Maki Tachibana

Maki Tachibana

Born: February 6, 1951

Movies for Maki Tachibana...

Gate of Youth 2
Title: Gate of Youth 2
Character: Shizuko
Released: January 23, 1982
Type: Movie
Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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Jun
Title: Jun
Character: Glamorous Woman
Released: April 9, 1980
Type: Movie
Jun has come to Tokyo from his family home, an island which resembles a ship. He works in a machine shop and is attempting to develop a career as a cartoonist in his spare time. When he travels around the town by subway, he has grown into the habit of groping female passengers in a sexual way. They never denounce him, and many seem to respond very favorably, moaning in apparent ecstasy. However, when his girlfriend sees him doing this, she denounces him to the police.
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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Title: Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Character: Nobuko Fujioka
Released: May 26, 1979
Type: Movie
Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge...
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Down with The Big Boss
Title: Down with The Big Boss
Character: Kuniyo Yashiro
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: Movie
In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
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Title: Battle Fever J
Character: Hikaru Amano
Released: February 3, 1979
Type: TV
Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.
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The Fall of Ako Castle
Title: The Fall of Ako Castle
Character: Shino Ohtaka
Released: October 28, 1978
Type: Movie
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
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August without Emperor
Title: August without Emperor
Released: September 23, 1978
Type: Movie
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
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Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Title: Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Character: Akiko Minowa
Released: October 29, 1977
Type: Movie
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
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The Story of a Geisha
Title: The Story of a Geisha
Released: August 27, 1977
Type: Movie
In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.
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Doberman Cop
Title: Doberman Cop
Character: Miyoko
Released: July 2, 1977
Type: Movie
Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth.
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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 Three Ginza Rascals
Title: The Three Ginza Rascals
Released: October 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
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Oxen Split Torturing
Title: Oxen Split Torturing
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1 - During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori, and tries breaking her spirit by means of rape, torture and pure sadism. After Iori refuses to participate any longer he is exiled, but vows to get her back no matter what it takes. 2 - When Sutezo is forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, he becomes friends with a young girl named Sato in process. Together, they both escape and try to get by on scams and petty theft.
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The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Title: The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Released: June 19, 1976
Type: Movie
Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after World War II.
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A Savage Beast Goes Mad
Title: A Savage Beast Goes Mad
Character: Kaoru Tachibana
Released: May 15, 1976
Type: Movie
Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. His company then learns that he has kept secret that he is visually impaired, and he is fired. Without the prospect of returning to his old job he makes a plan to rob several jewelry stores. A few days later, Hayami escapes with stolen goods worth 80 million yen in a violin case on a Kyoto city bus. A wild chase ensues.
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Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy
Title: Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy
Released: February 14, 1976
Type: Movie
Female ninjas nudity and sword-weilding action directed by Takayuki Miyagawa is bawdy and thrilling! The female ninjas are sent undercover (sometimes under bed covers) to investigate the disappearance of a gold chest.
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Scoundrel Boss
Title: Scoundrel Boss
Character: Keiko Nakazawa
Released: October 18, 1975
Type: Movie
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Story of a Nymphomaniac
Title: Story of a Nymphomaniac
Character: Oshichi
Released: October 14, 1975
Type: Movie
Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the Buddhist monastery she is working at...
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Company Buggers
Title: Company Buggers
Released: August 9, 1975
Type: Movie
Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.
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Cops vs. Thugs
Title: Cops vs. Thugs
Released: April 26, 1975
Type: Movie
When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
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The Viper Brothers and the Young General
Title: The Viper Brothers and the Young General
Released: March 1, 1975
Type: Movie
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Code of Wolves
Title: Code of Wolves
Released: October 5, 1974
Type: Movie
In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
Title: The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
Released: June 1, 1974
Type: Movie
With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.
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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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Jeans Blues: No Future
Title: Jeans Blues: No Future
Character: Mari
Released: March 30, 1974
Type: Movie
Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ill-gotten gains, much to their disapproval. The two misfits end up meeting after a car crash and soon end up on the road together in (another) stolen car. It's not long before the police take an interest in the crimes, and of course the gangsters are hot on Jiri's heels; meaning the two must scarper across Japan by any means necessary.