the entrance exam twice is on the verge of repeating the year. One day, a high school classmate and friend who graduated from Tokyo University and got a job at a top bank is invited to his wedding reception, and Masao is invited as well. However, Masao feels uncomfortable with the glamor of the surroundings, and when Rie, who is also attending, comforts him, he blurts out, half-jokingly, that he might compete in the Olympics.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-20
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Battle of Roses
1950-10-28
Battle of Roses
Overview: A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-10-28
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Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin
1954-12-13
Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin
Overview: 1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-12-13
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The Fearless Avenger
1972-10-10
The Fearless Avenger
Overview: Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by Yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an important commemoration not be further disturbed. Though now even more of an outcast, Jokichi is asked by another Yakuza boss, Umezo, to guard Oyuki, the wayward daughter of Juzaburo. The tragic consequences of this assignment will lead him into a deadly trap and a final confrontation with Chogoro.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-10-10
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Karate Wars
1978-01-01
Karate Wars
Overview: Maki travels from Japan to Hong Kong and Thailand in order to show the superiority of Japanese karate to those countries' native to martial arts.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Harbor Rats
1957-08-21
Harbor Rats
Overview: A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were oppressed by arrogant captain and his officers. The crews caused an uprising. A manager of stevedore ordered his employee leader to suppress an uprising...
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-21
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Human Target
1971-09-15
Human Target
Overview: At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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Jubilation Street
1944-06-08
Jubilation Street
Overview: The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-06-08
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Tokyo no Kodoku
1959-05-12
Tokyo no Kodoku
Overview: A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rookie of the Year honors and love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-12
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Lunar Eclipse
1956-12-19
Lunar Eclipse
Overview: A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, which depicts the image of a group of young people in the agony of mistrust, love and hate with a powerful touch.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-19
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Black Thief
1964-12-24
Black Thief
Overview: Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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Street of Violence
1950-02-26
Street of Violence
Overview: An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-02-26
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Tokyo Ninja Force
1966-02-12
Tokyo Ninja Force
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-12
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Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968-11-30
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Overview: The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group using strong-arm tactics to take over the profits from local gambling. When he proves to be more than they can handle, they hire the one man who has the ability to kill Shinkai and exact revenge, Ryotatsu, the karate priest whom Shinkai blinded in the first film. This ultra-violent entry has long been considered the best movie in the series and never made its way to home video before. See a spectacular display of Wakayama Tomisaburo’s martial art expertise in this action packed film. The Holy Grail of sword movies has arrived at last! /Winterheart of CG
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-30
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Wolf Escort
1969-07-31
Wolf Escort
Overview: Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-31
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Great X
1948-05-07
Great X
Overview: A 1948 Japanese film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-05-07
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The Black Current
1954-08-31
The Black Current
Overview: A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the missing Akiyama JNR president was found dead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-31
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The Last Samurai
1974-09-20
The Last Samurai
Overview: The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-09-20
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Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963-08-09
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Overview: After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-09
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King of the Widow-Killers
1971-02-25
King of the Widow-Killers
Overview: The third installment of the Emperor series, starring Tatsuo Umemiya as the man who rules the night world. Hiroshi rose through the ranks in Tokyo by fighting with women. However, when he returned to his hometown in Kyushu for his father's memorial service, his gambling partner Masa not only confiscated Hiroshi's store and bankbook, but was also saddled with debts in Hiroshi's name. Although Hiroshi was angry, he made a decision and decided to start over using his body. Starting with a female designer, he battles an antique art dealer, Master Nagauta, a female doctor, and many others, and finally battles a rich man's widow.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1967-06-17
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-17
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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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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965-10-31
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Overview: Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-31
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The Boy Who Came Back
1958-06-29
The Boy Who Came Back
Overview: Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-29
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Champion Woman Gambler
1968-09-21
Champion Woman Gambler
Overview: Ninth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-09-21
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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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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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Flame and the Code
1966-03-05
Flame and the Code
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-05
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Secret Information
1968-05-14
Secret Information
Overview: A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-05-14
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Penitentiary Brothers
1969-07-26
Penitentiary Brothers
Overview: Authentic action drama of modern gangsters.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-26
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Rampaging Dragon of the North
1966-10-22
Rampaging Dragon of the North
Overview: The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-22
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Cops vs. Thugs
1975-04-26
Cops vs. Thugs
Overview: When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-26
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Demon Pond
1979-10-20
Demon Pond
Overview: When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-10-20
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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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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965-07-10
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Overview: Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-10
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Blood of Revenge
1965-09-18
Blood of Revenge
Overview: Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running, tame his late oyabun’s hot-blooded son and suffer the throes of his impossible love for beautiful geisha Hatsue.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-18
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The Blossom and the Sword
1973-11-17
The Blossom and the Sword
Overview: Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-11-17
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Wolves of the City: Checkmate
1970-01-09
Wolves of the City: Checkmate
Overview: This is the sixth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-09
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Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971-12-29
Wolves of the City: First to Fight
Overview: Pinku from 1971.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-12-29
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The Ninja Hunt
1964-09-05
The Ninja Hunt
Overview: Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional barons struggling to reinstate their young heir Tanemaru as their Lord.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-05
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The Domain
1964-08-13
The Domain
Overview: The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-13
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The Eagle and the Hawk
1957-09-29
The Eagle and the Hawk
Overview: In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew of a rusty cargo ship Kaiyo Maru. One is a troublemaker with bad attitudes, Senkichi Nomura, who pursues an enemy in order to take revenge for his father's death. The other is Keizo Sasaki, a buff, eagle-eyed man on board for a certain mission.
