Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Born: January 20, 1912
Died: March 23, 1999
in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Michitarō Mizushima...

Ronin-gai
Title: Ronin-gai
Character: Tahei
Released: August 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
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Sensei
Title: Sensei
Character: Grandpa
Released: April 8, 1989
Type: Movie
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Tetsugen
Title: Tetsugen
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Japanese film based on the life of Zen Master Tetsugen Doko.
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The Executioner
Title: The Executioner
Character: Hakusessai Koga
Released: August 10, 1974
Type: Movie
Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura work together to take out an infamous drug dealer.
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Third Generation Boss
Title: Third Generation Boss
Released: August 10, 1974
Type: Movie
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Title: The Ando Gang Documentary Film
Released: December 1, 1973
Type: Movie
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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Japan's Top Gangster
Title: Japan's Top Gangster
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
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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The Incident at Takanodai
Title: The Incident at Takanodai
Released: July 29, 1973
Type: Movie
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
Title: Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
Released: December 30, 1972
Type: Movie
The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.
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The Horrible Obsessions
Title: The Horrible Obsessions
Character: Yogi
Released: December 16, 1972
Type: Movie
Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs.
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Informal Dress
Title: Informal Dress
Released: October 12, 1972
Type: Movie
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Title: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Character: Itakura Naizen-no-Sho
Released: September 2, 1972
Type: Movie
In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
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Girl Boss Guerilla
Title: Girl Boss Guerilla
Character: Ichiro
Released: August 12, 1972
Type: Movie
Miko Sugimoto is the leader of the Red Helmet Gang, a biker girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over the local girl gangs there. Successful for a short time in ruling the streets it isn't long before Miko and her crew run afoul of the local Yakuza, and are forced to turn to Reiko Ike, a ronin Yakuza girl, and sister to one of the top Yakuza in Kyoto, for help, leading to a murderous showdown at a small coastal resort.
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Title: New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Released: August 12, 1972
Type: Movie
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The Brawling Angel
Title: The Brawling Angel
Released: June 21, 1972
Type: Movie
Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi.
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Modern Lady Gambler
Title: Modern Lady Gambler
Released: May 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Fujiko wanders aimlessly through the country, seeking vengence on the man she onced loved, who betrayed her, and destroying her family and her life. When she discovers that man had already died, she loses her will to live. But in a twist of fate, she meets Tatsumi, a raising star in the Horikawa Family. She quickly falls in love with him and his yakuza lifstyle. But when Tatsumi is chosen to but the next Boss of the family, his jealous sworn brother Morito kills him with the help of a mysterious man behind the scenes. Now Fujiko becomes a Bakuto, a wandering yakuza gambler, and once again, walks the bloody path of vengence...
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Gang Warfare
Title: Gang Warfare
Released: April 14, 1972
Type: Movie
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Title: The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Character: Kawagishi
Released: March 4, 1972
Type: Movie
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?
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Delinquent Street
Title: Delinquent Street
Released: February 22, 1972
Type: Movie
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Released: December 29, 1971
Type: Movie
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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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Trials of an Okinawa Village
Title: Trials of an Okinawa Village
Released: November 19, 1971
Type: Movie
A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle things.
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The Battle of Okinawa
Title: The Battle of Okinawa
Released: August 14, 1971
Type: Movie
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
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The Killer
Title: The Killer
Released: May 5, 1971
Type: Movie
A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge on a giant alliance of organizations. This film is amongst the last "straight" yakuza films made at Nikkatsu before the studio's switch-over to pinku eiga.
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Bloodiest Flower
Title: Bloodiest Flower
Released: April 3, 1971
Type: Movie
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
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Fate Deals the Card of Death
Title: Fate Deals the Card of Death
Released: February 13, 1971
Type: Movie
Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and they promise each other to meet again a year later. However, Seijiro gets jailed for five years. Unable to find him, Shizue gets married to a yakuza boss who can help her family business.
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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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The Drifting Gambler
Title: The Drifting Gambler
Character: Ichizo Yamagata
Released: April 18, 1970
Type: Movie
8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.
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Modern Sorority
Title: Modern Sorority
Released: March 29, 1970
Type: Movie
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Born Fighter
Title: Born Fighter
Character: Gennosuke
Released: February 21, 1970
Type: Movie
Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
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Peonies And Dragons
Title: Peonies And Dragons
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his wife. Due to Tatsuo's sudden illness, Ryuichi had money problems, and he became dependent on the head of the local tekiya and finds himself involved in the tekiya war with the Yakuza.
