Hideo Murota

Born: 1937-10-07

Hideo Murota (7 October 1937 – 15 June 2002) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 100 films. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his role in Original Sin (1992). In 2002, he passed away from lung cancer at the age of 64.


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Kagemusha

as Nobufusa Baba
Released: 1980-04-26

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to...

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Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Released: 1970-01-26

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant...

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

as New Commandant of Camp
Released: 1983-05-28

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese...

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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

as Okizaki
Released: 1972-08-25

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom...

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Wolf Guy

as Sanuki
Released: 1975-04-04

Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his...

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Shogun's Samurai

as Sagenta Nogero
Released: 1978-01-21

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

as Hideo Hayakawa
Released: 1973-09-25

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family,...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

as Keisuke Nakahara
Released: 1973-04-28

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally...

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Samurai Reincarnation

as Priest Inshun Hozoin
Released: 1981-06-06

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for...

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Lullaby of Death

as uncredited
Released: 1982-10-09

Following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them.

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Hiruko the Goblin

as Watanabe
Released: 1991-05-11

A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment...

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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

as Kazushige Osone
Released: 1974-12-07

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who...

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Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

as Kusaka
Released: 1974-05-21

Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully...

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Station

as Shigeru Morioka
Released: 1981-11-07

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in...

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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

as uncredited
Released: 1982-06-05

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties...

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A Night in Nude

as Care taker
Released: 1993-12-18

Jiro is a Tokyo man who offers a stand-in service where he'll do "anything". A woman claiming to...

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The Executioner

as Boss
Released: 1974-08-10

Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-15

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under...

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A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

as uncredited
Released: 1973-07-04

After a desperate gang of ex-soldiers and gamblers meet in a fistfight in occupied Ginza they...

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Hunter in the Dark

as uncredited
Released: 1979-06-17

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill....

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Graveyard of Honor

as Yasuo Matsuoka
Released: 1975-02-15

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his...

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Dead Angle

as uncredited
Released: 1979-07-04

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the...

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A Fugitive from the Past

as Pressman
Released: 1965-01-15

Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses...

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Violent Streets

as Mochizuki Kunihiro
Released: 1974-04-13

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back...

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

as Okizaki
Released: 1972-12-30

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent...

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The Beast to Die

as Hideyuki Kashiwagi
Released: 1980-10-04

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi,...

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Yakuza Graveyard

as Hidaka
Released: 1976-10-30

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in...

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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

as Gushikawa
Released: 1976-09-04

Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent...

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G-Men in the Pacific

as Komori
Released: 1962-04-22

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to...

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Gonin

as Shikine
Released: 1995-09-23

Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as...

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An Adolescent

as Shozo
Released: 2001-09-28

Incredibly indolent cop Tomokawa spends his time making fun of his mentally challenged friend...

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

as Takeo Akamatsu
Released: 1975-11-01

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of...

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Rape and Death of a Housewife

as Taizo Eguchi
Released: 1978-07-08

Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a...

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Karate Bear Fighter

as uncredited
Released: 1975-12-27

Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when...

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A Taxing Woman

as Jukichi Ishii
Released: 1987-02-07

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering...

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Karate Warriors

as Nisha
Released: 1976-04-10

Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.

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Street Mobster

as Miyahara
Released: 1972-05-06

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza...

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The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

as Momoi
Released: 1993-10-08

Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.

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Doberman Cop

as Officer Jirō Takahashi
Released: 1977-07-02

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly...

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Black Rose Mansion

as Kyohei's son - Wataru's brother
Released: 1969-07-30

A feverishly perverse 1969 film noir oddity starring female impersonator Akihiro Maruyama. When...

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Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha

as uncredited
Released: 1999-02-20

Remake of Chusei Sone's 1983 comedy about a yakuza family trying their luck in show business.

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Black Angel

as Mitsuru Amaoka
Released: 1998-05-30

Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a...

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The Last Kamikaze

as uncredited
Released: 1970-10-29

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step...

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Blackmail Is My Life

as Seki
Released: 1968-02-28

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the...

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Sympathy for the Underdog

as Shark
Released: 1971-01-12

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to...

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Sure Death 4

as Yahei Hirano
Released: 1987-06-06

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled...

