Akira Shiga

Akira Shiga

Movies for Akira Shiga...

Kanto Woman Yakuza
Title: Kanto Woman Yakuza
Released: August 24, 1968
Type: Movie
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The Hoodlum Priest
Title: The Hoodlum Priest
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
Title: Zatoichi the Outlaw
Released: August 12, 1967
Type: Movie
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
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A Certain Killer
Title: A Certain Killer
Released: April 29, 1967
Type: Movie
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
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Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Title: Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Released: November 9, 1966
Type: Movie
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The Front Line Showdown
Title: The Front Line Showdown
Released: July 13, 1966
Type: Movie
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Daimajin
Title: Daimajin
Released: April 16, 1966
Type: Movie
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
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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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Bloody Shuriken
Title: Bloody Shuriken
Released: February 20, 1965
Type: Movie
Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like all heroes, cannot stay.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Title: Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Released: January 9, 1964
Type: Movie
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro. Shiho Fujimura also stars in this installment of the enormously popular film series.
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Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Title: Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Released: December 28, 1963
Type: Movie
[Period covered: 1595-1600] Third film in the famous shinobi no mono series. We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), as he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to skulk another day, and sets his sights on bringing down the warlord who tried to turn him into soup – Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And as always, in the background, the suble hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu is pulling strings as he plots to rule all of Japan!
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Title: Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Released: November 2, 1963
Type: Movie
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot. The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?
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The Third Shadow Warrior
Title: The Third Shadow Warrior
Released: April 21, 1963
Type: Movie
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his destiny when the Lord and the other two shadows are killed in battle and he must take on the role of Lord Yasutaka....
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An Actor's Revenge
Title: An Actor's Revenge
Released: January 13, 1963
Type: Movie
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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Shinsengumi Chronicles
Title: Shinsengumi Chronicles
Character: Chûji Matsubara
Released: January 3, 1963
Type: Movie
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
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New Bad Reputation Continues
Title: New Bad Reputation Continues
Released: November 3, 1962
Type: Movie
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Hell's Assassin
Title: Hell's Assassin
Released: November 3, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Title: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Released: October 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
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Ken ni kakeru
Title: Ken ni kakeru
Released: September 16, 1962
Type: Movie
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Destiny's Son
Title: Destiny's Son
Released: July 1, 1962
Type: Movie
The son of an executioner and the assassin he loved yet murdered learns of his origins, leaving his foster parents to avenge his mother's death.
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Ame no Kudan-zaka
Title: Ame no Kudan-zaka
Released: May 30, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Sōran wataridori
Title: Sōran wataridori
Released: May 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Title: Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Released: April 6, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Keshin
Title: Keshin
Released: January 14, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Karate, the Hand of Death
Title: Karate, the Hand of Death
Character: Akira Harakawa
Released: August 9, 1961
Type: Movie
An American karate student in Japan searches for the sister of his friend and mentor.
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Gonpachi
Title: Gonpachi
Character: Kinta
Released: December 28, 1956
Type: Movie
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Asataro the Crow
Title: Asataro the Crow
Released: March 28, 1956
Type: Movie
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Title: Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Character: Jailer
Released: December 29, 1954
Type: Movie
This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force.
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Sansho the Bailiff
Title: Sansho the Bailiff
Character: Farmer #2
Released: March 31, 1954
Type: Movie
In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
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Izayoi kaidō
Title: Izayoi kaidō
Released: December 14, 1951
Type: Movie
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Judge of the Ashuras
Title: Judge of the Ashuras
Released: February 15, 1951
Type: Movie
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The Invisible Man Appears
Title: The Invisible Man Appears
Released: September 26, 1949
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."