Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba (July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a distinguished Japanese actor known for his versatile talent across five decades. Recognized globally for his portrayal of Tiger Tanaka in the iconic 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," Tamba's cinematic journey was a remarkable blend of cultural bridges.
Before embarking on his acting career, Tamba worked as an interpreter for the Allied Powers' Supreme Commander. Graduating from Chuo University in 1948, he later joined Shintoho company, making his debut in the film Satsujin Yougishain in 1951.
Tamba's impact on Western audiences extended beyond Bond, with standout performances in films like Bridge to the Sun and The 7th Dawn. He earned acclaim in Japan as well, most notably as the lead in police dramas like Key Hunter and G-Men '75.
His talents weren't confined to the screen alone. Tamba lent his voice to characters like the Cat King in Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns and graced historical roles in television dramas, leaving an indelible mark on period pieces.
In 2005, Tamba faced health challenges but continued to contribute until the end. Sadly, he passed away in Tokyo at 84 due to pneumonia on September 24, 2006. His legacy lives on through his son, actor Yoshitaka Tamba, while his last appearances in the 2005 Taiga drama Yoshitsune and the 2006 film Sinking of Japan remain a testament to his enduring impact on Japanese cinema and beyond.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.6733 |
| Birthday | 1922-07-17 |
| Place of Birth | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 丹波 哲郎, Tetzuro Tamba, Tetsurô Tanba , Tetsuro Tambo, Tetsurô Tamba, Tetsurou Tanba, |
1967
You Only Live Twice
6.6/2505
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the c...
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You Only Live Twice
1991
Minamoto Yoshitsune
5/1
During the late Heian era in Japan a famous duel took place between the warrior monk Musashibo Benkei and a slender young man of high rank named Shana...
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
1965
Kwaidan
7.733/453
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money wit...
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Kwaidan
1962
Operation Diamond
9/1
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Operation Diamond
1966
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
6/1
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Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1961
Pigs and Battleships
7.127/63
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
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Pigs and Battleships
1964
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
10/1
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Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
2005
Demon Pond
6.6/5
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken...
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Demon Pond
1962
South Pacific Waves Are High
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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South Pacific Waves Are High
2003
Gozu
6.769/234
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, pro...
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Gozu
1971
The Wolves
7.457/23
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with t...
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The Wolves
1971
King of Pornography
5.9/5
Dumb Tatsuo Umemiya / Shingo Yamashiro comedy about a young bloke whose dick grows to inhuman dimensions (obviously a role tailor made for star Umemiy...
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King of Pornography
1974
The Castle of Sand
7.361/54
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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The Castle of Sand
2002
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
6.6/32
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing oth...
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
1967
Hawk of the Harbour
9/1
A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harassed by the yakuza.
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Hawk of the Harbour
1965
Tokyo Untouchable
7/1
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Tokyo Untouchable
2002
The Cat Returns
7.132/2472
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
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The Cat Returns
1989
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
0/0
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長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
1972
The Water Margin
6.9/23
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain b...
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The Water Margin
1990
13 Assassins
7/2
Gathering a band of 13, Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Nari...
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13 Assassins
1974
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
6.5/59
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to pri...
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Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
1972
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
7.517/30
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been dest...
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1963
Futari dake no toride
9/1
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Futari dake no toride
2002
The Happiness of the Katakuris
6.9/224
The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble...
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
1979
Hunter in the Dark
6.3/20
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to...
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Hunter in the Dark
1970
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
9/1
In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behin...
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Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
1969
The 5-Man Army
6.643/63
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $5...
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The 5-Man Army
1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
6.885/370
In 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatized, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system, found "guilty" of th...
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1974
Violent Streets
6.7/18
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
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Violent Streets
1965
Samurai Spy
6.434/53
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high...
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Samurai Spy
1969
Goyokin
7.4/69
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
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Goyokin
1997
The Peking Man
5/2
In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains d...
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The Peking Man
1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
0/0
The second part of the Gamblers series.
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Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo
0/0
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Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo
1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II
0/0
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Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II
1990
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
0/0
The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of Tetsuro Tamba, made after the hit of the previous work. Depicts...
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
1994
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole
0/0
At the end of the Edo period, nine-year-old Katsugoro told his older sister that he was the reincarnation of Tozo, who had died in a neighboring villa...
