
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants of Chivalry in the Showa Era), in which he played an honorable old-school yakuza among the violent post-war gurentai.
A graduate of Meiji University in Tokyo Takakura happened by an audition in 1955 at the Toei Film Company, and decided to look in. Toei found a natural in Takakura as he debuted with Denko Karate Uchi (Lightning Karate Blow) in 1956. Japan experienced a boom in gangster films in the 1960s as the Japanese people struggled with the generational differences between those raised in pre-war and post-war Japan and these were Takakura's stock and trade. His breakout role would be in the 1965 film Abashiri Prison, and its sequel Abashiri Bangaichi: Bokyohen (Abashiri Prison: Longing for Home, also 1965), in which he played an ex-con antihero. By the time Takakura would leave Toei in 1976, he had appeared in over 180 films.
Takakura gained international recognition after starring in the 1970 war film Too Late the Hero as the cunning Imperial Japanese Major Yamaguchi, the 1975 Sydney Pollack sleeper hit The Yakuza with Robert Mitchum and is probably best known in the West for his role in Ridley Scott's Black Rain (1989) where he surprises American cops played by Michael Douglas and Andy García with the line, "I do speak fucking English". He again proved himself bankable to Western audiences with the 1992 Fred Schepisi comedy Mr. Baseball starring Tom Selleck.
While he has slowed down a bit in his older years, he is still active. His most recent film was the 2005 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles by Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.3 |
Birthday | 1931-02-16 |
Place of Birth | Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan |
Also Known As | Goichi Oda, 高仓健, Кэн Такакура, کن تاکاکورا, |

1982

The Longest Tunnel
0/0
After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this...
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The Longest Tunnel

1989

Black Rain
6.6/1102
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...
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Black Rain

1962

Operation Diamond
0/0
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Operation Diamond

1977

The Yellow Handkerchief
6.8/35
The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a...
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The Yellow Handkerchief

1994

47 Ronin
7.5/21
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal fo...
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47 Ronin

1964

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
0/0
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Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

1962

South Pacific Waves Are High
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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South Pacific Waves Are High

1959

A Dead Drifter
0/0
A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî
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A Dead Drifter

1978

Never Give Up
5.7/7
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for...
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Never Give Up

1968

Rogue
0/0
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pai...
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Rogue

1974

The Yakuza
7.1/190
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer...
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The Yakuza

1957

Men Fighting Whales
0/0
A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will ha...
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Men Fighting Whales

2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
7.2/82
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, R...
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

1962

Tokyo Untouchable
0/0
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Tokyo Untouchable

1966

The Kamikaze Guy
5/1
An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
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The Kamikaze Guy

1983

Antarctica
7.2/63
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
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Antarctica

1960

Delinquent Angel
0/0
One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga
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Delinquent Angel

1975

The Bullet Train
6.7/48
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police ra...
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The Bullet Train

1961

Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
0/0
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Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues

1992

Mr. Baseball
5.9/131
Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one...
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Mr. Baseball

1961

Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
0/0
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Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō

1999

Railroad Man
7/41
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is...
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Railroad Man

1963

Kyōkatsu
0/0
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Kyōkatsu

1968

Red Peony Gambler
7.2/12
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years ol...
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Red Peony Gambler

1976

Manhunt
6.5/20
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.
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Manhunt

1964

Main Street in the Underworld
5.667/9
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Main Street in the Underworld

1964

An Outlaw
4.8/5
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
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An Outlaw

1980

A Distant Cry from Spring
7.2/26
The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the hear...
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A Distant Cry from Spring

1973

Golgo 13
4.9/14
Live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Golgo 13, also known by the pseudonym Duke Togo, is a professional assassin. His age and birthplace are unkno...
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Golgo 13

1959

Hell's Companion
0/0
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Hell's Companion

1969

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
7/7
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red pe...
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

1958

The Outsiders
0/0
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Ta...
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The Outsiders

1962

Tokyo's Business District
0/0
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Tokyo's Business District

1970

Brave Red Flower of the North
6/3
An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Ya...
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Brave Red Flower of the North

1965

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
7.3/11
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters maki...
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1977

Mount Hakkoda
6.429/14
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
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Mount Hakkoda

1989

Buddies
6.8/10
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
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Buddies

1981

Station
6.1/12
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
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Station

1965

A Fugitive from the Past
7.5/46
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, prov...
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A Fugitive from the Past

2012

Dearest
6.8/12
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at t...
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Dearest

1966

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
7/1
Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the riva...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

1966

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
6/1
The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro o...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

1985

Demon
7.7/4
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal...
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Demon

1970

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
6/1
Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in 192...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

1956

Manchurian Sunset
0/0
A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man Ri...
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Manchurian Sunset

1969

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
7.5/6
Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

1967

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
6.2/2
Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