Genres: Action Drama Crime Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-29
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969-08-13
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Overview: Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-13
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The Swindlers
1970-12-30
The Swindlers
Overview: Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-30
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The Man of Seven Faces
1960-04-26
The Man of Seven Faces
Overview: Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-26
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Brothers of Capones
1970-05-23
Brothers of Capones
Overview: Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows his first venture to Japan with gangster brothers Frank (Shingo Yamashiro) and Joe (Fumio Watanabe). And being chased by gangster and the FBI, including the granddaughter of Eliot Ness. The whole thing is a good amount of fun, the performances especially (Wakayama, Yamashiro, Watanabe in a rare heroic role), making this one of routine director Takashi Harada’s best pictures.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-23
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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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The Classroom of Terror
1976-07-01
The Classroom of Terror
Overview: Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school to deal with a gang of disruptive students led by Hiroshi Tachi.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-07-01
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Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
1971-10-01
Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
Overview: A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-01
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Hoodlum Soldier
1965-03-18
Hoodlum Soldier
Overview: A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
Genres: Action War Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-18
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Rub Out the Past
1966-08-26
Rub Out the Past
Overview: A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-26
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Code Between Brothers
1966-04-23
Code Between Brothers
Overview: Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-23
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Eleven Gangsters
1963-01-15
Eleven Gangsters
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-15
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On the Road Forever
1964-08-08
On the Road Forever
Overview: A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-08
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Daring Girls
1969-06-27
Daring Girls
Overview: Comedy about sexy chambermaids at a hot spring resort.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-27
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965-01-12
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Overview: Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-12
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Desperate Hoodlum
1968-11-02
Desperate Hoodlum
Overview: Second part of the Zenka mono series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-02
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Men in a Rough Town
1959-01-28
Men in a Rough Town
Overview: An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-28
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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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Storm Party
1964-10-21
Storm Party
Overview: Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-21
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Love is Lost
1956-02-05
Love is Lost
Overview: Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-05
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The Last Betrayal
1960-07-10
The Last Betrayal
Overview: A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-10
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Crossroad
1956-03-14
Crossroad
Overview: Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-14
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The Flesh Is Weak
1957-10-29
The Flesh Is Weak
Overview: A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-29
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Kanto Wanderer
1963-11-23
Kanto Wanderer
Overview: Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-23
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He Killed Dad
1961-01-09
He Killed Dad
Overview: The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murdered. Kunio sets out on a manhunt to avenge his father and will stop at nothing until he finds the killer. Setsuko, Kunio's fiancée, is unable to keep up with the lunacy that Kunio stirs up and finds comfort with another man - his brother, Akira.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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Monk's Paradise
1971-07-31
Monk's Paradise
Overview: A genius gambler and born hunter is a Buddhist monk by occupation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-07-31
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Inn of the Floating Weeds
1957-01-09
Inn of the Floating Weeds
Overview:
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-09
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The Silk Hat Boss 2
1970-11-21
The Silk Hat Boss 2
Overview: The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-11-21
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Fangs of Night
1958-01-15
Fangs of Night
Overview: A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and uncover a shady group of criminals with a sinister plot.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-15
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The River Fuefuki
1960-10-19
The River Fuefuki
Overview: In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-19
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Tales of Ginza
1955-09-14
Tales of Ginza
Overview: In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-14
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967-04-20
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Overview:
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-20
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The Boss
1965-01-03
The Boss
Overview: Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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A Lively Geisha
1970-08-01
A Lively Geisha
Overview: Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's business is facing, she stands ready to come to his aid, and thus repay a debt that's long overdue.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-01
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Bury Me Deep
1963-06-08
Bury Me Deep
Overview: A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by the passion of a writhing woman.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-08
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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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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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Sinking the Unsinkable