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Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole
1989
The Political Game
10/1
This is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. Noritaka Sakamoto was in charge of photography, and...
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The Political Game
1971
Silence
7.2/40
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
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Silence
1964
Revenge
7.591/22
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situa...
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Revenge
1985
The Sound of the Waves
9/1
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The Sound of the Waves
1973
The School Deviate Waru
0/0
Yoji Himuro (Hayato Tani) is a ruthless bully terrorizing the classroom with his buffoons. New teachers (Kunie Tanaka and Mari Atsumi) get assigned to...
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The School Deviate Waru
1964
The 7th Dawn
6.5/21
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
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The 7th Dawn
1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
7.667/3
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody ad...
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.114/22
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to...
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1972
Shadow Hunters
7.2/5
Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably noble exploits of three ronin who act as "Shadow Hun...
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Shadow Hunters
1964
Three Outlaw Samurai
7.425/113
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him...
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Three Outlaw Samurai
1999
Japanese Hell
4.667/6
From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases that rocked modern-day Japan—including the sarin gas...
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Japanese Hell
1974
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
5.684/19
When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. But a do...
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1964
Assassination
7.1/40
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and th...
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Assassination
1956
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
0/0
An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a charmi...
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Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
1973
Submersion of Japan
7/22
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of Japan, after suffering from massive volcanic erupt...
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Submersion of Japan
1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
6.559/34
A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local prostit...
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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1962
Umineko ga tonde
0/0
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Umineko ga tonde
1968
Blackmail Is My Life
6.591/11
Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. D...
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Blackmail Is My Life
1983
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
8/1
Samon Kamiyama, a yoriki of the Minami-machi magistrate infiltrates the Denzū-machi prison disguised as Mushuku Sahēji. Samon is mistaken for a snitch...
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Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
0/0
From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, t...
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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1998
Screwed
4.938/8
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment.
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Screwed
1982
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun
0/0
Kotiyama is a swindler and extortionist, the head of a whole gang of crooks, usually posing as a poor monk; once he really took vows, but he was kicke...
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The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun
1977
Mount Hakkoda
6.625/16
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
1991
Heat Wave
5.929/14
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
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Heat Wave
1955
Twilight Saloon
8/4
Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustr...
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Twilight Saloon
1990
Aurora Borealis
5.2/9
The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
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Aurora Borealis
1961
Bridge to the Sun
6.857/14
Tells the true story of American Gwen Terasaki, who falls in love with, then marries a Japanese diplomat. When World War II breaks out, they encounter...
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Bridge to the Sun
1983
The Tale of Saikaido
0/0
Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates elements such as mysteries and adventures surrounding...
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The Tale of Saikaido
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
5.906/16
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobo...
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Prophecies of Nostradamus
1976
Zero Fighter
5.625/4
Based on the true story of Saburo Sakai, ace pilot in the Pacific War. As he witnesses his comrades die, Sakai must face the ultimate battle for survi...
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Zero Fighter
1970
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
7.444/9
Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the man she loves. The official puts a reward on her he...
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Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
2001
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams
0/0
Biographical story, based on life of Ino Tadataka, a Japanese measurer and cartographer. Ino Tadataka travelled the length and breadth of Japan on foo...
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Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams
1965
Ankoku gai jingi
0/0
A big American boss landed in Japan in search of funding sources. A lone wolf trying to stop it ends up fighting against his big brother's organizatio...
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Ankoku gai jingi
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Zankokuna tsuki
1970
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
7.1/11
An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.
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The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1961
Standing Towards the Great Forest
0/0
Strife between competing lumber mills.
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Standing Towards the Great Forest
1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi
0/0
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Shōwa Gokudōshi
1956
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
0/0
Comedy-horror film by Masaki Môri.
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Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
1964
Detective
0/0
The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba enthusiastic...
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Detective
1964
Homicide
0/0
This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 an...
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Homicide
1954
Hanran
0/0
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Hanran
1984
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta
0/0
At a certain high school in Karuizawa, students relied on ordinary local trains for their commute, but with only seven trains running per day, missing...
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Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta
1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
6.75/8
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria...
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
6.4/56
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by...
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A Taxing Woman's Return
2004
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
0/0
With the help of the real-life pachislot gambling group "Capone," the film depicts the friendship between a man who gambles and a man who lives in the...