1965

Brutal Tales of Chivalry
7.1/10
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keepin...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

1957

Showdown in Blood
0/0
Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love...
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Showdown in Blood

1960

If You're Man Enough
0/0
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If You're Man Enough

1965

Abashiri Prison
7/7
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty c...
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Abashiri Prison

1964

Wolves, Pigs & Men
8.1/7
Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is...
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Wolves, Pigs & Men

1962

All Rascals
0/0
Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to wor...
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All Rascals

1971

The Man
0/0
Japanese movie.
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The Man

1982

Karate Cop
0/0
A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.
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Karate Cop

1963

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
0/0
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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

1972

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
6/2
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsu...
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

1962

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

2001

The Firefly
7/1
Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a...
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The Firefly

1978

Winter's Flower
6.2/4
Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself...
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Winter's Flower

1956

G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
0/0
The fourth installment of G-men of Japan
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G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7/1
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1964

The Domain
5.8/4
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
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The Domain

1974

The Homeless
7.5/4
Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the a...
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The Homeless

1984

A Portrait of the Author
0/0
Actor Takakura Ken visits Santa Cruz in Portugal and traces the footsteps of the writer Dan Kazuo, who spent his last years living there.
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A Portrait of the Author

1970

Too Late the Hero
6.5/71
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a m...
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Too Late the Hero

1971

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
7/1
A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

1956

Lightning Karate Blow
0/0
Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair...
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Lightning Karate Blow

1968

Prison Boss
7/2
Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
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Prison Boss

1983

Choji Snack Bar
7/3
Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
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Choji Snack Bar

1968

The Day the Sun Rose
7/1
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned cust...
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The Day the Sun Rose

1971

The Path of the King
6/1
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to r...
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The Path of the King

1957

The Deep Blue Sea
5/1
To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adop...
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The Deep Blue Sea

1970

The Last Kamikaze
6/1
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji T...
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The Last Kamikaze

1967

Classmates
6.5/4
A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.
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Classmates

1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
0/0
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

1980

The Revolt
6/1
When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miy...
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The Revolt

1958

With Songs in My Heart
0/0
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and song...
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With Songs in My Heart

1960

The Sand City in Manchuria
6.5/2
When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
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The Sand City in Manchuria

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
0/0
A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few honest dollars with which to bail a friend out of...
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

1968

New Prison Walls of Abashiri
6/1
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri

1961

Flower, Storm and Gangster
6/5
A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.
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Flower, Storm and Gangster

1958

Romance Freestyle
0/0
The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house busines...
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Romance Freestyle

1959

Four Hours of Terror
5.7/3
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
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Four Hours of Terror

1961

Devil's Nursery Rhyme
0/0
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme

1957

Jet Air Base 101
0/0
The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and th...
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Jet Air Base 101

1958

Sister with Sister
0/0
Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
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Sister with Sister

1958

Detective Duel
6/1
A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating th...
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Detective Duel

1961

A Fishwife's Tale
0/0
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological...
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A Fishwife's Tale

1966

Glorious Fights
7/3
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan...
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Glorious Fights

1968

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
6/2
With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s eponymous novel....
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

1975

The International Gang of Kobe
5.7/6
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international g...
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The International Gang of Kobe

1962

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
0/0
A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

2016

Ken San
6/2
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intima...
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Ken San

1962

365 Nights
0/0
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is of...
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365 Nights

1961

Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
0/0
Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

1962

Tales of President Mito
0/0
Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a l...
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Tales of President Mito

1960

Man of the World 2
0/0
An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
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Man of the World 2

1958

No Advice Taken
0/0
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
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No Advice Taken

1960

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
0/0
Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

1966

The Bullet and the Horse
0/0
A number of recently released prisoners become involved in a racket with a rancher who is a rival to a neighboring landowner and wants to use the conv...
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The Bullet and the Horse

1971

Patience Has An End
5.7/6
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
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Patience Has An End

1970

House of Gamblers
7/1
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family go...
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House of Gamblers

1972

The Pledge
5/5
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.
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The Pledge

1961

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
0/0
A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
0/0
Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

2006

Black Rain: Making The Film
6/2
A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain, which actually encompasses 4 parts, Production, Filming, The Script and Cast, Post-Production
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Black Rain: Making The Film

1963

Eleven Gangsters
0/0
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Eleven Gangsters

1960

The Second Bullet is Marked
6/1
Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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The Second Bullet is Marked

1969

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
0/0
This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

1972

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
0/0
The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

1969

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
6/1
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock...
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

1967

The Chivalrous Life
7/1
Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against othe...
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The Chivalrous Life

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
0/0
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a pas...
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

1964

Jakoman and Tetsu
6/1
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one...
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Jakoman and Tetsu

1969

Samurai Geisha
6/1
Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era...
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Samurai Geisha

1964

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
7/11
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. A...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1963