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Woman Boss
Title: Woman Boss
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
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Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
Title: Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
Released: December 27, 1969
Type: Movie
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
Released: December 27, 1969
Type: Movie
Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.
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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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Fill the Cup with Blood
Title: Fill the Cup with Blood
Released: October 8, 1969
Type: Movie
Second delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn between the organization and his old friends.
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Showdown at Nagasaki
Title: Showdown at Nagasaki
Character: Jusaku Saito
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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Chivalrous Pride
Title: Chivalrous Pride
Released: September 13, 1969
Type: Movie
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Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
Title: Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
Released: August 9, 1969
Type: Movie
Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
Title: Japan Organized Crime Boss
Released: July 8, 1969
Type: Movie
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
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The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Title: The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Released: May 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Brothers Serving Time
Title: Brothers Serving Time
Character: Matsui
Released: May 3, 1969
Type: Movie
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
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Outlaw: Kill!
Title: Outlaw: Kill!
Released: March 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air. The Iriezaki family and the Kanto Touyu-kai were in the midst of a territorial dispute. Goro was quick to notice, but had no intent to take sides. At a department store nearby, he sees an elevator lady being harassed by a couple of hoodlums. Goro decides to intervene. Unbeknownst to him, the hoodlums are Touyu-kai members – and the girl has strong ties with the opposing family.
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Exiled to Hell
Title: Exiled to Hell
Released: January 22, 1969
Type: Movie
It is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the famous performance of storyteller Koiso Kikuji and performer Kataoka Koshin is reaching its climax when the Tawaraya family interferes... This is an entertaining action film bursting with righteousness and humanity, centred on men who try to live righteously against a corrupt boss who preys on the performers.
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Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
Title: Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
Released: January 18, 1969
Type: Movie
Kosaka Hiroshi is a small time swindler and the boss of a motorcycle gang in Shinjuku. Living only to make money, he never made the big time until he gets involved with a Yakuza's daughter. But when he gets involved in a scheme to blackmail a Yakuza gang and a land developer, he realizes he's gone way over his head…
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
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Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Title: Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Character: Eisuke Togasaki
Released: November 22, 1968
Type: Movie
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
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The Cheating Underworld
Title: The Cheating Underworld
Character: Tsunekichi Matsuki
Released: August 14, 1968
Type: Movie
Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yens.
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Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Title: Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Character: Mizuhara
Released: January 13, 1968
Type: Movie
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
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Gambler's World 2
Title: Gambler's World 2
Character: Zensaku Kanô
Released: November 23, 1967
Type: Movie
Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
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Gambler's World
Title: Gambler's World
Character: Hidenosuke Tsukamoto
Released: July 30, 1967
Type: Movie
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Title: Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Released: July 8, 1967
Type: Movie
Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.
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Organized Violence II
Title: Organized Violence II
Character: Kôtarô Gondô
Released: June 29, 1967
Type: Movie
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Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
Title: Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
Character: Sangorô Oiwake
Released: April 8, 1967
Type: Movie
During the 1880's a young swordsman, Saotome Gengo, on his way to Tokyo stops at an inn in a small town. But he does not know that his prowess has already attracted envious attention and that Senzo, the boss of the local gang, plans to have him killed. Seiji, the disowned son of the innkeeper, has run up a big gambling bill and, to settle it, the hoodlums decide to kill him. He is saved, however, by Hanako, star of the dancing troupe also staying at the inn. Gengo meets Hanako and learns that the troupe cannot open their show because the local police corruptly demand too much of the receipts. After another fight, Gengo sees the police-chief on behalf of the troupe, but is refused. So he suspects that the police and the hoodlums are implicated with each other. There seems no way to open the show until they hear that the governor is coming to the town for a local banquet. They appeal to him and he promises to investigate. It is decided that a duel will settle the matter...
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Eighteen Years in Prison
Title: Eighteen Years in Prison
Released: February 24, 1967
Type: Movie
A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.