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Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
1989
Shogun's Shadow
6.813/24
A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are l...
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Shogun's Shadow
1967
The Return of the Filthy Seven
9/1
A 1967 crime film
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The Return of the Filthy Seven
1965
The Gambler
0/0
A crime film released in 1965
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The Gambler
1969
Sky Scraper!
7/1
A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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Sky Scraper!
1963
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
0/0
1963 Japanese movie
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Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
9/1
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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1968
The Code of Man
7/1
Tetsuya Watari, a modern youth idol, co-stars with Tetsuro Tamba for the first time, and a young man who survives freely is an action giant who swings...
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The Code of Man
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
6.2/26
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. H...
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
10/1
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
2002
Shura Group
0/0
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
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Shura Group
1991
Kim's War
0/0
After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest hostages. Realising his position, he invites the pre...
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Kim's War
1983
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory
0/0
The wandering swordsman, Ino Heihachiro, defeats Ichima, the youngest of the famed swordsmanship trio, the Nikis, but sustains an injury. In the mount...
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The Duel in the Forbidden Territory
1961
Red Flowers of Hell
7/1
1961 gangster film.
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Red Flowers of Hell
1962
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
7/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1966
Continental Drifter
8/1
Japanese crime film.
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Continental Drifter
1957
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
0/0
In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears coll...
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Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
1963
Element of Surprise
0/0
1963 Toei war / action film.
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Element of Surprise
1982
The Imperial Japanese Empire
5.5/4
Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the 2nd World War.
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The Imperial Japanese Empire
1984
Zero
5.833/6
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movi...
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Zero
1983
Battle Anthem
7.667/3
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
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Battle Anthem
1978
Monument to Holy Service
8/1
A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.
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Monument to Holy Service
2002
Shura Group Part 1
0/0
Denzaburo Kato, the third generation leader of the Horii family whose territory encompasses the Yokohama area, has a dramatic encounter at a certain j...
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Shura Group Part 1
2002
Shura Group Part 2
0/0
Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the control of the influential members of the Guretai, kno...
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Shura Group Part 2
1957
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
0/0
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剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1987
You're My Destiny
7.5/2
Naomi, a corporate heiress from Japan, vacations to Hong Kong with her two colleagues. Bored, she sneaks out to visit the city and befriends a local r...
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You're My Destiny
1987
Ronin on a Mission
0/0
Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and is publicly banished by Ōishi Kuranosuke. Ōishi la...
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Ronin on a Mission
1975
A Picture of Madame Yuki
0/0
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the downfall of an old aristocratic family, this is the story of its last representant: Lady Yuki.
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A Picture of Madame Yuki
1976
Seven Nights in Japan
6.625/8
Handsome Prince George arrives on board his ship in Japan. Youthful, immaculate in naval uniform and smiling broadly, he goes through the complicated...
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Seven Nights in Japan
1960
The Gambling Samurai
6.857/7
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's...
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The Gambling Samurai
1978
Never Give Up
6.2/9
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
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.4/121
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
5.5/4
The 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four movies: Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Deadly Fight...
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1986
April Fish
4.75/4
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the Sou...
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April Fish
1987
Tokyo Blackout
6/8
Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome-shaped electromagnetic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other parts of the wor...
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Tokyo Blackout
2000
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
6.231/13
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these d...
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Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
7.8/14
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...
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The Battle of Okinawa
1987
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
6/2
Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because o...
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1964
An Outlaw
5/7
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
1959
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
0/0
Japanese crime film.
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Nude Woman and Murder Maze
1977
Flickering Flames
10/1
In the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone from Tanemura General Hospital in Tokyo, Setagaya. Tokyo...
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Flickering Flames
1968
The Bad Boss
0/0
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.
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The Bad Boss
1978
August Without Emperor
7.25/4
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-wa...
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August Without Emperor
1984
Kukai
9.5/2
The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined infl...
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Kukai
1979
Dead Angle
8/2
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
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Dead Angle
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
6.973/56
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new frien...
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1988
Tokyo Pop
6.9/16
A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has in...
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Tokyo Pop
1986
Be Free!
0/0
Adventures of a young high school teacher and his oddball students.
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Be Free!
1983
A Madcap Corporation
0/0
A yakuza family goes into show business.
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A Madcap Corporation
1982
Suspicion
7/9
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes...