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The Bad Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1968-05-06

The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It...

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The Tattooed Hitman

as Takeshi Daito
Released: 1974-04-27

The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war,...

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Wolves, Pigs & Men

as Iwasaki's henchman
Released: 1964-08-26

Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home,...

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Truck Rascals III: Homesick Ichibanboshi

as uncredited
Released: 1976-08-07

Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.

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Postwar Secrets

as uncredited
Released: 1970-06-04

Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel...

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The Second Is a Christian

as Kuroiwa
Released: 1985-09-14

The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very...

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Cabaret

as Kosakai
Released: 1986-04-26

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this...

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A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse

as Yûzô Shikauchi
Released: 1975-01-29

A sly gangster hatches a plot against his own wife, who works at a brothel-cum-bathhouse, with...

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Karate Bullfighter

as uncredited
Released: 1975-08-09

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a...

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Proof of the Man

as uncredited
Released: 1977-10-08

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail...

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Heaven and Earth

as Obu
Released: 1990-11-24

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal...

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Those Swell Yakuza

as uncredited
Released: 1988-06-11

Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him,...

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The Threat

as Sabu
Released: 1966-02-17

Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an...

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Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

as Kuroda
Released: 1973-05-24

Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more...

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Cops vs. Thugs

as uncredited
Released: 1975-04-26

When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their...

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Curse of the Dog God

as Ryusaku Tarumi
Released: 1977-06-18

A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and...

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Seven Days War

as Segawa
Released: 1988-08-13

A community is in turmoil when junior high schoolers barricade themselves in an empty factory to...

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Farewell to Rock'n Roll

as uncredited
Released: 1973-09-25

There is an ongoing war between two Girl Gangs, the Akabane 100 Club and the Ikebukuro Cavalry....

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Violent Panic: The Big Crash

as uncredited
Released: 1976-02-28

Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way,...

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Japan Organized Crime Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1969-07-08

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang...

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Dogra Magra

as Dr. Wakabayashi
Released: 1988-10-15

A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum...

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Amagi Pass

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-01

A fifteen year old boy travels through the Amagi Pass, he encounters some strange people, one of...

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Abunai Deka

as Marumi
Released: 1987-12-12

When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing,...

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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

as uncredited
Released: 1998-06-27

Sequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'

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The Rapacious Jailbreaker

as uncredited
Released: 1974-12-07

Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But...

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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

as Tatsuzo
Released: 1974-12-28

When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter,...

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Tale of Japanese Burglars

as Saiki, News reporter
Released: 1965-05-01

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a...

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The Yakuza Code Still Lives

as Tsuneyuki Okimoto
Released: 1976-12-04

After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new...

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Karate for Life

as uncredited
Released: 1977-05-14

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in...

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The Kamikaze Guy

as uncredited
Released: 1966-06-04

An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.

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A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

as uncredited
Released: 1969-02-01

Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling...

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Play it, Boogie-Woogie

as Owner of Queen Elizabeth
Released: 1981-04-07

A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in...

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Bloodstained Clan Of Honor

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-31

It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created...

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The Chivalrous Life

as uncredited
Released: 1967-05-30

Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work...

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Deep Throat in Tokyo

as Takehiko Sakuma
Released: 1975-12-05

Kumi Taguchi is a model who leaves her boxer boyfriend after he sustains an injury. She meets...

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Sensei

as Head of Yamamoto
Released: 1989-04-08

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The Bodyguard

as uncredited
Released: 1973-06-30

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press...

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Violent Fraternity

as uncredited
Released: 1974-11-01

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's...

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Original Sin

as Hideki Tsuchiya
Released: 1992-10-20

Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of...

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Dog Whistle

as uncredited
Released: 1978-03-31

In this crime thriller produced by Toshiro Mifune (who has a supporting role), hard-boiled Shiro...

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What's Up Connection

as uncredited
Released: 1990-09-15

When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of...

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The Private Police

as uncredited
Released: 1969-09-06

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an...

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Father of the Kamikaze

as uncredited
Released: 1974-09-14

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to...

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Karate Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1973-10-13

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the...

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Jeans Blues: No Future

as Hayakawa
Released: 1974-03-30

Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile,...