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Wild Spirit
Title: Wild Spirit
Character: Ichinosuke
Released: January 14, 1967
Type: Movie
It has been 5 years since Eijiro Kikukawa of the Asakusa Kaminarimon family killed the head of the Suzaki family. Finally he gets out of prison and comes to the city of Odahama, where he had a mistress, Okei, whom he could not forget. He accidentally helped a man named Hanji from the Kurokane family and was received by the family as a guest. And soon Eijiro is involved in a showdown between the yakuza families.
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Rampaging Dragon of the North
Title: Rampaging Dragon of the North
Released: October 22, 1966
Type: Movie
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fulasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
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The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
Title: The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
Released: September 17, 1966
Type: Movie
The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.
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Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Title: Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Released: May 30, 1966
Type: Movie
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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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Title: Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Released: January 13, 1966
Type: Movie
Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.
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One Man's Chivalry
Title: One Man's Chivalry
Released: October 15, 1965
Type: Movie
Tokizо, the boss of the Tenmaru-gumi group, assists Kikujiro, a traveler on the run. At this time, a tender is being held to conclude a contract for the construction of the railway. Tokizo, who made the highest bid, was bought by the head of the Wakatsuki section of the Kansai Railroad, who was thinking about the country, and won by suppressing Takebe-gumi, who used bribes. However, not everything went as smoothly as planned...
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Title: Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Character: Iwasa
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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Homeless Dog
Title: Homeless Dog
Released: May 2, 1964
Type: Movie
First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
Title: The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
Released: February 8, 1964
Type: Movie
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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13 Assassins
Title: 13 Assassins
Character: Sawara Heizo
Released: December 7, 1963
Type: Movie
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 attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
Title: The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
Released: November 10, 1963
Type: Movie
Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Title: The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
Released: October 19, 1963
Type: Movie
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.
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Blind Wolf
Title: Blind Wolf
Released: September 29, 1963
Type: Movie
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Title: Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Released: June 30, 1963
Type: Movie
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
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Life of Hishakaku
Title: Life of Hishakaku
Released: March 16, 1963
Type: Movie
After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes in time of crisis. Hishakaku’s humble life comes to a sudden halt when the Kogane family becomes involved in a fatal feud with their rival, and Hishakaku’s services are called upon.
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A Revengeful Raid
Title: A Revengeful Raid
Released: September 22, 1962
Type: Movie
In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young yakuza named Eijiro after he runs afoul of the new samurai officials who have taken over his hometown. Expertly portrayed by Kitaoji Kinya (son of the all-time great star Ichikawa Utaemon), this young man stands up for the townspeople and puts his life on the line. Jirocho, played by superstar Nakamura Kinnosuke, a boss known for his honor and valor soon finds himself involved in the feud which will only end in a brutal showdown.
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Yakuza Official
Title: Yakuza Official
Released: July 13, 1962
Type: Movie
Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
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Hibari is Fashion Crazy
Title: Hibari is Fashion Crazy
Released: December 15, 1961
Type: Movie
Under a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. However, Omitsu, a woman who is thought to have gone insane after the sudden death of her father, openly disobeys this order and goes around town fancifully dressed. Unknown to all around her, Omitsu is merely acting, using her perceived madness to roam around town conducting her own secret investigation into her father's death. Will her skillful ruse help her to reveal the truth?
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Title: The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Character: Akagawa Daizen
Released: September 13, 1961
Type: Movie
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
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Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
Title: Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
Released: August 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel.
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Title: Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Released: June 21, 1961
Type: Movie
He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji, Yoshimoto's lender, and Kanehira Akagi, the older brother of the former loan of Mishima, played a challenge. It is said to open the ladies' room to the settlement of Wada island. Although Jiro headed to Shigetsugu for arbitration, he was forced to surrender. In such a case, Jiro became chased by Kinpei and others.
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Osaka Tough
Title: Osaka Tough
Released: May 9, 1961
Type: Movie
The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who find themselves at the bottom of society, and about the courage of a man who defies the city of violence in search of his beloved sister.
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Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Title: Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Character: Tsujido
Released: December 3, 1960
Type: Movie
The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says that he is the younger brother of Colt Jo's killer. When Ryuji escaped difficulties with one blow knocking out the enemy's weapon, Sabu reveals that Colt Jo is in the hospital in Gifu. Ryuji decides to visit his old enemy. However, he does not know that this is a trap.
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Covered Wagon
Title: Covered Wagon
Released: October 22, 1960
Type: Movie
A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's major islands, to Hokkaido, it's northernmost.
