Kaku Takashina

Born: 1919-02-22


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Story of a Prostitute

as Makita
Released: 1965-02-27

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service...

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Retaliation

as Oribe
Released: 1968-10-05

Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has...

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The Gun Like Lightning

as Yukichi
Released: 1960-05-14

Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just...

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Love in Ginza

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-04

Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with...

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Hitoribotchi no futari daga

as uncredited
Released: 1962-11-03

1962 Japanese movie

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Underworld Beauty

as Ozawa
Released: 1958-03-25

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen...

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Punishment of a Lawless Villian

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-25

In the early Meiji era, two contrasting craftsmen, who had been bound by a ten-year strong...

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Heat Wave

as Takeshu
Released: 1991-02-09

Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi...

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Mahjong Horoki

as Deme Toku
Released: 1984-10-10

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all...

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Man Who Causes a Storm

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-28

Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is...

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Brother and Sister

as uncredited
Released: 1953-08-19

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with...

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The Vampire Doll

as Genzô
Released: 1970-07-04

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and...

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Birth of a Fighter

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-04

A young boss proves his right to rule his gang.

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Lightning

as Bus Driver
Released: 1952-10-09

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her...

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Endless Desire

as uncredited
Released: 1958-11-18

Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a...

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The Singing Gunman

as uncredited
Released: 1967-06-28

Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend...

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Outlaw: Gangster VIP

as Kyûzô Shimamoto
Released: 1968-01-13

Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime...

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Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-25

1962 Japanese movie

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Return of the Vagabond

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-23

The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler,...

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Massacre Gun

as Aoki
Released: 1967-09-06

Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover....

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Black Tight Killers

as Detective Toyama
Released: 1966-02-12

Daisuke Honda, a war photographer in Vietnam, meets Yuriko Sawanouchi, a stewardess on his plane...

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Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-29

Japanese crime film

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Smashing the 0-Line

as Chiba
Released: 1960-06-25

Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and...

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The Man of Victory

as uncredited
Released: 1967-02-25

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Robot Detective: The Movie

as Daizo Shiba
Released: 1973-07-18

Robot Detective K and his human colleagues battle the criminal organization BADDO. Theatrical...

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Kanto Wanderer

as Yakami
Released: 1963-11-23

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it....

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Cell No. 8

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-15

A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their...

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Tattooed Life

as Tsuneyoshi
Released: 1965-11-13

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his...

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The Guys Who Put Money on Me

as Kawamura
Released: 1962-12-09

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young...

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Voice Without a Shadow

as uncredited
Released: 1958-10-22

Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued...

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A Warm Misty Night

as Senkichi
Released: 1967-03-11

When Toru Sagara (Yujiro Ishihara) returns home from a foreign cargo route, he proposes to his...

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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

as uncredited
Released: 1960-02-14

When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a...

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Policeman's Diary, Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1955-11-16

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

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I Hate But Love

as uncredited
Released: 1962-07-09

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves...

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The Long Death

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-12

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned...

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Outlaw: Black Dagger

as Igawa
Released: 1968-12-28

A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the...

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Gambling Kitten

as Boss Arikawa
Released: 1965-07-28

Arikawa runs a transport company. But this is only a front for his gambling house. Yuriko is a...

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Jigoku no yoru wa makka da ze

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-22

1962 Japanese movie

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Wind of Volcano

as uncredited
Released: 1960-05-28

An airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route...

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Hana to ryu

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-26

Hana to ryu: Toshio Masuda directed movie

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Ruthless Gambler

as uncredited
Released: 1969-06-28

Unlike traditional gangster movies, it is a gangster swashbuckler that mixes romance and...

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Tiger of the Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1964-08-14

A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.

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Girl Boss: Broken Justice

as uncredited
Released: 1969-02-22

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The Flower and the Angry Waves

as uncredited
Released: 1964-02-08

A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before...

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The Flower and the Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1964-11-11

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji...

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The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill

as uncredited
Released: 1965-10-08

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He Killed Dad

as uncredited
Released: 1961-01-09

The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is...

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Inn of the Floating Weeds

as uncredited
Released: 1957-01-09

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Outlaw: Heartless

as Hashizume
Released: 1968-08-01

Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) was indebted to Mitsugimoto. Sawada, a low rank yakuza with a...

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Teenage Yakuza

as Detective
Released: 1962-06-20

A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a...

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Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

as uncredited
Released: 1958-04-29

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the...

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Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-23

In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like...

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Living by Karate

as uncredited
Released: 1961-04-16

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

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The Heartbreak Yakuza

as uncredited
Released: 1987-09-12

A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both...

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零戦黒雲一家

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-12

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Machi ga nemuru toki

as uncredited
Released: 1959-05-06

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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy

as Gyukichi
Released: 1984-01-01

Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu...

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Kakedashi keiji

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-25

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The Call of Blood

as Hôsaku Katagai
Released: 1964-10-03

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.

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Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

as uncredited
Released: 1962-01-14

1962 Japanese movie

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Pursuit

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-10

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.

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Sympathy for the Underdog

as Kusakabe
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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A Turning to Hell

as Kabu
Released: 1959-10-06

Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on...

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The Boy Who Came Back

as uncredited
Released: 1958-06-29

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break...

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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

as Boxing trainer
Released: 1958-09-02

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow...

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The Story of Shunkin

as uncredited
Released: 1954-06-27

Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy...

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Murder Unincorporated

as Kumoi
Released: 1965-08-25

When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful...