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Bu-ra-i no onna

as uncredited
Released: 1988-04-28

A group of friends get together to remember a decessed classmate. One of them is a detective who...

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

as uncredited
Released: 1971-08-13

Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand...

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Rise and Fall of Chivalry

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-21

A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.

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Terror Beneath the Sea

as Henchman
Released: 1966-07-01

While covering a test of guided torpedoes, two reporters believe they see what appears to be a...

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Women in the Mirror

as Mr. Goda
Released: 2003-04-02

Three women who share memories of the Hiroshima disaster try to uncover the hidden family ties...

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Dissolution Rites

as uncredited
Released: 1967-03-31

Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in...

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Nerai uchi buraikan

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-06

1962 Japanese movie

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Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

as Hirata Yayoi
Released: 1974-01-15

Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister.

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Yakuza Skirmishes

as uncredited
Released: 1972-09-29

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively...

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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

as Harimoto
Released: 1965-07-10

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to...

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Shimane Prison Riot

as Prison guard
Released: 1975-06-07

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites...

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King of Sha-kin

as Okamitsu
Released: 1997-10-11

In late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life meet by chance. They team up to...

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Theater Of Life

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-29

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.

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Isola: Multiple Personality Girl

as Old victim of the Great Hanshin Earthquake
Released: 2000-01-22

When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe...

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Festival Champ

as uncredited
Released: 1976-05-29

Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls...

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Parole

as Amano
Released: 1967-10-21

Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.

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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

as uncredited
Released: 1968-06-01

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys...

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Fuyu Monogatari

as uncredited
Released: 1989-04-15

Based on the comic by Hidenori Hara.

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The Lady in a Black Dress

as Tateoka
Released: 1987-03-14

A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar...

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Code of Wolves

as uncredited
Released: 1974-10-05

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his...

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The Murder Corps

as uncredited
Released: 1975-05-24

A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front...

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Island of the Evil Spirits

as Inspector Isokawa
Released: 1981-10-03

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he...

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Snake Woman's Curse

as Saiji
Released: 1968-07-12

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man...

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Fossilized Wilderness

as uncredited
Released: 1982-04-17

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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-11

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts...

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Third Generation Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1974-08-10

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small...

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It's Easier Than Kissing

as Mr. Kaji
Released: 1989-01-28

After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

as uncredited
Released: 1972-10-25

Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment...

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A Legend of Turmoil

as Takashi Oda
Released: 1992-01-15

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned...

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The Drifting Gambler

as uncredited
Released: 1970-04-18

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

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Curtain Call

as Taizo Oomori
Released: 1984-07-14

Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko...

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A Savage Beast Goes Mad

as Shimosaka
Released: 1976-05-15

Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. His company then learns that he has...

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Lake of Illusions

as Yazaki
Released: 1982-09-11

A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and...

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Prison Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1968-04-18

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

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The Second Bullet is Marked

as uncredited
Released: 1960-01-27

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

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Organized Violence II

as Detective Sawai
Released: 1967-06-29

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Love on a Daily Basis

as uncredited
Released: 1988-12-17

The lives of a young yakuza and his girlfriend.

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Rampaging Dragon of the North

as Gen Ashida
Released: 1966-10-22

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza...

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Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

as uncredited
Released: 1993-05-08

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Talk of the Town Tora-san

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-27

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect...

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The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

as Akira Nishimoto
Released: 1976-06-19

Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after...

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Duel of the Underworld

as uncredited
Released: 1963-07-13

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Endless Waltz

as uncredited
Released: 1995-10-07

Biopic about jazz saxophonist Kaoru Abe (Ko Machida) and his wife, noted writer Izumi Suzuki...

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The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup

as uncredited
Released: 1971-09-14

This is the thirteenth film in the series.

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The Lucky Status Symbol

as uncredited
Released: 1972-06-09

Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is...

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The Classroom of Terror

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-01

Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a...

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Beretta M92F Bombshell

as uncredited
Released: 1990-11-09

Koichi Iwaki plays a cool hitman!

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Company Buggers

as uncredited
Released: 1975-08-09

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and...

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Danger Point: The Road to Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1991-10-11

Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last...