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Suspicion
1962
The Challenge
7.4/5
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the...
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The Challenge
2000
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
7.75/4
Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through h...
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A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
7.318/11
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyoto...
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Daredevil in the Castle
1999
Jubaku: Spellbound
6.167/6
When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to dig, breaking open a money-and-favours scandal tha...
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Jubaku: Spellbound
1987
Night Train
3.667/3
A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
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Night Train
1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
8/1
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the s...
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Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1958
Kyōen Kobanzame
0/0
Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
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Kyōen Kobanzame
1962
G-Men in the Pacific
6.333/3
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
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G-Men in the Pacific
1963
Tange Sazen
9/1
In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu...
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Tange Sazen
2001
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
3.8/15
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysterious dwarf spreading severed body parts around. Det...
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Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
1956
President Rai of Kingoro
0/0
A humorous salaryman comedy about the president of a beer company who is said to be President Rai. The third work after the Kingoro's Soldier and the...
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President Rai of Kingoro
1964
The Shogun's Vault
7/3
Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot to steal government gold from the Shogun's vault....
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The Shogun's Vault
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
7.667/3
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schoo...
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1981
Flames of Blood
8/2
The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter...
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Flames of Blood
1991
Female Neo-Ninjas
4.857/7
Three cute, sexy ninjas, around the age of 20, have been in training, building their powers for some vague future threat. Their destined mission becom...
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Female Neo-Ninjas
1980
Shogun's Ninja
6.292/24
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the...
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Shogun's Ninja
1956
The Fencing Collegian
0/0
Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.
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The Fencing Collegian
2002
Graveyard of Honor
6.211/57
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
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Graveyard of Honor
1957
Queen of Asia
7.5/2
Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut.
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Queen of Asia
1956
Kingoro's Soldier
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Kingoro's Soldier
1994
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
9/1
Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul, allowing him to cure others with his newfound “ki”...
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Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1962
All Rascals
7/1
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
1962
Kuro to aka no hanabira
0/0
Crime film distributed by Taiho.
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Kuro to aka no hanabira
1968
Army Intelligence
7/1
Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then sent to Borneo Island with a special mission.
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Army Intelligence
1959
No Police
0/0
Japanese crime film.
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No Police
1962
A Flame at the Pier
6.1/10
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama waterfront. The rebel Saburo works as an errand b...
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A Flame at the Pier
1965
Abashiri Prison
7.222/9
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
1987
Shinran: Path to Purity
5.8/5
In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex a...
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Shinran: Path to Purity
1977
The Alaska Story
8/2
A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the...
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The Alaska Story
1962
Harakiri
8.4/1226
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a plac...
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Harakiri
1981
The Wild Daisy
6.333/3
Born in affluent families among the Japanese mountains, two close cousins fall in love and have to suffer through the social constraints of their time...
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The Wild Daisy
1964
Samurai from Somewhere
7/1
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust....
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Samurai from Somewhere
1956
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
6.167/6
Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger broth...
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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
1975
Conflagration
7/5
Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in Tokyo Bay, unless the Cabinet complies with an econ...
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Conflagration
1958
Underwater Murder
0/0
The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.
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Underwater Murder
1976
Human Revolution II
8/1
Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
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Human Revolution II
1954
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
0/0
Japanese war film.
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Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1964
Samurai from Nowhere
7.2/10
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of...
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Samurai from Nowhere
1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
7/1
Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.
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Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1977
High Seas Hijack
10/2
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
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High Seas Hijack
1962
Gang vs. Gang
7.333/3
The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However, his form...
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Gang vs. Gang
1984
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
1958
Quick on the Trigger
8/1
Early pinku.
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Quick on the Trigger
1984
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
0/0
Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu Munefuyu is assigned to deal with the problem and the r...
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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
1956
Speed King
0/0
Japanese film about motorcycle racing.
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Speed King
1981
Call from Darkness
6.286/7
Keiko Inagawa pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura. A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three broth...
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Call from Darkness
1959
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
8/1
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the...
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The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1961
Kaachan
10/1
Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.
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Kaachan
1959
Kingorō no kaigun taishô
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Kingorō no kaigun taishô
1978
The Incident
7.25/4
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shi...
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The Incident
1968
Gambler's Farewell
8/2
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
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Gambler's Farewell
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
1955
Mysterious Dwarf
10/0
The daughter of a wealthy family goes missing at the same time a mysterious dwarf is running around town scattering body parts in public areas.
