Kōji Hio

Kōji Hio

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The Black Hood
Title: The Black Hood
Released: December 3, 1981
Type: Movie
A horse-riding samurai fights villains.
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Gate of Youth
Title: Gate of Youth
Released: January 15, 1981
Type: Movie
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
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Dragon Princess
Title: Dragon Princess
Released: January 31, 1976
Type: Movie
A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Title: Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Character: Kiyoshi Nezu
Released: December 7, 1974
Type: Movie
Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if unhappily, involved with the gangsters.
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Violent Fraternity
Title: Violent Fraternity
Released: November 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.
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Sister Street Fighter
Title: Sister Street Fighter
Character: Gomaru Akasawa
Released: August 31, 1974
Type: Movie
Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for help in the inevitable battle royale.
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Karate Killer
Title: Karate Killer
Released: October 13, 1973
Type: Movie
Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.
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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Title: Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Released: January 11, 1972
Type: Movie
A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.
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Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
Title: Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
Released: December 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Exciting fight of a secret police detective over secret of a diamond.
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Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
Title: Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
Released: January 20, 1970
Type: Movie
After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki family was always deserted. Ryūzaki, the boss, declared his retirement in response to the changing times. It was thought that Igarashi, who valued righteousness and principles and had the respect of others, would become the second-in-command. However, he was an annoying presence to Ryūzaki...
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Title: Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Released: November 20, 1969
Type: Movie
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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Okatsu the Fugitive
Title: Okatsu the Fugitive
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Title: The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Released: June 1, 1968
Type: Movie
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 schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
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Gambler's Farewell
Title: Gambler's Farewell
Character: Mossou
Released: February 9, 1968
Type: Movie
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
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Parole
Title: Parole
Released: October 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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G-Men in the Pacific
Title: G-Men in the Pacific
Released: April 22, 1962
Type: Movie
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
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All Rascals
Title: All Rascals
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
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 work together.
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Title: Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Character: Kuribayashi's henchman A
Released: November 15, 1961
Type: Movie
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Title: Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Released: October 22, 1961
Type: Movie
Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
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With Songs in My Heart
Title: With Songs in My Heart
Released: September 10, 1958
Type: Movie
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 songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.