Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Born: September 20, 1929
Died: September 3, 2000
in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Yoshirō Aoki...

Otoko Michi
Title: Otoko Michi
Released: May 12, 2000
Type: Movie
A man falls in love with a man with his spiritual past.
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Chimpira Life
Title: Chimpira Life
Released: February 13, 1998
Type: Movie
The chimpira 'Katsuichi' got his hands on the only daughter of the largest daughter in the Kanto region.
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Shura ga Yuku 5
Title: Shura ga Yuku 5
Released: May 16, 1997
Type: Movie
The fifth installment of the Gokudo Action Series, which depicts the process of the yakuza organization walking on the path to national domination, centered on the confrontation between the two gangsters who became their nemesis. This work is set in a certain area of ​​Hiroshima, which is shaken by the construction problem of an industrial waste treatment plant.
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The Pachinko Game Drifter II
Title: The Pachinko Game Drifter II
Released: October 20, 1995
Type: Movie
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Misty
Title: Misty
Character: Soichi Saeki
Released: November 23, 1991
Type: Movie
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The Shootist
Title: The Shootist
Released: August 17, 1989
Type: Movie
Former policeman Matsushita Hiroshi is a professional marksman shootist. When his keen eye catches his target in the dry urban darkness, the hard, breathless action begins.
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Scent of a Spell
Title: Scent of a Spell
Character: Akira Ota
Released: December 27, 1985
Type: Movie
A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Taking her home and protecting her, he learns that she’s escaped from a violent husband. but there’s more to her story than she's willing to tell at first.
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Mermaid Legend
Title: Mermaid Legend
Character: Terumasa Miyamoto
Released: April 14, 1984
Type: Movie
After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.
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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Title: Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Character: Yamashina Kageyu
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
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 rebellious clans will be crushed! Meanwhile, a former vassal of the Kazama clan is shot and killed. Moments later a second man is killed by a mysterious master swordsman. Matsudaira Choshichiro and his companions arrive at the crime scene and find a new type of repeating gun. The carved seal on the gun stock belong to the Saiga; a ninja clan abolished by the shogunate many years ago. The blame for the murders is placed on the Kazama clan. Are they guilty or is this a wise cunning plan by Lord Yagyu to be able to destroy the Kazama clan? Choshichiro sets out to reveal the truth and try to save the doomed Kazama clan! In his way are the Owari, Lord Yagyu and his ninja assassins, and the mysterious master swordsman! Will Choshichiro prevail against impossible odds...?
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Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Title: Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Released: August 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Accused of being a spy for a rival clan by Nanbu Clan samurai who then attack him, the 'Lowly Ronin' barely escapes with his life after being shot. Nursed back to health by Yamaoka Daijiro, the one Nanbu Clan retainer that believes him, he must find a way to prove his inno-cence to the others. The two team up together to uncover the mystery and find out who the real spy is that threatens the security of the clan. Against all odds, the two master swordsmen must rely on all their skills to defeat a vast conspiracy and save the clan from being abolished.
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Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Title: Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Released: October 29, 1982
Type: Movie
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time it is a woman carrying a young infant who he encounters on the road that leads him into a tale of violence, intrigue and a village in uproar. A great story and cool action scenes, a movie not to be missed!
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The Imperial Japanese Empire
Title: The Imperial Japanese Empire
Character: Policeman
Released: August 7, 1982
Type: Movie
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 Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Title: The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Released: May 7, 1982
Type: Movie
After saving a young Lord from an assassination attempt the Lowly Ronin finds that he is now a wanted man! Accused of being a thief by those that tried to kill the young Lord he must now clear himself of the accusations. Befriended by an old woman, she then attempts to use him for her own designs.
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The Beast to Die
Title: The Beast to Die
Character: Okada
Released: October 4, 1980
Type: Movie
A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings “walks like a dead man”. Kashiwagi runs into Date, a former correspondent in the Vietnam War. There, Date discovered hell and something snapped in his mind.
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Port Arthur
Title: Port Arthur
Character: Shogo Iguchi
Released: August 2, 1980
Type: Movie
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 (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
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The Execution Game
Title: The Execution Game
Character: Okajima
Released: November 17, 1979
Type: Movie
The third movie in Tôru Murakawa's Game trilogy about a hitman. Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured, Narumi is forced to take on a difficult job. The target is a veteran killer as good as him.
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Panic in High School
Title: Panic in High School
Character: Kurita
Released: August 19, 1978
Type: Movie
A parable about the inefficiency and anachronism of the Japanese educational system, which places an unusually large amount of importance on cramming for university entrance examinations, Panic High School is about the suicide of a high school student and its ensuing fallout at his school. When one of his classmates becomes frustrated with the math teacher's lack of sensitivity to the suicide, the student steals a rifle, returns to school, aerates the teacher's chest and then holds members of his class captive. This leads to an aggressive standoff with the police and lots of shots of his parents crying and bowing in shame, totally mortified.