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Mysterious Dwarf
1975
All Men Are Brothers
7/20
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors...
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All Men Are Brothers
1979
Nichiren
7/1
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan. Nichiren tau...
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Nichiren
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
7.333/3
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
1966
Thirst for Love
6/3
Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional.
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Thirst for Love
1989
Yakuza Ladies 3
8/2
Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assu...
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Yakuza Ladies 3
1961
Greed in Broad Daylight
8/2
After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.
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Greed in Broad Daylight
1975
The Bullet Train
6.859/71
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
1965
Blood of Revenge
6.667/6
Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and running, tame his late oyabun’s hot-blooded son and...
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Blood of Revenge
1957
The Ghost of Kasane
7.333/9
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swa...
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The Ghost of Kasane
1958
A Wicked Woman
7.667/3
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman...
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A Wicked Woman
1962
Four Sisters
6/1
A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
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Four Sisters
1967
Organized Violence II
7.5/2
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Organized Violence II
1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.273/11
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading pol...
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Four Days of Snow and Blood
1967
King of the Gang
9/1
The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's market...
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King of the Gang
1969
Penitentiary Brothers
0/0
Authentic action drama of modern gangsters.
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Penitentiary Brothers
1969
The Private Police
7.5/2
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans...
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The Private Police
1962
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
8.2/3
In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belo...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1980
The Way to The Gold Medals
0/0
About Soviet and Japanese volley-ball players who are both rivals and friends. The events cover the period from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to the eve...
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The Way to The Gold Medals
1984
Fireflies in the North
5.571/7
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced t...
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Fireflies in the North
1985
The Last True Yakuza
5.667/6
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.
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The Last True Yakuza
1962
Gang vs. G-Men
7.5/2
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
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Gang vs. G-Men
1967
Dissolution Rites
7/2
Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the Ko...
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Dissolution Rites
1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
10/1
In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.
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Yakuza Skirmishes
1973
Quarreling with Yakuza
5/1
Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.
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Quarreling with Yakuza
1968
Black Lizard
6.897/29
A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.
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Black Lizard
1973
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
6.5/2
This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.
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The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1967
Portrait of Chieko
7.5/2
Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her fami...
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Portrait of Chieko
1999
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
6.35/20
There's only one way to stop a filthy evil scientist from destroying the world, and it's with a powerful hot spring located under Shin-chan's house!
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Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
1978
The Fall of Ako Castle
6.7/27
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the reve...
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The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Shogun's Samurai
6.895/43
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the sho...
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Shogun's Samurai
1981
Samurai Reincarnation
5.872/43
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Sata...
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Samurai Reincarnation
1963
13 Assassins
7.5/42
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring atte...
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13 Assassins
1973
Wild Cop 2
6.7/3
Based on the comic Gokuburi Deka.
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Wild Cop 2
1966
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
6.7/16
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an a...
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1983
The Geisha
5.636/11
Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it w...
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The Geisha
1981
The Imperial Navy
6.6/16
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship duri...
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The Imperial Navy
1961
The Yellow Climate
8/1
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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The Yellow Climate
1976
The Classroom of Terror
6.3/3
Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school to deal with a gang of disruptive students led by...
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The Classroom of Terror
1971
The Armed Organization
8/2
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He...
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The Armed Organization
1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
6.167/9
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jai...
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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1982
To Trap a Kidnapper
7.667/3
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
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To Trap a Kidnapper
1963
Eleven Gangsters
10/1
Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.
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Eleven Gangsters
1980
Port Arthur
7.385/13
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (...
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Port Arthur
1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches
6.167/12
The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. I...
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Twilight of the Cockroaches
1979
The Shogun Assassins
5.4/10
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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The Shogun Assassins
1960
Get 'em All
7/2
Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks them out to ice them one by one.
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Get 'em All
1983
L・O・V・I・N・G
0/0
Murder case.
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L・O・V・I・N・G
2004
The Thousand Year Fire
7.5/2
Having lost both his mother and father, an 11-year-old city boy is sent to live with his grandparents in a small seaside village. Feeling responsible...
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The Thousand Year Fire
1967
Once and For All
10/1
Film concerning warring yakuza families.
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Once and For All
2003
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand
0/0
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A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand
1984
The Story of a Man Among Men
6/1
During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.