1944-03-23
Sinking the Unsinkable
Overview: Japanese Warmovie
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-03-23
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The Young and Bad
1962-09-09
The Young and Bad
Overview: Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to all. As he drives down the Usui Pass, headed toward his summer house in Karuizawa, a girl in red heels, wearing nothing else but a coat jumps in front of the car.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Jungle Block
1960-06-15
Jungle Block
Overview: A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-15
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The School Cap
1963-12-15
The School Cap
Overview: A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions. One of the customs is the wearing of an old school cap by a senior. It is a symbol of courage and bravery and is handed down to a new senior each year.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-15
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Dancing Sisters
1957-01-03
Dancing Sisters
Overview: It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-03
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Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973-06-23
Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
Overview: Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-23
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Wait for Tomorrow
1960-10-26
Wait for Tomorrow
Overview: Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-26
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Code Between Brothers: All New
1970-04-10
Code Between Brothers: All New
Overview: When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family. Sides are taken and lines are drawn. Meanwhile, a rival family with a land dispute with the Nakano starts pulling strings behind the scenes...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-04-10
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Night Mist Makes Women Cry
1962-02-04
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
Overview: A love melodrama.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-04
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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978-09-09
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Overview: The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-09
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Tarao Bannai
1978-04-08
Tarao Bannai
Overview: Legendary detective returns
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-04-08
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The Murder Corps
1975-05-24
The Murder Corps
Overview: A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of Japan.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-05-24
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Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
1968-01-27
Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
Overview: Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has toward their yakuza boss and brothers. A railroad line brings changing times to a community. Because Tetsu can't stand by and allow a bunch of yakuza men to molest women, it forces him to battle it out with a knife wielding rival, the unfortunate incident leads to his boss losing face and him having to leave the family to protect it. But the rival family won't stop until they destroy Tetsu who will risk life and love for his brothers.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-27
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Three Gamblers
1967-01-12
Three Gamblers
Overview: Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-12
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Gamblers and Racketeers
1964-12-24
Gamblers and Racketeers
Overview: Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-24
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The Rambler Returns Home
1962-08-12
The Rambler Returns Home
Overview: Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-12
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The Champion
1957-05-01
The Champion
Overview: Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date. (source: Nikkatsu International)
Genres: Action Romance Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-05-01
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Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979-12-22
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Overview: Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet music into the ocean. Momojiro helps her by diving in to collect the sheets for her and ends up falling in love.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-12-22
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The Imperial Navy
1981-08-08
The Imperial Navy
Overview: A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971-01-13
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Overview: Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-01-13
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The Cross of Vengeance
1969-05-24
The Cross of Vengeance
Overview: Film with Junko Miyazono.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-24
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Admiral Yamamoto
1968-08-14
Admiral Yamamoto
Overview: As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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The Street Without Sun
1954-06-24
The Street Without Sun
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-24
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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
1970-11-11
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Overview: Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-11-11
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Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
1971-02-25
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
Overview: As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above. Before he can do anything for the townspeople, he must first face his nemesis, Whipmaster, the blind Priest, a master killer thirsting for revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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Flower Cards Chivalry
1967-03-10
Flower Cards Chivalry
Overview: An absolutely astonishing art house ninkyo yakuza film. Wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with old man. They are both arrested by detective. A year later gambler is staying with gangster boss when he comes across that woman and her partner again. Boss lusts for both her and his own daughter, while the boss's crazy yakuza brother loves his daughter, who, in turn, watches the player and wants to destroy the people standing in her way. And here lies one of the film's remarkable departures from the standard ninkyo efforts: it doesn't have a third party villain, nor a clear distinction between good and evil. It's bursting with romantic emotion and wrenched with gritty realism, shot with striking black and white compositions, and explodes into shocking carnage. It has lengthier, more detailed gambling scenes than any other yakuza film I've seen. And it has a heartbreakingly beautiful score. You could call it the Ashes of Time of ninkyo yakuza films. A masterpiece!
