Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Born: May 30, 1949
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Shōhei Hino...

Last Mile
Title: Last Mile
Released: August 23, 2024
Type: Movie
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Samural Detective Onihei:Blood for Blood
Title: Samural Detective Onihei:Blood for Blood
Released: May 10, 2024
Type: Movie
When he was young, Hasegawa Hirakawa was taken care of by the daughter of an izakaya, who wanted to become a secret agent. Although Hirakawa gave up this wish, Asami began to explore independently for the thief, Kogawara, the murderer, and the net cutter, who Hirakawa was looking for. Although he successfully entered the group of the uncle of the murderer, he fell into a desperate crisis.
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My Happy Marriage
Title: My Happy Marriage
Character: Yoshiro Tsuruki
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
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The Zen Diary
Title: The Zen Diary
Character: Carpenter
Released: November 11, 2022
Type: Movie
Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking Zen food with the vegetables he grows and the mushrooms he picks in the hills. His routine is happily disturbed when Machiko, his editor and love interest, occasionally visits. Tsutomu seems content with his daily life. On the other hand, he still hasn't let go of his wife's ashes, although she died 13 years ago.
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I’m Glad to Be Alive
Title: I’m Glad to Be Alive
Released: May 13, 2022
Type: Movie
Professional boxer Sota Kusunoki has gained popularity for his fighting style, where he goes headlong into his opponents. However, years of fighting have taken their toll on his body, and he is forced to retire by a doctor's stoppage. He takes the opportunity of his retirement to marry his girlfriend, Sachiko, and start a new life, but he is completely useless in society and is made acutely aware of the harsh reality of his situation. One day, a mysterious man who claims to be a fan of Sota's receives an offer to fight in an underground martial arts tournament, where he will fight for a large sum of money and where his desires are thriving... The prospect of fighting once again revives his almost forgotten excitement, and his adrenaline surges as if to fill the emptiness in him. Will the madness and honesty of a man obsessed with fighting have a happy ending or a bad one?
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Chicken Phoenix
Title: Chicken Phoenix
Released: April 15, 2022
Type: Movie
Childhood friends Sota, and Rakuto are on a journey to find the Phoenix, which shouldn't exist. As adults, there remains a dark shadow over each of them as their lives have progressed, thus they seek a bit of escapism in their travels. Parallel to their own story, is the mysterious bride. Not to mention a deserted youkai snack bar in the underworld, a gang from an SM Castle, an agricultural rapper, a young man on a bike trip, a monk peaching about enlightenment, the owner and operator of an empty movie theater, and more that the duo meet on their aimless journey. The hints of the true colors of life are within the journey, so what kind of Phoenix are they looking for?
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武士とその妻
Title: 武士とその妻
Released: March 12, 2022
Type: Movie
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Odadoushikai Oda Seiji 8
Title: Odadoushikai Oda Seiji 8
Released: December 25, 2021
Type: Movie
8th entry in the series
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Title: The Scales of Justice
Released: September 25, 2021
Type: TV
A genius lawyer who changed jobs from a doctor, while suffering from the tragedy of false accusations, leads an out-of-force team to uncover the truth of numerous difficult cases and save the souls of those involved in the case.
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Odadoushikai Oda Seiji 7
Title: Odadoushikai Oda Seiji 7
Released: January 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Seventh entry
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The Voice of Sin
Title: The Voice of Sin
Character: Kazunobu Komura
Released: October 30, 2020
Type: Movie
Eiji Akutsu is a newspaper reporter. He is working on unsolved case that took place 30 years ago.The case involved a group of people extorting several companies for money. The group sent cassette tapes to the companies. Eiji Akutsu comes across a mysterious cassette tape. Meanwhile, Toshiya Sone lives in Kyoto and runs a tailor shop. He discovers a cassette tape among his late father's possessions. He plays the cassette tape and hears his voice from his childhood days.
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Fukushima 50
Title: Fukushima 50
Character: Hisao Omori
Released: March 6, 2020
Type: Movie
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
Title: Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku
Released: July 23, 2018
Type: Movie
Eiso Tsubaki, a former aristocrat, was suspected in a murder case in Ginza and committed suicide. Detective Kindaichi Kosuke, who is commissioned by Tsubaki's daughter, Mineko, and believes in her father's innocence, witnesses a bizarre fortune-telling session at the Tsubaki mansion. That night, another murder occurs within the mansion. A visual adaptation of Seishi Yokomizo's gothic horror.