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Take Aim at the Police Van
Title: Take Aim at the Police Van
Character: Daijirô Tamon
Released: January 27, 1960
Type: Movie
A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he's Tamon, an upright, modest man. He begins his own investigation into the murders. Who were the victims, who are their relatives and girlfriends, who else was on the van that night? As he doggedly investigates, others die, coincidences occur, and several leads take him to the Hamaju Agency, which may be supplying call girls. Its owner is in jail, his daughter, the enigmatic Yuko, keeps turning up where Tamon goes. Tamon believes he can awaken good in people, but has he met his match? Will he solve the murders or be the next victim? And who is Akiba?
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The Devil's Sigh
Title: The Devil's Sigh
Released: January 9, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese crime film
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Mighty Rules
Title: Mighty Rules
Released: December 14, 1959
Type: Movie
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Wounded Beast
Title: Wounded Beast
Released: April 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A tense action game that skillfully intertwines the human love between a criminal, his sister and his lover, and the desperate pursuit of a detective who is trying to catch a fleeing young criminal.
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Hijo tehai
Title: Hijo tehai
Released: February 24, 1959
Type: Movie
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Fighting Disposition
Title: Fighting Disposition
Released: December 27, 1958
Type: Movie
With the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the death of his close friend.
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Roar of the City
Title: Roar of the City
Released: November 25, 1958
Type: Movie
This action drama depicts a horrifying murder case over a photo of a mysterious beautiful woman hidden in a wallet, and the justice and love-hate relationship between the men involved in the case.
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Underworld Beauty
Title: Underworld Beauty
Character: Miyamoto
Released: March 25, 1958
Type: Movie
The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a bullet for him, he is diverted by the greedy boss Oyane and his insatiable taste for Miyamoto's precious stones.
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The Naked Woman and the Gun
Title: The Naked Woman and the Gun
Released: December 7, 1957
Type: Movie
A Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking but he's tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit.
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Nikutai no hankō
Title: Nikutai no hankō
Released: May 8, 1957
Type: Movie
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Saigo no totsugeki
Title: Saigo no totsugeki
Released: January 22, 1957
Type: Movie
A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The original work of Yoshinori Matsuura was dramatized by Toyama Tetsu of “Smuggling of the Body”, also directed by Yutaka Abe, and Shigeyoshi Mine of “Densuke's Propaganda” was in charge of the shooting. The main performers are Michitaro Mizushima of “Smuggling of the Body”, Ryoji Hayama of “The Sorrowful Garden”, Shoji Yasui of “The People of Okino”, Shiro Osaka of “Lonely Man”, “Tetsuji Kawakami Story 16” In addition to Hiroshi Nihonyanagi, Shinsuke Maki, Isamu Kosugi of the "Hunger Soul", Ko Mishima, Satoshi Nishimura, Saburo Hiromatsu, Hiroshi Kondo and others.
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Flesh Smuggling
Title: Flesh Smuggling
Released: October 9, 1956
Type: Movie
A true semi-documentary drama depicting a record of a sheriff's challenge to the vivid evil of a sailor who embarked on a single underworld to uncover the crime of an inhumane international prostitution organization called "Japanese women's smuggling."
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Semyonov's Gold Ingots
Title: Semyonov's Gold Ingots
Released: June 26, 1956
Type: Movie
Ippei, a bored private detective hears from his assistant Hideko an interesting story that General Semyonov who has been exiled to Japan buried his gold bullion somewhere.
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Evil Reward
Title: Evil Reward
Released: January 8, 1956
Type: Movie
After finishing his sentence, Ryosuke Ogiwara, who left the prison gate, got into a car that was sent by his wife's cell and Kenmochi detective of the Metropolitan Police Department, but the real Kenmochi detective arrived a few minutes later. The corpse of the bunch went up in the moat near Akasaka, and the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1 was colored.
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Such is Life
Title: Such is Life
Released: November 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Three Faces
Title: Three Faces
Released: August 9, 1955
Type: Movie
Five years have passed since the three comrades who saved their lives on the Burma Campaign-Kenichiro Kishi, Eiji Shiga, and Daizo Kobayashi promised to meet again five years later at the platform of Shinagawa Station, which was crowded with repatriates. , The day of reunion is approaching.
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Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Title: Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Released: March 1, 1955
Type: Movie
In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.