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The Frozen Plains

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-22

1962 Japanese movie

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Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

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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Gambler in the Sea

as uncredited
Released: 1961-07-01

Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and...

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The Spiders' The Road to Bali

as Shanghai Chang
Released: 1968-08-28

The Spiders, a 1960s Japanese Group Sounds band, star in this rare Monkees and Beatles inspired...

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Passion and Rifle Bullets

as Man in car with Osaka plates
Released: 1955-09-21

Private Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society...

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Hana no furu gogo

as uncredited
Released: 1989-10-07

A widowed restaurateur is faced with scandal after discovering her late husband had a child out...

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Sun and stars

as uncredited
Released: 1962-07-01

It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down...

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Wind Whistle in Field, Demon Sword: Matsudaira Tadateru cutting the world

as uncredited
Released: 1987-07-01

Tadateru Matsudaira, the sixth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, was exiled for not taking part in the...

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Confessions of a Lovelace: At Lust's End

as Takagi, a detective
Released: 1968-08-14

Jun Aisaka seduces one woman after another. His victims were flirtatious married woman Noriko,...

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The Dragon Crest

as uncredited
Released: 1963-11-10

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

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Wounded Beast

as uncredited
Released: 1959-04-01

A tense action game that skillfully intertwines the human love between a criminal, his sister...

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Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-21

1962 Japanese movie

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Song of the Underworld

as Tetsu
Released: 1956-12-12

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken...

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Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph

as uncredited
Released: 1966-03-12

Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that...

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Fighting Delinquents

as Sanshiro Izeki, clan retainer
Released: 1960-11-23

This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who...

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Gambling is My Destiny

as uncredited
Released: 1965-04-04

Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make...

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Roar of the City

as uncredited
Released: 1958-11-25

This action drama depicts a horrifying murder case over a photo of a mysterious beautiful woman...

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Journey to the North

as Station master
Released: 1967-01-03

Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the...

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The Reckless One

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-09

Kosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has...

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帰ってきた旋風児

as uncredited
Released: 1962-06-10

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Burūtaun aoi machi no ōkami

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-13

1962 Japanese movie

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早射ち無頼 大平原の男

as uncredited
Released: 1961-12-06

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Asiapol Secret Service

as Chen
Released: 1966-12-10

A major international action film filmed on location in Hong Kong, depicting the activities of...

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Hana no saigetsu

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-28

1962 Japanese movie

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A Man's Crest: Fight Challenge

as uncredited
Released: 1964-12-19

Sixth part in the Enblem of Man series.

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Asia-Pol

as uncredited
Released: 1967-06-22

Yang Ming Xuan intercepts a truckload of contraband, but the criminals stage a brazen helicopter...

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Women's Police: Part II

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-28

Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) is the recruiter and protector of hostesses at the Club Rose. ...

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The Angry Rambler

as uncredited
Released: 1960-11-16

Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.

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Till We Meet Again

as Hotel's Guide
Released: 1955-05-29

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is...

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Yami ni kieta shisha

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-18

1962 Japanese movie

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クレージーの殴り込み清水港

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-15

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Semyonov's Gold Ingots

as uncredited
Released: 1956-06-26

Ippei, a bored private detective hears from his assistant Hideko an interesting story that...

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Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-23

Strife between competing lumber mills.

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Why Are We Young?

as Uegen
Released: 1965-07-14

After ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher...

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Mehyō to Narazu Mono

as uncredited
Released: 1957-04-17

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new...

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The Return of the Filthy Seven

as uncredited
Released: 1967-10-21

A 1967 crime film

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The Devil's Sigh

as uncredited
Released: 1960-01-09

Japanese crime film

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Detective Story

as uncredited
Released: 1992-03-13

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The Human Cyclone

as uncredited
Released: 1959-09-20

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Return to Kanto Prison

as Detective Kubo
Released: 1967-12-09

Masakichi Murase has just been released from prison and appears in a fishing port town. Two...

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In Love With Him

as uncredited
Released: 1987-05-30

It depicts a young man who challenges a 2600km traverse of Japan from Hidaka in Hokkaido to...

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Umi no jōji ni kakero

as uncredited
Released: 1960-09-17

1960 action film.

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The Hungry Shinjuku Detective

as uncredited
Released: 1994-01-01

The private eye of Shinjuku Yokubo Tantei is a lone wolf, lush, and loser but has kept his...

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I'll Kill the Women

as Muramatsu
Released: 1958-08-05

A unique action-packed drama that tells the story of a Yakuza man who craves blood like crazy,...

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Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire

as uncredited
Released: 1961-04-17

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Drunken Ghost

as Tetsu the Kilimanjaro
Released: 1958-08-26

A man meets the spirit of a murdered gangster after he spills alcohol over his grave.

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A Chorus of One Million People

as Inspector Kurosumi
Released: 1972-02-26

A civic music group, created by Tsukasa Nitta, a high school teacher in Koriyama City, and Akiko...

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The Stars and I Decided...

as Mankichi Yamaarashi
Released: 1965-08-14

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of...

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Merciless Bullet

as Tetsuzo Hayashi
Released: 1959-06-30

Killer Kenji Sasagawa (Odaka) enters the room of a luxurious apartment in the silence of the...

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Professional Killers

as Oiwa
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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Kimi no na wa

as 松吉
First aired: 1991-04-02

A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945.

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Robot Detective

as Daizō Shiba
First aired: 1973-04-05

A scientist builds a humanoid robot detective complete with human-like personality to fight a...

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Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-03-28

In this gripping period drama, Matsudaira Ukon, the younger brother of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun...

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