Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira, born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is Maito Gai (マイトガイ, "Might Guy").
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Akira TakedaWhile Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political...
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
as uncreditedIn the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a...
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Genzui KusakaSaheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He...
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
as Akira TakedaAs Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under...
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
as Akira TakedaShozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family,...
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The Call of Blood
as Ryôta AsariTwo brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
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Rusty Knife
as Makoto TeradaUdaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district...
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
as uncreditedWith a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the...
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Violent Streets
as Yazaki RyujiWith a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back...
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Retaliation
as Kojiro SamukawaEmerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has...
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The Elder Sister
as Goro FujikawaFollows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.
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The Rambling Guitarist
as TakiArriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the...
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The Perfect Game
as Sôji ÔkiCollege students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the...
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The Gate of Youth
as uncreditedMainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his...
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The Guitarist from the Sea
as uncreditedPlans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza...
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Black Tight Killers
as Daisuke HondoDaisuke Honda, a war photographer in Vietnam, meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a stewardess on his plane...
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Shura Group Part 2
as uncreditedRyuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the...
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Three Rogues
as uncreditedTwo lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when...
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The Singing Gunman
as uncreditedFourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend...
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Hungry Soul, Part II
as Akira OgouchiA continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to...
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100 Gamblers
as uncreditedSet in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss...
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Code of Wolves
as uncreditedIn gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his...
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The Rambler in the Sunset
as uncreditedThe young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu...
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A Legend of Turmoil
as Shuji OtakiA story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned...
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Operation Plazma in Osaka
as uncreditedAmidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's...
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Father of the Kamikaze
as uncreditedVice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to...
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Hungry Soul
as Akira OgouchiReiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi,...
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Shura Group
as uncreditedRemake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
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Dice and Swords
as uncreditedThe year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything...
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The Rough One
as YujiA tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a...
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The Flower and the Angry Waves
as uncreditedA young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before...
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Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu
as uncreditedStrife between competing lumber mills.
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Punishment of a Lawless Villian
as uncreditedIn the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong...
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The Champion
as CameoEikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club...
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Exiled to Hell
as Koiso KikujiIt is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the...
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The Gate of Youth Part 2
as uncreditedMid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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Zorome no San Kyoudai
as uncreditedIn Osaka, a family sets up shop in Tsuruhashi. Trouble brews for three brothers – Jinzuke,...
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The Plateau Man
as uncreditedJapanese Western set at a mountain ranch in Kyushu.
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Kanto Wanderer
as KatsutaHandsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it....
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Farewell to Southern Tosa
as uncreditedStory of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.
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Immortal Guy
as uncreditedKosuke Suzuki was presumed dead after boss Toseikai Setouchi lynched him and threw him into the...
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Young Breasts
as uncreditedA delinquent young man (Kobayashi Akira) from a wealthy family decides to get in on a...
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Three Seconds to Zero Hour
as Yabuki“I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic,...
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Diamonds of the Andes
as uncreditedRomantic action film set against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. Jiro Ibuki has...
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The Rambler under the Southern Cross
as uncreditedIn the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back...
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The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
as uncreditedSet in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to...
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The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
as Koji HimuroAs a foreign gambling ring tries to take over the Japanese underworld, Himuro the ace gambler...
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Shura Group Part 3
as uncreditedRyuji Inahara changed the name of the Inahara-gumi to the Inahara-kai, and accordingly unified...
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Records of Bloodshed
as Minoru NojiriPost World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military....
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I Will Challenge
as uncreditedAkira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of...
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The Rambler Rides Again
as ShinjiIn this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to...
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Gambling is My Destiny
as uncreditedShadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make...
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The Yakuza Code Still Lives
as Akimitsu HojoAfter spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new...
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Love in the Air
as Shōji SatakeSatake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate,...
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Bloody Territories
as Yuuji Komatsu, Oonogi Clan senior memberA once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group...
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The Boy Who Came Back
as uncreditedNobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break...
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The Angry Rambler
as uncreditedFourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
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Again
as uncreditedAn anthology that embodies the essence of Toei action films with a stylish flair, this movie...
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Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
as One-eyed IpponmatsuNonaka Tetsugoro, a substitute for the Aoi group, held a flower party to celebrate the complete...