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The Story of a Man Among Men
1964
Destroyer Yukikaze
0/0
Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream i...
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Destroyer Yukikaze
1965
Blood and Law
0/0
After the war, Noboru Ando, a former kamikaze soldier, returns to a devastated Tokyo. Enraged by the violence prevalent in society, he immerses himsel...
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Blood and Law
1970
Rise and Fall of Chivalry
6.5/2
A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.
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Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1971
The Gambler's Counterattack
8.5/2
Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect hi...
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The Gambler's Counterattack
1967
Organized Violence
6.5/2
A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
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Organized Violence
1972
Informal Dress
0/0
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Informal Dress
1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
10/1
An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1966
The Kii River
7.5/2
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.
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The Kii River
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5.667/3
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
1961
Mist and Shadows
8/1
A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuition to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death...
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Mist and Shadows
1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
9/1
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The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1960
Female Slave Ship
6.5/4
The year is 1945, months prior to Japan's ultimate defeat in WW2, and military lieutenant Sugawa is sent on a critical mission to deliver micro-fiche...
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Female Slave Ship
1980
The Sand Boat
0/0
A Young couple find a boad buried under a beach,and are taken to another world where they must face a Deadly cult who want to sacrifice them.
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The Sand Boat
1973
Japan's Top Gangster
7/1
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
2002
The Twilight Samurai
7.8/358
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles...
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The Twilight Samurai
1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka
7.667/3
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
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Operation Plazma in Osaka
1972
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
9/1
A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.
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Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1990
1750 Days of Turbulence
8.25/4
After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
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1750 Days of Turbulence
1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
8/1
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1970
Postwar Secrets
9.5/2
Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by Tsusai Sugawara, who was a Japanese writer and pol...
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Postwar Secrets
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
7.5/2
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
1976
Murderer!
8/3
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to n...
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Murderer!
1981
The Bushido Blade
5.5/14
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sen...
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The Bushido Blade
1965
Tale of Ninja Duty
1/2
Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactl...
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Tale of Ninja Duty
1985
Love: Starting on a Journey
4.7/3
A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospital, she visits the beyond.
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Love: Starting on a Journey
1958
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
0/0
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Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
8.5/1
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invade...
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Karafuto 1945 Summer
1991
Yakuza Warfare
7.5/2
Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival factions in the yakuza-stained region of Kyushu.
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Yakuza Warfare
1990
Be-In Bully High School
7/1
The prestigious private Sakuraryo Gakuen, which has a 90-year tradition, has now lost its glory to the ground, and the back organization of the athlet...
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Be-In Bully High School
1985
Vendetta of Obligation
0/0
This is the story of the 47 ronin of the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their beloved master Asano Takumi-no-kami after his failed...
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Vendetta of Obligation
1964
Giant Rumble
6/1
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home t...
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Giant Rumble
1973
The Human Revolution
7/1
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2001
The Making Of The Katakuris
6/2
In this contemporary documentary, the cast and the crew share their experiences of making the film.
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The Making Of The Katakuris
1967
Game of Chance 3
5/2
Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his...
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Game of Chance 3
1975
Company Buggers
7/2
Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.
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Company Buggers
1964
Gamblers and Racketeers
10/1
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will...
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Gamblers and Racketeers
1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
10/1
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1986
Cabaret
4.8/5
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist start...
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Cabaret
1974
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
0/0
A documentary about the 1974 film Prophecies of Nostradamus, released to coincide with the latter's release. It featured several prophets and experts...
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Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
1978
Message from Space
5.858/60
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaib...
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Message from Space
2000
The Stupid Teacher
8/1
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a...
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The Stupid Teacher
1993
The Supernormal II
6.5/2
Pseudo-documentary sequel.
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The Supernormal II
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
10/1
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means o...
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Sugata Sanshiro
1971
Troops of Darkness
6/1
A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later with revenge on his mind.
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Troops of Darkness
2006
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
0/0
A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult".
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Teruo Ishii Fan Club
1992
Taira no Kiyomori
0/0
The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the battle against the brutal pirates on Setouchi.
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Taira no Kiyomori
1991
The Great Shogunate Battle
6.8/5
The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of broken vows and violent swordplay. In an ambush the...
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The Great Shogunate Battle
1963
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
10/1
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.
