Keiichirō Akagi
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Biography: Keiichirō Akagi (赤木 圭一郎), born Chikahiro Akatsuka (赤塚 親弘) was a Japanese actor. Akagi appeared in over 26 films in his short three-year career. Kenju burai-chō series and The Call of the Foghorn are Akagi's notable films. In 1958, he joined the Nikkatsu company. He landed the lead role for the first time in 1959 film Age of Nudity directed by Seijun Suzuki. In 1960, Akagi won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Akagi was one of the box office hitter of Nikkatsu company alongside Yujiro Ishihara and Akira Kobayashi. At around 12:20 PM on February 14, 1961, during a lunch break while shooting Gekiryū ni Ikiru Otoko, where he served as a replacement for injured Yūjirō Ishihara, Akagi was driving a go-cart brought by a salesman in the Nikkatsu studio but spun out of control and crashed into a steel door of a large tool warehouse at a speed of more than 60 km/h. He regained consciousness for a time, but on February 20 he fell into a coma again and died at 7:50 AM on February 21 of a subdural hematoma associated with a fracture of the cracked frontal bone, at the young age of 21. At the time, some of his family conceded to his funeral in the Soto Zen religion at the Dai-enji Temple in Suginami, Tokyo. Later on, his cremated ashes were moved to the Head Temple Taisekiji in Fujinomiya.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: May 08, 1939
Age: 86 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 21, 1961
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Umi no jōji ni kakero
Overview: 1960 action film.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-17
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The Wild Reporter
Overview: Seven years ago, Ishimatsu Toshio, a talented radio producer at Zen Nihon Hōsō, witnessed a crazed drug addict murder his wife and then commit suicide, though Toshio was able to save the lives of their two children. Just transferred from Shimizu to Tokyo, Toshio hopes to produce a program that will expose the drug trade in Tokyo. One day, Toshio stops into a noodle shop where he is mistaken for a drug dealer and passed a bagful of drugs. The real dealer arrives in time to follow Toshio home. That night Toshio is attacked by the dealer, who turns out to be Kenji, one of the children Toshio had saved. Kenji can't bring himself to kill Toshio, so he runs away and goes into hiding from the mafia. While continuing to investigate the drug trade, Toshio searches for Kenji to get Kenji's testimony for his program.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-27
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Crazy Jailbreak
Overview: A prisoner escapes from prison to find the real criminal.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-08
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The Cards Will Tell
Overview: A 1960 crime film
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-16
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Yuganda tsuki
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Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-28
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Age of Nudity
Overview: The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-07
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A Killer Without a Grave
Overview: Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is looking for an unaffiliated hit-man who is willing to handle some business. Nakata is just the right man for the job.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-11
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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Overview: When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight by a notorious killer named Gin of Colt, he is employed as a bodyguard by Yo Sangen, chief of a narcotics smuggling ring.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-02-14
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The Gun Like Lightning
Overview: Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just released from prison who has resolved to turn over a new leaf. He has returned, however, because of Keiko, his sweetheart, who he now finds is engaged to Noboru, a detective and son of Jinsaku, boss of the Otsu gang. That night at the night club, headquarters of the Highlight Group - which Noboru is investigating, Majima meets Joji who knows of his attempt to kill Jinsaku, and resolves to kill him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-05-14
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The Man with a Sinister Laugh
Overview: After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-06
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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.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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The Lost Diamond
Overview: Two men perform a robbery on an airplane before parachuting to safety, and a newspaper reporter attempts to solve the crime.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-18
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The Call of the Foghorn
Overview: A sailor is stuck in harbor due to an engine failure in his boat, and he learns that a friend of his has died, reportedly from suicide. He begins to investigate the matter himself, and finds there may be more to the story...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-09
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Downhill Youth
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-30
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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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Again
Overview: An anthology that embodies the essence of Toei action films with a stylish flair, this movie follows an aging hitman (Jō Shishido) on a quest to find a former rival he once shared the screen with. The story unfolds as he roams, creating a distinctive narrative.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-02-18
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Knock Down
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-20
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Machi ga nemuru toki
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-06
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Covered Wagon
Overview: A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's major islands, to Hokkaido, it's northernmost.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-22
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Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Overview: The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says that he is the younger brother of Colt Jo's killer. When Ryuji escaped difficulties with one blow knocking out the enemy's weapon, Sabu reveals that Colt Jo is in the hospital in Gifu. Ryuji decides to visit his old enemy. However, he does not know that this is a trap.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-12-03
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Beneath the Gallows
Overview: Who is the vicious criminal challenging the investigation team? Mysteries lead to more mysteries, and deductions lead to more deductions in this bizarre and terrifying thriller!
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-05
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