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He's the Witness
as uncreditedTakuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the...
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Who's The Real Killer
as JiroHarsh film about a car dealer who gets into financial trouble.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Akira TakedaThe 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four...
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The Murder Corps
as uncreditedA violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front...
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Return of the Vagabond
as uncreditedThe 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler,...
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The Black Gambler
as uncreditedPlace your bets! Koji Himuro (Akira Kobayashi) is a makeout artist with unparalleled gambling...
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The Tokyo Mighty Guy
as Jirô ShimizuMega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a...
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Dynamite ni Hi o Tsukero
as uncreditedAn action masterpiece about Might Guy Akira, a hot-blooded man who explodes against the backdrop...
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Sign of the Jack
as Yuji HanamuraHanamura, widely known in gangland a professional trouble shooter has the sign of the Jack...
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Duel in the Storm
as Seijiro TamimuraIt is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to...
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The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
as Bannai TaraoTarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was...
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The Poem of the Blue Star
as uncreditedMight Guy Akira's unique action drama depicts the bizarre fate of a young doctor who vows to...
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The Rambler Goes North
as uncreditedIn the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back...
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Peonies And Dragons
as uncreditedYakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost...
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Greatest Boss Of Japan
as uncreditedA man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to...
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Bastards Without Borders
as Shinsuke HenmiCounterfeit Japanese dollars are connected to a large-scale underground drug organization. An...
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Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
as Masaaki KagariKagari (Akira Kobayashi), a scout and overseer of Ginza bar hostesses, receives an urgent phone...
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Friendship of Jazz
as Minoru HataKenichi, who lives like a stray dog among fellow gangsters, finds his love for the first time...
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Fearless Comrades
as uncreditedThe first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but...
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Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
as Ginza WhirlwindThe Ginza Whirlwind (Akira Kobayashi) attempts to solve a murder.
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Women's Police
as Masaaki KagariAround Ginza there is a night-city of bars and cabarets, hostesses, customers. Assisting to keep...
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The Dragon of Macao
as RyuRyu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand...
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Road to the Don Theatrical Version
as uncreditedA young yakuza experiences various conflicts, tactics, betrayals, rules, etc. in the gangster...
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Badge of the Night
as uncreditedA noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose...
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Women's Police: Part II
as Masaaki KagariMasaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) is the recruiter and protector of hostesses at the Club Rose. ...
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The Rambler Returns Home
as Hiroshi TakiFinal installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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Wind of Volcano
as uncreditedAn airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route...
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若い豹のむれ
as uncreditedA blockbuster youth action film that explodes with the charm of Maiko Guy and Akira, based on...
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Tokyo no Kodoku
as uncreditedA coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for...
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Women's Police: Swirling Butterflies
as Masaaki KagariAboard a night ferry in the Inland Sea, Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi), a young tough, who...
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The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
as uncreditedThe fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling...
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The Guitarist and the Rancher
as uncreditedRambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old...
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Tale on Tokai Chivalry
as uncreditedThe film is set in Fukagawa in the early Showa period and depicts a fateful confrontation...
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My Sweetheart
as Director SudoIt had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by...
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Traveling Alone with a Guitar
as uncreditedKobayashi Akira stars as a wandering musician, who lost his brother and lover to dishonest rival...
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The Black Scar
as uncreditedA yakuza frames another yakuza who goes to jail for 5 years. When he is released he goes to seek...
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Emperor of Upheaval
as uncreditedThe anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his...
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A Wandering Gambler
as uncreditedKoji Himuro, a brilliant gambler, was killed by his brother and lover for discovering cheating...
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The Killer
as uncreditedA former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a...
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Rambling in the Sea
as uncreditedSeventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist".
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The Reckless One
as uncreditedKosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has...
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新遊侠伝
as uncreditedIn this town, Kagosuke and Ryukichi of the Okamoto family, who are deeply committed to the...
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Taiheiyō no katsugiya
as uncreditedTetsuji Tachibana was fired as a pilot after Jim gave false testimony in an accident caused by...
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Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands
as uncreditedThe series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of...
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Falcon
as uncreditedWorried about the state under heaven and lamenting the decadence of Bushido, the shogunate...
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