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A Charming Devil

as uncredited
Released: 1965-05-15

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1974-06-01

With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the...

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Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-25

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The Smart Aleck Ten

as uncredited
Released: 1977-02-26

Based on the comic by Toshiya Masaoka.

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G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves

as uncredited
Released: 1960-07-20

G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his...

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A Tender Place

as Masayoshi Izumi
Released: 2001-07-14

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and...

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The Law of Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1982-08-30

At a restaurant called Anrakutei on an island is a wasteland surrounded by moat and swamp. The...

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Ready to Shoot

as Ryu
Released: 1990-11-17

A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in...

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The Viper Brothers and the Young General

as uncredited
Released: 1975-03-01

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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-20

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of...

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Let Him Rest in Peace

as tokuda otomatsu
Released: 1985-06-14

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young...

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The Seburi Story

as Kuzushiri
Released: 1985-05-11

The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy...

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Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-01

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13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

as Warden Akae
Released: 1975-03-08

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and...

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Operation Plazma in Osaka

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-31

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's...

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If You Were Young: Rage

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-27

If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on...

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

as Yakuza
Released: 1965-10-01

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of...

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

as uncredited
Released: 1970-08-14

Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a...

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Yokosuka Navy Prison

as uncredited
Released: 1973-11-17

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he...

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Gang's Upward Strategy

as uncredited
Released: 1965-12-18

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A Kawachi Rascal's Song

as uncredited
Released: 1976-11-17

Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white...

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The Setting Sun

as Yamami Gou
Released: 1992-09-15

A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the...

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Quarreling with Yakuza

as uncredited
Released: 1973-03-03

Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most...

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Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

as Mr. Miracle
Released: 1966-08-03

TULIP (The Undercover Line of International Police) is a New York-based international police...

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The Fighting Rascal

as uncredited
Released: 1979-02-24

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The Desperate

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-18

A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its...

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South to the Horizon

as Kazuyuki Kiryu
Released: 1986-08-30

Tetsu gets into an argument with some Okinawa yakuza and is murdered by them. His brother Ryo...

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The Machine Gun Dragon

as uncredited
Released: 1976-02-28

Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine...

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

as Masuo Nozaki
Released: 1974-12-28

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a...

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Gambling Den Heist

as Kumakichi
Released: 1975-06-21

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-13

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a...

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Gang Warfare

as uncredited
Released: 1972-04-14

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Kidnapping Blues

as Drunken Guest
Released: 1982-10-09

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to...

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Organized Violence

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-25

A war breaks out on the streets between rivalry Yakuza clans.

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Passion

as uncredited
Released: 1992-04-25

A man tries to mend his past by helping his best friend’s sister.

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Zankokuna tsuki

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-27

1962 Japanese movie

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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

as Igarashi
Released: 1972-10-25

The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s...

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Chinpira Jingi: Gokuraku Tonbo

as uncredited
Released: 1994-12-09

A college graduate, a gutless office worker and a crunchy yakuza live together from a slight...

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Gambler's Farewell

as Koike
Released: 1968-02-09

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading...

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Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-01

Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.

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The Island Closest to Heaven

as Kyuzo Nishio
Released: 1984-12-15

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven"...

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Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

as uncredited
Released: 1971-04-15

Exciting fights between the police and a crime syndicate over the secret of poison gas.

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The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September

as Vane
Released: 1982-06-05

Ryo once rode with a biker gang; ever since his friend Tetsuji died riding in September, he's...

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Otoko Michi 5

as uncredited
Released: 2001-05-11

The conflict that broke out due to the expansion of the power of the Ninryukai was further...

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Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting

as uncredited
Released: 1971-09-18

This is the Twelfth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between...

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Merciless Blade Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1953-06-03

The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

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Emperor of Kita Dark Court Legend

as uncredited
Released: 1996-11-21

The third 'King of Kita' film.

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Kukai

as uncredited
Released: 1984-04-13

The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of...

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Jingi

as uncredited
Released: 1991-12-21

Based on the comic by Ayumi Tachihara

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Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza...

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The Cheating Underworld

as Barman
Released: 1968-08-14

Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yens.

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Reformatory Buddies

as uncredited
Released: 1974-03-30

Third film in the series.