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Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
Title: Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
Character: Katsuya Nishigaki
Released: April 8, 1977
Type: Movie
After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza family overgrown and dysfunctional upon his release.
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Human Revolution II
Title: Human Revolution II
Released: June 19, 1976
Type: Movie
Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
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The Surf
Title: The Surf
Released: October 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
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Evening Primrose
Title: Evening Primrose
Character: Daijiro Kuroki
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
The Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown riots, a sense of revolution filled the air. The Dam Dam Group is a small anarchist organization lead by Daijiro, a silver tongued "Benshi", a performer who provides narratives for silent films, playing multiple roles. In other words, he was a master at the art of deception, a handy talent when it came to 'doing jobs' for his group. His revolutionary ideals attracted many to his squadron, but among them was a young girl who was oblivious to his group's activities. Her name was Shino.
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My Blood is the Blood of Others
Title: My Blood is the Blood of Others
Released: October 12, 1974
Type: Movie
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Did the Red Bird Escape?
Title: Did the Red Bird Escape?
Released: February 17, 1973
Type: Movie
A young outlaw can’t escape his rebellious past despite connections to a well to do family.
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
Title: Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
Character: Hoshino
Released: October 10, 1972
Type: Movie
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 adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no walk in the park, and in order to survive they must face a relentless army of ninjas and female warriors willing to sacrifice their lives to disrupt the delivery and claim the cannon for themselves.
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Sword and Flower
Title: Sword and Flower
Released: April 14, 1972
Type: Movie
Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly widower (Mori).
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Kanto Drifter
Title: Kanto Drifter
Released: February 6, 1971
Type: Movie
Young man returns from prison and sets out to destroy the gang that killed his friends and boss of his former gang.
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Sign of the Jack
Title: Sign of the Jack
Character: Noda
Released: October 14, 1970
Type: Movie
Hanamura, widely known in gangland a professional trouble shooter has the sign of the Jack tattooed on his chest. His follower is his sworn partner Kurahara. They attempt to help the Towada-Gumi gang against its rival group the Kamioka-Gumi which is seeking the chance to conquer the Towada-Gumi in collusion with Noda, a big shot in the town operating a real estate firm.
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The Militarists
Title: The Militarists
Character: Tsuji
Released: September 11, 1970
Type: Movie
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Pay Off Your Debt!
Title: Pay Off Your Debt!
Released: September 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Asakura was told he could leave the gang if he killed Takahata, but he failed and was sentenced to two years. When he was released, the Oyane group was crushed, and instead, the emerging gangster Hokuyokai was in charge of the Oyane group's territory.
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Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
Title: Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
Released: August 12, 1970
Type: Movie
In a match where professional baseball referee Yuzo Tagami was observing a young referee, Hara, a player who got angry at the indecisive judge, knocked the referee down. Tagami lived with his wife and five children, but when he returned home, Hara, who had been suspended for a month, wanted to receive Tagami's Subaruta training.
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Melody of Rebellion
Title: Melody of Rebellion
Character: Inspector Kihara
Released: July 22, 1970
Type: Movie
The disbandment of the Tanno clan left gang member Tetsu to stray from the crime family's fold. He roamed the streets as a one man band, wearing a denim jacket and long hair with sunglasses to cover his piercing eyes. Befriending a like-minded lone wolf by the name of Gebasaku, Tetsu builds a coalition against higher forces. A graphic portrayal of irrepressible anger and a friendship worth dying for.
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Records of Bloodshed
Title: Records of Bloodshed
Character: Yoshito Kurahata
Released: June 10, 1970
Type: Movie
Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military. One day, he is arrested due to the plotting of Kurahata, a member of the Yakuza who doesn't like him.
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Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Title: Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Released: May 16, 1970
Type: Movie
In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. School-mates one after another are going to the front, where he feels he should be. The last straw is an official report of his father's death in the Battle of Attu in the Aleutian Islands. He rushes to the naval air corps training camp at Tsuchiura along with his close school-mates Naito, Yamada, Saito and Tagawa as Volunteer pilot trainees leaving his mother and sweetheart weeping and helpless.
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Showdown in Gangland
Title: Showdown in Gangland
Released: March 7, 1970
Type: Movie
Rivalry between two young gangster groups who seek to extend their influence.
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Gambling Den Desire
Title: Gambling Den Desire
Released: February 21, 1970
Type: Movie
In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo is trying to take away the interests of the local Isetoku family. Setsuko, the adopted daughter of the Isetoku family, falls in love with Seijiro, a travelling raven she meets on a whim. However, Koide, a businessman connected to the Masukawa clan, wants Setsuko to become his mistress... Setsuko puts aside her love and her regrets and bets on the greatest female challenge of her life!