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Jirocho in Disgrace
Title: Jirocho in Disgrace
Released: July 14, 1954
Type: Movie
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Last of the Wild Ones
Title: Last of the Wild Ones
Released: June 8, 1954
Type: Movie
A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
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Yasen kangofu
Title: Yasen kangofu
Released: July 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Japanese war drama.
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Kimi yue ni
Title: Kimi yue ni
Released: March 3, 1953
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film and Setsuko Miyuki's film debut.
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Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke
Title: Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
Released: February 19, 1953
Type: Movie
Japanese film.
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Night in Hawaii
Title: Night in Hawaii
Released: January 9, 1953
Type: Movie
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Shimizu no Jirocho den
Title: Shimizu no Jirocho den
Released: September 25, 1952
Type: Movie
Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.
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Ushiwakamaru
Title: Ushiwakamaru
Character: Benkei
Released: September 17, 1952
Type: Movie
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柳生の兄弟
Title: 柳生の兄弟
Character: 柳生十兵衛
Released: August 28, 1952
Type: Movie
During the era of the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, to strengthen the shogunate, many daimyo clans that did not align with the central power were dismantled. Among them, the ronin from the Higo Kato domain harbored a grudge against Yanagisawa Tajima-no-kami, who was at the forefront of these suppressions. Tajima-no-kami had two sons, Jubei and Matashiro. While Jubei was prudent and thoughtful, Matashiro was of a free-spirited nature. However, both were devoted to their father and were exceptionally skilled in the way of the sword.
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Lil's Return from Shanghai
Title: Lil's Return from Shanghai
Character: Kenkichi Yamamoto
Released: April 4, 1952
Type: Movie
In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and tries to recreate the world he knew then.
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Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
Title: Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
Character: Satarô
Released: January 3, 1952
Type: Movie
Period film about the legendary detective Umon
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Akatsuki no Kyūshū
Title: Akatsuki no Kyūshū
Character: Shunsuke Kagawa
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Farewell to the Highland Station
Title: Farewell to the Highland Station
Character: Toshio Nomura
Released: October 5, 1951
Type: Movie
A young botanical researcher moves to the highlands to collect plants for research, and falls in love with a nurse there.
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Pursuit At Dawn
Title: Pursuit At Dawn
Released: June 1, 1950
Type: Movie
This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51). Written by Kaneto Shindô and featuring Ryô Ikebe as a young policeman it is part crime drama, part social study. Definitely not an undiscovered masterpiece, but still a must for Ichikawa buffs.
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Hyōchū no Bijo
Title: Hyōchū no Bijo
Released: March 12, 1950
Type: Movie
Based on the novel The Vampire (Kyūketsuki) by Edogawa Ranpo.
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Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather
Title: Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather
Released: December 7, 1948
Type: Movie
Lost for 70 years until 2022, Shimizu’s second postwar film recalls Mr. Thank You as he frames the narrative in a familiar setting, tracking an autumnal bus ride from a hot spring town through a mountain pass. When the jaunty bus unceremoniously breaks down, a bittersweet sadness overcomes the passengers as unexpected reunions take place, but nothing can be what it was before the war.
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Gate of Flesh
Title: Gate of Flesh
Released: August 10, 1948
Type: Movie
A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sleep with a man without taking his money — falling in love is forbidden.
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New Snow
Title: New Snow
Released: October 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Minowada, a young teacher at a National People's School, has his own theory of education and the daughter of his linguistics teacher becomes drawn to him. Kayo, a strong-willed doctor, is also attracted to him. A mediator tries to arrange a marriage but just at that point Minowada receives military call-up papers.
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Title: Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Character: Nagi Ukon
Released: July 2, 1942
Type: Movie
The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until subduing almost all his enemies, the lonely comprehension of knowing that he actually can not take over the whole country because he was born too late.
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Horror of the Fifth Columnist
Title: Horror of the Fifth Columnist
Released: April 16, 1942
Type: Movie
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Nazo no satsujin jiken
Title: Nazo no satsujin jiken
Released: June 2, 1938
Type: Movie
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Chibusa
Title: Chibusa
Character: Kenji
Released: March 25, 1937
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
Title: Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Japanese horror movie from 1937.
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Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart
Title: Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart
Character: Teacher
Released: January 1, 1925
Type: Movie
A moral fable about discovering money that somebody has dropped