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Story of a Nymphomaniac

as (uncredited)
Released: 1975-10-14

Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader....

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The Eighth Enemy

as uncredited
Released: 1961-12-15

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Code Between Brothers: All New

as uncredited
Released: 1970-04-10

When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss...

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Great Jailbreak

as Daichi
Released: 1975-04-05

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a...

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Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta

as uncredited
Released: 1984-09-29

High school movie

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Military Comfort Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1974-07-17

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese...

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Captain Ultra: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1967-07-21

In the latter half of the 21st century, Captain Ultra and the crew of his ship the Mighty...

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The Story of a Geisha

as uncredited
Released: 1977-08-27

In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.

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The Gambler's Counterattack

as Kawashima
Released: 1971-10-14

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang...

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Goodbye, Flickmania

as uncredited
Released: 1979-05-26

Set at the height of the Japanese student rebellion in 1968, the film tells the story of the...

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Scoundrel Boss

as Daigoro Koiwa
Released: 1975-10-18

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Killing Melody Lady Smith

as uncredited
Released: 1990-12-28

A painfully splendid adventure has begun!

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The Armed Organization

as uncredited
Released: 1971-11-10

Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji...

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End of Our Own Real

as uncredited
Released: 1997-07-19

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A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-01

A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from...

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Professional Killers

as Matajûrô Mineyama
Released: 1973-06-09

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone...

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Yakuza Zombie

as uncredited
Released: 2001-02-15

Yakuza Zombie opens with an introduction to a mysterious Yakuza graveyard deep in the forest,...

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Nerves for Victory

as uncredited
Released: 1966-08-26

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars...

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Otoko Michi 2

as uncredited
Released: 2000-08-04

The second instalment depicting the fateful confrontation of Takizawa.

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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

as uncredited
Released: 1996-06-27

A yakuza movie directed by Eiichi Kudo

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The King of Minami 6

as uncredited
Released: 1995-09-01

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Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-16

1962 Japanese movie

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Confinement Naburu

as uncredited
Released: 1989-05-06

Pinku distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu.

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Nanmin Road

as uncredited
Released: 1992-06-13

The story of four Vietnamese people moving to Japan.

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The Rickshaw Man’s Son

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-01

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to...

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The Hoodlum Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1965-08-25

A crime film released in 1965

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Shura ga Yuku 2

as uncredited
Released: 1996-02-10

A small group of men stigmatized for killing the gang leader tries to survive the group and take...

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48 Hours of Prisoner Op Tracking

as uncredited
Released: 1991-02-08

Dirty Hero Takuro Kanzaki appears in a life and death murder game!

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Scratched License

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-11

A former safe-breaker, a former yakuza , and another young "Toshiro" Ryo (Aikawa) are planning...

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浅草の侠客

as uncredited
Released: 1963-07-31

Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken...

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King of Sha-kin 2

as uncredited
Released: 1997-10-11

A normal banker decides to take on the loan sharks and yakuza.

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I Want it, I Want it, I’m Dying

as uncredited
Released: 1995-11-25

There are rumors that “a mysterious woman who is very good at SEX will appear” in a small hot...

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The Man Gang

as Principal Ryuji Shirai
Released: 1975-09-20

Based on the comic by Tetsu Kariya.

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Shura's Barbarian King

as uncredited
Released: 2001-01-01

Fumihiko Saizonoji , a man who lost everything in the plot of a bank and a general contractor...

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Shiosai

as uncredited
Released: 1985-10-10

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love....

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Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

as uncredited
Released: 1986-10-10

Ayumi Ishida won the Blue Ribbon for the Best Actress.

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古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

as Ryūzō Kitagami
First aired: 1983-02-19

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Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-10-04

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Professional Killers

as Guard Kawachi
First aired: 1972-09-02

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an...

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Inazuman

as Captain Salar
First aired: 1973-10-02

Ban Daisuke of Kikaida fame takes the lead role in this classic series pitting a college student...

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Three Sisters

as Masuma Kyunosuke
First aired: 1967-01-01

The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the...

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Wind of the Ryūkyū Islands

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-10

The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of...

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前略おふくろ様

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-10-17

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