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Profile of a Boss' Son
Title: Profile of a Boss' Son
Released: January 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Four years ago, Teppei Hondo killed two people from the Shinwa group for the murder of his brother. After serving a 3-year prison sentence, he considered returning home, but his father, the boss of the Honda Group, told him to stay away for another year, so he went to sea. In the end, having returned, he again finds himself embroiled in a showdown between the yakuza.
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The Cleanup
Title: The Cleanup
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.
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Showdown at Nagasaki
Title: Showdown at Nagasaki
Character: Kunimitsu Matsui
Released: September 17, 1969
Type: Movie
When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken over by the Matsui Group, a new gangster setup. So he becomes head of the Takama Group to regain lost territory. With the cooperation of all the Bosses from Tokyo to Nagasaki, who had known his father, Keiji recovers the rights to put on shows at the City Hall. As he had feared, however, Matsui begins to interfere with his plans. Keiji's men are furious, but he knows better than to take up the cudgels with Matsui at this important time. Whatever Matsui does, Keiji goes one better. Frustrated and bitter, Matsui calls in the help of Koiwa, a killer. Now, having tried his best to oust Keiji but finding that he is made of sterner stuff than he had counted on, he decides to have Koiwa do away with him for good.
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The Fatal Raid
Title: The Fatal Raid
Released: August 23, 1969
Type: Movie
Kazama and three others defeated Yoshie Sangyo, but the Nishio group was disbanded due to public pressure, and the territory belonged to the Hirata group.
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前科・仮釈放
Title: 前科・仮釈放
Released: May 14, 1969
Type: Movie
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さくら盃 義兄弟
Title: さくら盃 義兄弟
Released: March 29, 1969
Type: Movie
Second movie in the Sakura Code series.
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Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Title: Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Character: Tetsutaro Nonaka
Released: March 15, 1969
Type: Movie
The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continued their respective yakuza family business and the revenge of the youngest one when his siblings were killed by a rival vicious yakuza boss. The first in the two part Daimon series.
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Outlaw: Black Dagger
Title: Outlaw: Black Dagger
Character: Hidetake Yasumoto
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the middle of action. Through a knife fight against Sueo, a high profile gangster from Busou-kai, Goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos - his girlfriend, Yuri. Goro had sent her to safety, but she had returned, aching to see him. Caught between Goro and his enemy knife, she reunites with her love - the price was her life.
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Monument to the Girl's Corps
Title: Monument to the Girl's Corps
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: Movie
In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa Normal School for women. Nothing seemed the least bit out of the ordinary, as Kazuko and her friends enjoyed a day of sports. A year later the war takes a devastating turn, as US forces plan an amphibious attack known as "Operation Iceberg" on the Ryukyu island.
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Song of my Life
Title: Song of my Life
Released: May 29, 1968
Type: Movie
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Eleven Samurai
Title: Eleven Samurai
Released: December 16, 1967
Type: Movie
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.
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The Return of the Filthy Seven
Title: The Return of the Filthy Seven
Released: October 21, 1967
Type: Movie
A 1967 crime film
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Samurai Rebellion
Title: Samurai Rebellion
Character: Takazo Komiya (uncredited)
Released: May 27, 1967
Type: Movie
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
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Samurai Wolf II
Title: Samurai Wolf II
Released: May 13, 1967
Type: Movie
Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautiful girl who is unfortunately a complete lunatic and a dojo master who is obsessed with killing Kiba just to prove that his school's sword style is the best.
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Samurai Wolf
Title: Samurai Wolf
Released: November 19, 1966
Type: Movie
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.
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Sanshiro Sugata
Title: Sanshiro Sugata
Character: Yojiro Toda
Released: May 29, 1965
Type: Movie
Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
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Kwaidan
Title: Kwaidan
Character: (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Released: January 6, 1965
Type: Movie
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
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Samurai from Somewhere
Title: Samurai from Somewhere
Released: December 7, 1964
Type: Movie
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. Never offering any explanation, he continues his seemingly unprovoked attacks until he is sent away from his domain.
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The Shogun's Vault
Title: The Shogun's Vault
Released: August 13, 1964
Type: Movie
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. A tough fighter, he has to show his ability in order to keep from getting himself killed by the prisoners, too. Co-starring some of the biggest name in movies at the time, including Kataoka Chiezo and Tanba Tetsuro this film is loaded with surprises. From the opening moments when prisoners carry out their own form of justice, killing a crooked ex-constable, it is clear that this is the work of a visionary filmmaker.
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Samurai from Nowhere
Title: Samurai from Nowhere
Released: May 20, 1964
Type: Movie
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 the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!
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Three Outlaw Samurai
Title: Three Outlaw Samurai
Character: Ouchi Genma
Released: May 13, 1964
Type: Movie
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Title: Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Character: Vassal
Released: April 28, 1963
Type: Movie
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
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Five Ronins
Title: Five Ronins
Released: March 3, 1963
Type: Movie
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Harakiri
Title: Harakiri
Released: September 15, 1962
Type: Movie
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 place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Title: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Character: Sergeant Soga
Released: November 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.