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
7/11
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission o...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

1967

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
0/0
Convict son revenges innocent father's death.
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A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

1969

The Domain: Flower and Dragon
0/0
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The Domain: Flower and Dragon

1963

Life of Hishakaku
8/1
After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku s...
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Life of Hishakaku

1971

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
0/0
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

1962

Song of Kagoshima
0/0
Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt cancel...
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Song of Kagoshima

1968

The Drifting Avenger
6.7/7
Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making h...
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The Drifting Avenger

1973

Yakuza of the Present
0/0
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Yakuza of the Present

1958

Beyond the Seasonal Wind
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Beyond the Seasonal Wind

1969

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7/1
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
6/1
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.
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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1974

Third Generation Boss
0/0
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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Third Generation Boss

1971

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
5/3
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

1969

Brothers Serving Time
8/1
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. T...
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Brothers Serving Time

1969

Gambler's Legacy
6.5/2
A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of...
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Gambler's Legacy

1971

Bloodiest Flower
5.2/5
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining be...
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Bloodiest Flower

1969

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
6.2/6
The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threaten...
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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

1958

Man of Thirteen Eyes
0/0
Japanese mystery film.
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Man of Thirteen Eyes

1956

Mother Peacock
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Mother Peacock

1962

The Escape
7/2
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
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The Escape

1969

The Biggest Gamble
7/1
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which put...
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The Biggest Gamble

1961

The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

1960

Man of the World
0/0
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
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Man of the World

1959

The Happy Family
0/0
Japanese family drama.
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The Happy Family

1965

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
6/1
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

1963

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5/2
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1975

Great Jailbreak
7/1
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and direct...
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Great Jailbreak

1970

The Japan Derby Race
0/0
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
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The Japan Derby Race

1963

The Big Boss
0/0
A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka,...
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The Big Boss

1972

Lullaby for a Tough Guy
0/0
A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.
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Lullaby for a Tough Guy

1959

Men in a Rough Town
0/0
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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Men in a Rough Town

1964

Storm Party
0/0
Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop.
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Storm Party

1957

Employee Full of Fight
4/1
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1969

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
6/1
Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

1973

Japan's Top Gangster
0/0
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.
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Japan's Top Gangster

1965

The Boss
0/0
Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is o...
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The Boss

1966

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
0/0
This is the sixth film in the "Abashiri Series," based on an original idea by Hajime Ito, and written and directed by Teruo Ishii of "Operation Big Ba...
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

1966

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
0/0
Based on Ito Hajime's original story, this is the seventh installment in the "Bangaichi" series, adapted jointly by Kamba Fumio and Matsuda Hiroo, and...
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
0/0
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

1970

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
0/0
Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

1967

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
0/0
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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

1970

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
0/0
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow

1972

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
0/0
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

1962

Lady Sen and Hideyori
8/3
From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Pri...
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Lady Sen and Hideyori

1970

The Domain: Rising Dragon
0/0
The Domain: Rising Dragon
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The Domain: Rising Dragon

1965

The Domain: The Naniwa Story
3.2/2
Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none...
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story

1966

Showdown of Men
0/0
Part one.
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Showdown of Men

1971

Dagger
0/0
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Dagger

1966

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
0/0
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

1967

The Domain: White Blade
0/0
The Domain: White Blade
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The Domain: White Blade

1966

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
0/0
The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.
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The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

1967

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
0/0
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

1968

The Domain: Severed Relations
0/0
The Domain: Severed Relations
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The Domain: Severed Relations

1975

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
0/0
Toei studios last ninkyo eiga of the 70's.
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1988

See You
0/0
Even while having tremendous technology, now have a funeral shop walk picking up the car was retired in the desert Honma (Ken Takakura) is invited fro...
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See You

1970

A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
0/0
A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.
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A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

1960

The Great Road
0/0
The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
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The Great Road

1961

Hell's Juggler
0/0
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Hell's Juggler

1963

Duel of the Underworld
0/0
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Duel of the Underworld

1962

Hell's Kitchen
0/0
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Hell's Kitchen

1968

Histories of the Chivalrous
0/0
A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to a...
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Histories of the Chivalrous

1956

The Chop Professor
0/0
Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital afte...
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The Chop Professor

1970

Yukyo-retsuden
5/1
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Yukyo-retsuden

1968

Gambler Biography
5/1
Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.
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Gambler Biography

1995

The detective whose path was crossed by a snake
0/0
Starring Ken Takakura, this TV special depicts a detective (Akira Hayasaka) who lives in a harsh life with pride and conviction. Minoru Akiba, Chief...
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The detective whose path was crossed by a snake

1956

Meteor Karate Strike
0/0
Sequel to the movie Denko karate uchi.
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Meteor Karate Strike

1959

A Man's Dark Finger
0/0
A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe. Afte...
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