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-03-10
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Lord Mito
1978-12-23
Lord Mito
Overview: One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-12-23
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Yakuza of Seki
1963-11-20
Yakuza of Seki
Overview: A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-20
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The Killer
1971-05-05
The Killer
Overview: A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge on a giant alliance of organizations. This film is amongst the last "straight" yakuza films made at Nikkatsu before the studio's switch-over to pinku eiga.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-05-05
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Rumba of Passion
1950-12-29
Rumba of Passion
Overview: Drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-12-29
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Lovers Lost
1982-06-12
Lovers Lost
Overview: A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-06-12
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Gun Number Zero
1959-04-28
Gun Number Zero
Overview: Eric, an American, arrives at an international tourist hotel and loses his self-defense Colt. It was Kudaira, a beggar, who discovered it, and immediately sold it to Matsuko - another pauper. Soon, the weapon that moves from hand to hand, becomes a tool of many crimes.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-28
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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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Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963-05-12
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-05-12
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Duel of the Underworld
1963-07-13
Duel of the Underworld
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-13
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Hell's Kitchen
1962-10-12
Hell's Kitchen
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-12
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Delinquent Street
1972-02-22
Delinquent Street
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-02-22
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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955-11-16
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Overview: From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-11-16
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Yurusareta ichiya
1946-12-24
Yurusareta ichiya
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-12-24
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Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957-07-30
Jûnana-sai no teikô
Overview: Kanako is an intelligent and beautiful girl in her third year of high school, but there was a dark shadow. Raised by her father, Jusaburo, who is the owner of the Matsukawa troupe, she grew up without knowing the love of her mother. She has been on stage since she was a child, but oneday she cried and complained to her father, and she stopped going to school. In a mock exams, Kanako overtook her classmate Tetsuji to take the lead. That evening, Kanako went to the Yasue Theater in the neighboring town with Eikichi, and saw the affair of her stepmother, Yumi, who should have been resting due to her illness. The man ran away in a hurry, and Yumi confessed that Kanako's mother, Miyako, had also run away for the same reason...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-30
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Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
1974-01-15
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
Overview: Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-01-15
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Jigoku no hatoba
1956-03-04
Jigoku no hatoba
Overview: A battle for a large sum of money unfolds on the docks near a steel mill in a foggy atmosphere. Manzo, an engineer on the verge of retirement, witnesses two men shooting each other and collapsing on the quay while his assistant Shinsuke is away.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-04
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Koina no Ginpei
1961-08-27
Koina no Ginpei
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-27
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Nuregami botan
1961-02-08
Nuregami botan
Overview:
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-08
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My Blood is the Blood of Others
1974-10-12
My Blood is the Blood of Others
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-10-12
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Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
1969-03-29
Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
Overview: Japanese crime film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-29
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Fearless Opposition
1958-05-07
Fearless Opposition
Overview: This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-05-07
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Medal from the Devil
1967-07-29
Medal from the Devil
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-29
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Melody of Crime
1964-03-15
Melody of Crime
Overview: Pro boxer Aoshima Toru is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and given three months to live. He uses his prize money to pay the medical expenses for a young boy with polio. But when Toru learns from his fiancee Itsuko that his own mother has died, things take a turn for the worse.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-15
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Rikidozan: Man of Fury
1955-12-27
Rikidozan: Man of Fury
Overview: The story of legendary Korean-Japanese wrestler Rikidozan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-27
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The juvenile
1955-10-18
The juvenile
Overview: A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-10-18
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Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961-12-01
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
Overview: A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two boys eventually face each other in the ring.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-12-01
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Tatsumaki kozō
1960-01-11
Tatsumaki kozō
Overview: Tommy, a tornado boy who arrived at Arima Onsen in search of his father, whom he separated from when he was young, meets a girl named Eiko after driving away a group of thugs causing trouble at a variety show venue. Additionally, a drifter named Nanajo, impressed by Tommy's skills, approaches him with a story about a smuggling ship sinking off the coast of Kobe...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-11
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群集の中の太陽
1959-03-18
群集の中の太陽
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-18
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青春蛮歌
1959-08-30
青春蛮歌
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-30
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Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando
1972-05-16
Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando
Overview: This is the Fifteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-05-16
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