Kanpei Hazama
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: July 20, 1949
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Gozu
Overview: Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-11
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Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
Overview: Junko Mihara is full of mysterious charm and is involved in ambitious work.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-11
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Gokudo Steak II
Overview: The second in the popular series that fully incorporates martial arts action!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-02-14
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Gokudo Steak
Overview: Youth Action V-Cinema
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-06-14
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Gokudo Steak III
Overview: A deadly battle with mercenaries and a confrontation with big brother Yazaki!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-11-13
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Kitaro
Overview: Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from the evil attacks from another world. He finds that a magical ball that controls all powers had been brought into the human world, and stops it from falling into the wrong hands.
Genres: Fantasy Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-28
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Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Overview: Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Cage Song before they vanish into thin air. Kitaro and his friends investigate these mysterious cases when they meet Kaede Hiramoto, a high school girl who finds herself involved in this mystery. With the help from the librarian of Yokai Library, they find out that the curse was caused by an evil Yokai that was released from 1,000 years of sealing. To save Kaede, they are to gather the 5 ancient musical instruments and perform the ritual to seal the evil Yokai again, which has to be done within 48 hours!
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-07-09
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Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip
Overview: Akira and Hiroshi are two lowlives who work at a pachinko parlour. Hiroshi is a ladies' man but always loses at pachinko. Akira is a virgin at 25 but always wins. Hiroshi tries to get Akira laid with little success but things change when Akira is informed of a 88 million yen inheritance. But only if he can get married.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-12-24
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Osaka Hamlet
Overview: A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their outgoing mother and weak-willed uncle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-10-21
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Osaka Wrestling Restaurant
Overview: Ricky aspires to be a famous chef. But rival restauranteur Dragon wants him to fail. So when Ricky's brother suggests that he combine Osaka wrestling with Hong Kong cuisine, his restaurant strikes gold and wins rave reviews, but Dragon swears revenge. Overview: Ricky is a canteen handyman, his goal was to be a famous chef. His boss, One-Eye Dragon, was really mean to him and wanted to kill Ricky. Ricky went to Osaka and looked for his brother Mike. Mike suggested that he wanted to match up Osaka wrestling with the food from Hong Kong. And Mike taught in person the techniques of Osaka wrestling. Famous eating expert Chau visited the restaurant. Mike made the steamed dumpling for Chau to taste and was highly praised. The steamed dumpling attracted all the older customer and the business boomed again. But jeopardy rose! Dragon decided to "do it all", and brought a time bomb into the restaurant...
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-06
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Out
Overview: When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she strangles her brutish husband and disposes of the body parts, piece by piece. She's soon joined by three down on their luck housewives who murder their own husbands and find various ways to hide the evidence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-19
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School Wars: Hero
Overview: Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most disruptive students among its members.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-18
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The Boss' Wife
Overview: The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-11-19
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The Racketeer Ishimatsu
Overview: Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-04-10
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Sing Salmon Sing
Overview: High school student Kasumi Ogino is a member of the school choir and after years of praise for her singing voice thinks she is the absolute bee’s knees. When the object of her desires, classmate and photographer Junichi Makimura, asks Kasumi is he can photograph her singing she accepts, thinking this means she is beautiful as well. However the end result is a comical shot of Kasumi with her mouth wide open, which Makimura likes to a hungry salmon! Distraught by the ensuing humiliation, Kasumi quits the choir, until she is encouraged to return by an unlikely counsel - the brutish leader of thuggish rival all male choir, Hiroshi Gondo.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-04-05
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Three for the Road
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-11
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Ambition Without Honor 3
Overview: Third part in the yakuza series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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Let's Shoot Ridiculously
Overview: Takashi Kashiwagi, who once participated in Koshien as a high school baseball player, is now a member of the Mutsumi Imai Federation
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-10
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A Cheerful Yakuza
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Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-14
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