Shôhachi Uchikoshi

Shôhachi Uchikoshi

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King of the Gang
Title: King of the Gang
Released: August 25, 1967
Type: Movie
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 marketing department. Unlike the early entries, which were jazzy capers, this final entry is a prototype jitsuroku yakuza film. Just back from the war, Noboru Ando leads a gang of war vets turned gangster in the US occupied streets of Tokyo. They get into a conflict with a Chinese gang as well as the military police. Tetsuro Tamba appears as a police chief trying to bring peace to the streets; 1st wave pinky violence star Masumi Tachibana is a girl grieving his dead gangster father.
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Dash to the Sun
Title: Dash to the Sun
Released: September 8, 1966
Type: Movie
A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Title: Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Released: October 1, 1965
Type: Movie
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 keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
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A Fugitive from the Past
Title: A Fugitive from the Past
Released: January 15, 1965
Type: Movie
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, provoking a policeman's interest.
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Nerai uchi buraikan
Title: Nerai uchi buraikan
Released: October 6, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Thinking Leaf
Title: The Thinking Leaf
Released: May 16, 1962
Type: Movie
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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The Injured Boy
Title: The Injured Boy
Released: April 4, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
Title: 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
Released: January 9, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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One Passed Through Hell
Title: One Passed Through Hell
Released: April 19, 1960
Type: Movie
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Secret
Title: Secret
Released: April 5, 1960
Type: Movie
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Stepbrothers
Title: Stepbrothers
Released: June 25, 1957
Type: Movie
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Title: The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Released: April 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin