Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Born: March 31, 1932
in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Kenji Imai...

Another XX: Matori no onna
Title: Another XX: Matori no onna
Released: May 15, 1998
Type: Movie
4th Entry in a Four-Part-Series, following the success of the original XX-series with 7 parts: In this one Yoko is an undercover cop infiltrating the chinese mafia
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The Key
Title: The Key
Character: Soma Hiroshi
Released: October 18, 1997
Type: Movie
Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they meet the young Mr. Kimura
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Peanuts
Title: Peanuts
Released: May 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Two mysterious tough guys infuriate a local gang after helping an elderly grocery store owner with his debts by robbing a yakuza organised gambling den.
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The Brutal Insanity of Love
Title: The Brutal Insanity of Love
Character: Fujisaki
Released: June 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A policewoman (Megumi Yokoyama) investigates the apparent suicide of a college coed. The prime suspects include the girl's professor, who may have been having an affair with her, and the professor's wife, who frequents lesbian bars. Gruesome axe murders and mutilations ensue, leading Yokoyama to a shocking discovery.
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Lady Ramboh
Title: Lady Ramboh
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Lady Ramboh finds her sister and her best friend on vacation, and the three of them spend the days having lots of fun. But the fun trip is ruined, when the girls are kidnapped and raped by the remaining traffickers. Lady Ramboh seeks revenge. She has a room full of grenade launchers to prove it.
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Assassin's Road
Title: Assassin's Road
Released: May 28, 1982
Type: Movie
Toma (Go Kato) is a son of a doctor in Takane, Yoshitomo Monzen. He was ordered by the sick federal lord and travel to Edo. It was said that Tsurunosuke, the man supposed to be the next federal lord, got a heavy disease, and the order aimed to make sure if it is true or not. On his way to Edo, Toma gave a hand to Kiku (Mayumi Okamura) who had a stomachache. However, she seemed to be in big trouble, and there were many warriors on the roads… This is the remade drama of “Wakasamamono” written by a popular novelist Tatsuji Satte. Go Kato as Dr. Waka brandishes a sword to come up against the plot of Karo, related to the inheritance of Takane Han.
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Title: Pro Hunter
Released: April 7, 1981
Type: TV
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Target
Title: Target
Character: Kenzo Idogaki
Released: April 19, 1980
Type: Movie
Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama.
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Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Title: Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Character: Masato Amamiya , Research Bureau of Cabinet Officer
Released: August 18, 1979
Type: Movie
Mika Hino is a sharp-shooting investigator that belongs to the infamous "Gator Branch.” When an executive board member of a trading company is accused of being involved in a bribery, Mika is assigned to keep watch over him. A few nights later her target is found dead outside of his 30 floor office building. With an apparent suicide note as evidence, local police conclude the case as a suicide. Mika’s assignment may have ended in failure, but her mission has just begun...
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The Fall of Teenager
Title: The Fall of Teenager
Released: February 24, 1979
Type: Movie
High school student Keiko struggles with the pressures of college entrance examinations and a chaotic home life, ultimately succumbing to alcohol, marijuana, gang members and rape.
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The Killing Game
Title: The Killing Game
Character: Oyama
Released: December 2, 1978
Type: Movie
The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?
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Raping!
Title: Raping!
Character: Medium-sized city Detective A
Released: November 18, 1978
Type: Movie
A woman on her way to Tokyo is repeatedly raped by various men she encounters on the highway.
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Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Title: Sometimes... Like a Prostitute
Character: Gorô
Released: September 23, 1978
Type: Movie
A man with a medical condition and a guilty past becomes obsessed with a simple minded girl he finds in a park. His wife is not thrilled when he brings her home.
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Winter's Flower
Title: Winter's Flower
Released: June 17, 1978
Type: Movie
Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Title: The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Released: June 3, 1978
Type: Movie
After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.
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Title: Special Crime Investigation Front
Character: Okano
Released: April 6, 1977
Type: TV
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Japan's Don
Title: Japan's Don
Released: January 22, 1977
Type: Movie
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
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The Yakuza Code Still Lives
Title: The Yakuza Code Still Lives
Character: Shibata
Released: December 4, 1976
Type: Movie
After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer.
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Yakuza Graveyard
Title: Yakuza Graveyard
Character: Shunji Matsunaga
Released: October 30, 1976
Type: Movie
A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice.
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The Racketeer Ishimatsu
Title: The Racketeer Ishimatsu
Released: April 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero.
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The Machine Gun Dragon
Title: The Machine Gun Dragon
Released: February 28, 1976
Type: Movie
Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
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The International Gang of Kobe
Title: The International Gang of Kobe
Character: Tetsufumi
Released: October 14, 1975
Type: Movie
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 gangs.
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Karate Bullfighter
Title: Karate Bullfighter
Released: August 9, 1975
Type: Movie
Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns to karate for a final showdown against the students of a rival school.
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Gambling Den Heist
Title: Gambling Den Heist
Character: Sugitani
Released: June 21, 1975
Type: Movie
After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.
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The Murder Corps
Title: The Murder Corps
Released: May 24, 1975
Type: Movie
A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of Japan.
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Graveyard of Honor
Title: Graveyard of Honor
Released: February 15, 1975
Type: Movie
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
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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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The Homeless
Title: The Homeless
Character: Isokichi
Released: October 9, 1974
Type: Movie
Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the acquaintance of a would-be prostitute. They help her escape and decide to guide her on her quest for sunken contraband somewhere off the coast.
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The Last Samurai
Title: The Last Samurai
Released: September 20, 1974
Type: Movie
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
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Black Panther Bitch M
Title: Black Panther Bitch M
Character: Kawashima
Released: August 14, 1974
Type: Movie
An assassin trained as a ninja carries the code name M. Hayami is a yakuza boss and a divorced father who is not allowed to come near his young daughter Mutsumi from his ex-wife Kazuko. In the big port city of Yokohama, M targets Hayami, who has angered the president of his group.
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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 Tattooed Hitman
Title: The Tattooed Hitman
Released: April 27, 1974
Type: Movie
The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?
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Yakuza of the Present
Title: Yakuza of the Present
Character: Gondo
Released: October 27, 1973
Type: Movie
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The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
Title: The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
Released: September 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live on after prison. Together, the two decide to blackmail the woman (Yoko Horikoshi) who hit Katsu, who happens to be the daughter of a rich company president (Seizaburo Kawazu). 6th film in a series of 8.
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Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Title: Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Character: Koike
Released: May 24, 1973
Type: Movie
Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their separate ways. With the help of a young mechanic, who's also on the lam, Ruriko tries to realize her dream of leaving the island of Japan behind. But the authorities are always one step behind her...
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Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
Title: Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
Character: Sentarô Ishihara - Vice-principal teacher
Released: March 31, 1973
Type: Movie
Three new students at a super-strict girl's school must face off with a repressive school administration, the sadistic, murderous student discipline brigade and corrupt politicians over the murder/suicide of one of their friends. They're approached by a blackmailer (Tsunehiko Watase) who promises to help them exact vengeance in exchange for setting up a corrupt local politician, and aided by a independent Yakuza biker chick (Reiko Ike).
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Quarreling with Yakuza
Title: Quarreling with Yakuza
Released: March 3, 1973
Type: Movie
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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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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Eight Men to Kill
Title: Eight Men to Kill
Character: Yashi Okami
Released: December 16, 1972
Type: Movie
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.
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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Title: Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Character: Shiga
Released: October 25, 1972
Type: Movie
The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent. He tries to start a new life with his two ”brothers” but can’t seem to escape old affiliations
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Woman His Prey
Title: Woman His Prey
Released: July 30, 1972
Type: Movie
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A Yakuza Has His Way
Title: A Yakuza Has His Way
Released: July 3, 1972
Type: Movie
The eighth installment in the popular film series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Embarrassed by the chairman of the Seiyu-kai for not having a family crest, Seikichi Shimamura sets out with his henchmen on a journey to acquire the crest of a local bankrupt family. The local Iwahashi clan and the fishermen fought over the construction of the industrial complex, but when Seikichi learned that the Seiyu-kai was behind the Iwahashi clan, he sided with the fishermen...
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Title: Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
Released: April 5, 1972
Type: TV
Based on the novel of the same name by Jiro Ikushima, this drama series aired on NET TV (now TV Asahi) in 1972 for a total of 26 episodes. Starring the talented actor Kennosuke Yorozuya, who had previously shown his skills in various period films such as "Mabuta no Haha," "Seki no Yatappe," and "Kutsukake Tokijiro: Yoyo ichi-hiki," the show follows the tragic hero and is sure to captivate audiences with its compelling storyline. Viewers are sure to be drawn into the drama and root for the protagonist as the story unfolds.
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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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The Gambler's Counterattack
Title: The Gambler's Counterattack
Character: Kizaki
Released: October 14, 1971
Type: Movie
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 him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town. Aiba proves a crafty tactician, and does very well at playing gangs off against each other in order to save the smaller gang. His advice is not always taken by those he tries to help, but he is generally proved right.
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Human Target
Title: Human Target
Character: Maki
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Released: August 13, 1971
Type: Movie
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
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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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Sympathy for the Underdog
Title: Sympathy for the Underdog
Character: Mad Dog Jiro
Released: January 12, 1971
Type: Movie
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
Released: December 30, 1970
Type: Movie
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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Title: Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Released: November 11, 1970
Type: Movie
Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!
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Step on the Gas!
Title: Step on the Gas!
Released: October 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Yūji, fresh out of prison on parole, meets a stranger named Nao that asks for his assistance...
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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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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Released: August 14, 1970
Type: Movie
Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.
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Terror in the Streets
Title: Terror in the Streets
Character: Yasoshima
Released: July 4, 1970
Type: Movie
Horror story about a girl who is shadowed by an invisible man.
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Code Between Brothers: All New
Title: Code Between Brothers: All New
Released: April 10, 1970
Type: Movie
When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family. Sides are taken and lines are drawn. Meanwhile, a rival family with a land dispute with the Nakano starts pulling strings behind the scenes...
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Kantō tekiya ikka: Goromentsuu
Title: Kantō tekiya ikka: Goromentsuu
Released: March 5, 1970
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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The Resurrection of the Beast
Title: The Resurrection of the Beast
Released: December 6, 1969
Type: Movie
Crime film released in 1969
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Murder in the Deep
Title: Murder in the Deep
Character: Manager Gondo
Released: October 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Contemporary drama of action-oriented photographer who scuba-dives. He witnesses an accident that appears to be a homicide.
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Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Title: Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Released: August 13, 1969
Type: Movie
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator.
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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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Quick-draw Okatsu
Title: Quick-draw Okatsu
Character: Shiozaki
Released: April 10, 1969
Type: Movie
This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.
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Outlaw: Kill!
Title: Outlaw: Kill!
Character: Takamatsu Hirakawa
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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Farewell, My Beloved
Title: Farewell, My Beloved
Released: February 21, 1969
Type: Movie
During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She, however, is living with the memories of her husband and it is her younger sister, Yumiko (Nana Ozaki), who grows fond of the student. Then, one day, a young naval officer, Tadayuki (Ken Ogata), a friend of her late husband, comes to see the widow and she becomes attracted to him. Though Makito is inspired to study for the navy, he is much upset when he learns that Yuko and Tadayuki are to marry.
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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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Duel in the Storm
Title: Duel in the Storm
Character: Shimazo Hondo
Released: August 1, 1968
Type: Movie
It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.
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Army Intelligence
Title: Army Intelligence
Character: Shoda
Released: February 9, 1968
Type: Movie
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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Organized Violence II
Title: Organized Violence II
Character: Nakagawa
Released: June 29, 1967
Type: Movie
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The Chivalrous Life
Title: The Chivalrous Life
Released: May 30, 1967
Type: Movie
Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against other yakuza gangs.
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Glorious Fights
Title: Glorious Fights
Character: Shingo Kitajima
Released: October 29, 1966
Type: Movie
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
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Game of Chance
Title: Game of Chance
Character: Ito
Released: October 22, 1966
Type: Movie
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
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The Pretty Jade
Title: The Pretty Jade
Released: September 17, 1966
Type: Movie
Part 3 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
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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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Tokyo Drifters
Title: Tokyo Drifters
Released: June 19, 1966
Type: Movie
Japanese crime film.
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Women Doing Time
Title: Women Doing Time
Released: March 5, 1966
Type: Movie
Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
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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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Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Title: Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Released: June 12, 1965
Type: Movie
[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja. Before he dies, “Mist” Saizo tells his children Saisuke, and Yuri that they are not really brother and sister. She, in fact, is the daughter of the late lord Sanada Yukimura, and must be saved from the shogun’s forces. In the chess match of spy versus spy, can Saisuke defeat the shogun’s chief strategist, Matsudaira Izunokami at his own game? Showing many exciting ninja tactics, it is not to be missed.
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
Title: Tale of Japanese Burglars
Character: Young detective
Released: May 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.
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Taking the Castle
Title: Taking the Castle
Released: March 6, 1965
Type: Movie
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
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Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing
Title: Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing
Character: Detective Mitamura
Released: December 5, 1964
Type: Movie
Two people disappeared, engineers of the company Yamato Matsui and Koyama. The two worked overtime, and it is proven that they consumed alcohol together. According to the sushi restaurant employee who delivered the order around 9 p.m., the two were arguing loudly. Traces of blood were found at the scene, and it looks like a murder occurred. The Investigative Department begins an investigation… The 24nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
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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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An Outlaw
Title: An Outlaw
Released: April 5, 1964
Type: Movie
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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Police Department Story Pt.23: Confession
Title: Police Department Story Pt.23: Confession
Character: Detective Mitamura
Released: February 23, 1964
Type: Movie
The corpse of a man is found in the Dobu River in Tokyo, the victim was a man named Genzaburo Sakai, who was engaged in debt collection. The shoe shiner Kinoshita, who was in debt to Sakai, was soon apprehended. During interrogation, Kinoshita said that he was the one who killed Sakai. However, after a while, he admitted that he lied, because he thought that in prison he could eat plenty of rice for free. The investigation established that Sakai was a repatriate from Manchuria, and after returning to Japan, he had a wife, Rie Kawai. The investigation begins the search for Rie... The 23nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
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An Impudent Man
Title: An Impudent Man
Released: January 15, 1964
Type: Movie
Naomasa, the former lord of Okayama Castle and the head of the Iseda family, takes a strange boy, Kirihito, under his wing. However, Naomasa is sent to Europe for his rather too liberal lifestyle…
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Title: Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Released: October 20, 1963
Type: Movie
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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Element of Surprise
Title: Element of Surprise
Released: September 21, 1963
Type: Movie
1963 Toei war / action film.
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Police Precinct Part 21
Title: Police Precinct Part 21
Released: June 14, 1963
Type: Movie
A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage, smashed his face with an oil canister and burned the body, trying to hide the identity of the victim. But the investigation establishes that the victim is a former criminal named Hisashi Sayama. According to the daughter-in-law of the Sayama, a man named Kitamura got him a job, so he left home with a copy of the family register. Trying to find the killer, the First Investigation Department is investigating all over the country, including Akita, Yokkaichi and Okinawa.
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Police Department Story Pt.20: Backing Investigation
Title: Police Department Story Pt.20: Backing Investigation
Released: February 10, 1963
Type: Movie
This time, the investigation division is investigating the case of a man who confessed to killing a woman in a labyrinth 2 years ago, adhering to the constitutional provision that "confessing a suspect is not a crime." The 20nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
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Mid-August Commotion
Title: Mid-August Commotion
Released: August 22, 1962
Type: Movie
A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
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Utau myōjō seishun ga ippai
Title: Utau myōjō seishun ga ippai
Released: July 8, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Zankokuna tsuki
Title: Zankokuna tsuki
Released: May 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Tales of President Mito
Title: Tales of President Mito
Character: Kakuya Atsumi
Released: April 4, 1962
Type: Movie
Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a large Chinese company.