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Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1969
Lone Rebel
8/1
Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was entrusted with the destruction, but he was a broth...
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Lone Rebel
1976
The Corporation
3.667/3
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria. He is offered a position in the expan...
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The Corporation
2003
T.R.Y.
7.167/6
At the turn of the 20th Century amongst tension between China and Japan, a Japanese swindler in Shanghai plans to profit by selling weapons. He steals...
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T.R.Y.
1962
Hell's Kitchen
7.5/2
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Hell's Kitchen
1980
Drive for the Future
10/1
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Drive for the Future
1955
Hanamazu
0/0
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Hanamazu
1956
The Prosecutor and His Sister
0/0
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The Prosecutor and His Sister
1989
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
7/1
Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as...
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
5/1
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
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Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1991
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
6.3/5
After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly hunts down the gangsters responsible.
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The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
1960
Zero sen no jorō gun
0/0
Japanese crime film.
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Zero sen no jorō gun
1968
Snake Woman's Curse
6/8
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man died...
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Snake Woman's Curse
1989
Tokyo: The Last War
6.333/9
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics...
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Tokyo: The Last War
2003
Yakuza Demon
6.308/13
Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the...
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Yakuza Demon
1983
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
0/0
During the events of the Chushingura incident, Mumyo, a disgruntled Shogunate secret agent, retires from post, disillusioned by the concept of loyalty...
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Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
1965
High-Ranking Yakuza
0/0
1965 youth / yakuza film
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High-Ranking Yakuza
1975
Tidal Wave
0/0
Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single continent slowly split off into smaller continent...
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Tidal Wave
1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth
0/0
In 1853, Gentetsu Nishiyama tells his students that the French prophet Nostaradamus foretells great change for Japan, some of his students revolt, cal...
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The Last Days of Planet Earth
1968
Diamonds of the Andes
10/1
Romantic action film set against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. Jiro Ibuki has decided to leave the world of the yakuza and live with his f...
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Diamonds of the Andes
1993
Emperor of Upheaval
0/0
The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.
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Emperor of Upheaval
1964
Tokyo Untouchables
0/0
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Tokyo Untouchables
1969
やくざ番外地 抹殺
0/0
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やくざ番外地 抹殺
1963
Ano hito wa ima
0/0
1963 Japanese movie
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Ano hito wa ima
1957
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
0/0
After defeat in the Battle of Skigahara, Yukimura Sanada and his Ten Braves scatter across the country to spy in order to be prepared for the final ba...
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Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1991
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
0/0
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源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
1954
日本敗れず
7/1
In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines, and Tokyo was reduced to a sea of fire by anoth...
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日本敗れず
1961
Structure of Hate
7/1
Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.
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Structure of Hate
1967
Escape Man
0/0
1967 Daiei movie.
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Escape Man
1961
機動捜査班
0/0
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機動捜査班
1984
Heaven Station
8.8/5
From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on...
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Heaven Station
1961
Kill the Killer!
10/1
JA woman is witness to a murder but flees the scene, leaving behind only a handkerchief with her name, Rie, embroidered upon it. Police race to find h...
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Kill the Killer!
1989
Tokyo: The Last War
6.333/9
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics...
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Tokyo: The Last War
2001
修羅のみち
0/0
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修羅のみち
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
0/0
Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Mihashi) to Kobe where a narcotics gang...
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Showdown on Pier No.3
1958
Bloody History of Soldiers
0/0
A historical film that portrays the fervent and violent actions of young Army and Navy officers, such as the February 26 and May 15 incidents, in a se...
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Bloody History of Soldiers
1969
Thirteen Times a Loser
0/0
Mineoka Group executive Okitsu Seiji is imprisoned for the 13th time for attacking rival Kuronuma. While in prison, he learns that the Kuronuma Group...
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Thirteen Times a Loser
1964
Ninja Killers
0/0
Drunken samurai Saito Magobei lives a reckless and irresponsible life. He’s not the man to volunteer for thrilling adventures. But when Magobei and Ku...
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Ninja Killers
1976
Between Women and Wives
7/1
Depicts various relationships between four beautiful sisters, their husbands, and their second daughter's husband's mistress.
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Between Women and Wives
1973
Big Bad Wolf
0/0
1973 Toei film.
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Big Bad Wolf
1955
The Vassal's Neck
8.5/2
Japanese film.
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