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The Escape
Title: The Escape
Released: March 14, 1962
Type: Movie
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
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Love School
Title: Love School
Released: February 28, 1962
Type: Movie
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新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心
Title: 新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心
Released: February 7, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い
Title: 新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い
Released: January 23, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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South Pacific Waves Are High
Title: South Pacific Waves Are High
Released: January 9, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Title: The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy
Released: December 6, 1961
Type: Movie
A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s a musical comedy that shows Segawa’s talent.
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Tale of a Company Boss 3
Title: Tale of a Company Boss 3
Character: Shizuo Ikeno
Released: November 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A story about the nature of office workers today.
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Title: Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Character: Taichi
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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The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Title: The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Released: August 5, 1961
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Like Fire is My Life
Title: Like Fire is My Life
Released: June 9, 1961
Type: Movie
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A Fishwife's Tale
Title: A Fishwife's Tale
Released: May 31, 1961
Type: Movie
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
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Tenka no Kaidanji Senpû Tarô
Title: Tenka no Kaidanji Senpû Tarô
Character: Kotama(as Syunji Imai)
Released: February 14, 1961
Type: Movie
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Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
Title: Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
Released: February 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Detectives of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. As usual, the film runs only one hour and doesn’t depart too far from the usual formula; however, it greatly benefits from frequent outdoor locations that were missing from the previous film. It also touches far more serious topics, such as child abuse and mental insanity. 16th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
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If You're Man Enough
Title: If You're Man Enough
Released: November 29, 1960
Type: Movie
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The Stragglers
Title: The Stragglers
Released: October 5, 1960
Type: Movie
The last Japanese soldier in 16 years who survived
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Challenge Beneath the Waves
Title: Challenge Beneath the Waves
Released: September 28, 1960
Type: Movie
1960 Toei action film.
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Hunting Opium-Eaters
Title: Hunting Opium-Eaters
Released: September 4, 1960
Type: Movie
The Chase after Opium Dealers
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Police Precinct Part 14
Title: Police Precinct Part 14
Released: June 21, 1960
Type: Movie
An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, complained to the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The ominous foreboding of the First Investigation Department hit the mark, it turned out that the discovered unidentified body of the drowned man was Hirasaka. Moreover, the land in front of the station, owned by Hirasaka, was sold by someone. Suspecting that this is a planned murder, the Investigative Group, fearing the escape of the criminal, begins to act secretly, without creating an investigation headquarters.
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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Title: Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Released: May 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Title: The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Released: March 1, 1960
Type: Movie
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
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Police Precinct Part 12
Title: Police Precinct Part 12
Released: January 27, 1960
Type: Movie
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Man of the World
Title: Man of the World
Released: January 21, 1960
Type: Movie
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
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Speed Crazy
Title: Speed Crazy
Released: December 20, 1959
Type: Movie
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The Murderer Must Die
Title: The Murderer Must Die
Released: October 27, 1959
Type: Movie
A year ago, Tetsuo Yazaki was unemployed and wanted money, attacked a police box in Kobe, robbed a policeman of his pistol, attacked Hamamatsu OS Theater and Nagoya Shinwa Bank, and succeeded in robbing a large amount of money.
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Four Hours of Terror
Title: Four Hours of Terror
Character: Co-pilot Hara
Released: September 30, 1959
Type: Movie
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
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Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na
Title: Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na
Released: February 18, 1959
Type: Movie
1959 Japanese movie
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Eyes of Mother and Daughter
Title: Eyes of Mother and Daughter
Released: February 4, 1959
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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The Happy Family
Title: The Happy Family
Released: January 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Japanese family drama.
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Sister with Sister
Title: Sister with Sister
Character: Shunta Sekiguchi
Released: December 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
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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.
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Jet Air Base 101
Title: Jet Air Base 101
Character: Shuji Sato
Released: December 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Japanese war film.
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Police Precinct Part 2
Title: Police Precinct Part 2
Released: March 8, 1956
Type: Movie