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Title: anone
Character: Manpei Hanafusa
Released: January 10, 2018
Type: TV
A solitary young woman and a lonely widow make a tentative connection as a pile of fake money brings trouble to their lives and newcomers to their town.
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Faces
Title: Faces
Released: June 4, 2016
Type: Movie
Juzo Kimura is a wandering Ronin with a past. 15 years later, after winding up in Edo, he becomes a sword teacher to support his wife and daughter. But he has a dark side to him; at night, he becomes an assassin for hire. The fates of men living double lives cross in the shadows of Edo.
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AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Title: AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Character: Masakichi Towada
Released: September 21, 2015
Type: Movie
High school student Jinta is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko, but it seems impossible because Meiko died on a summer day. Meiko wears the same white dress when she died, but she looks a little taller. She tells Jinta that she has a wish and that's why she came back as a ghost, but Meiko can't remember what her wish was. To grant Meiko's wish, Jinta along with his friends Atsumu, Naruko, Chiriko, Tetsudo and Meiko gather together for the first time in 7 years. Jinta soon realizes that he is the only one able to see Meiko.
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Last Love
Title: Last Love
Character: Iwata
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
The touching romance between a middle-aged single guy and a woman with bipolar disorder. Iwata abandons his dream of becoming a guitarist, and works as an apartment building janitor. He spends his days living modestly as he deals with his unglamorous work. One day, he meets tenant Yumi when she returns home wasted.
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The Light Shines Only There
Title: The Light Shines Only There
Character: Tatsuo's boss
Released: March 16, 2014
Type: Movie
A man has thrown away love and a woman has given up on love. The two souls meet in a brief summer in the northern city of Hakodate.
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Title: Meoto Zenzai
Released: August 24, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: にっぽん縦断 こころ旅
Character: Himself
Released: February 15, 2011
Type: TV
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Mesen
Title: Mesen
Released: December 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Akari Dojima (Yukie Nakama), an illustrator, is the third daughter of Chairman Dojima, the head of a construction company. During her childhood, she had an accident which left her crippled and forced her to spend her life in a motorized wheelchair. The sudden suicide of Akari's father sets off a chain of events. Members of Dojima family and their servants are killed one after another and an investigation begins. After that, the body of their driver (Kitaro), who had hung himself, is found in the garage...
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Flower & Snake 3
Title: Flower & Snake 3
Character: Genichi Onimura (Izawa)
Released: August 28, 2010
Type: Movie
A businessman is ruthless with his competitors, and in response his competitors after being driven out of business kidnap aforementioned business man's wife and start training her to be a porn star, particularly of the S&M/bondage variety
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Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Title: Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Character: Takezo
Released: June 18, 2010
Type: Movie
Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed floor plans to them. He suffers an injury to his leg while trying to help a parent and a child being threatened by samurai. Heizo jumps in and chases the samurai away. Feeling indebted to Heizo, Sutegoro decides to become his spy. Now, together they will try to stop scheming Myogi Danemon’s gang of merciless thieves...
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Woman-Killer in Oil Hell
Title: Woman-Killer in Oil Hell
Released: May 23, 2009
Type: Movie
Starting with director Gosha Hideo's version in 1992, the puppet theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon has been made into a film on countless occasions. The actor Sakagami Shinobu wrote and directed this version. This new interpretation focuses on a woman who played a minor role in the original version, and features a bold performance from former pin-up model Fujikawa Nozomi. Yohee (Yasuda Shingo), son and heir of the store Kawachiya, runs up huge debts due to his obsession with the prostitute Okiku (Fujikawa). Told by her husband Chizaemon, Okichi (Yamada Kinuwo) goes to condemn Yohee. On her way back home, Okiku laughs and mocks her, which Okichi finds sexually exciting.
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Title: Mission To Kill
Released: January 9, 2009
Type: TV
Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins.
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Yokohama Underworld Kyouka
Title: Yokohama Underworld Kyouka
Released: December 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Straight to video film.
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The Yagyu Conspiracy
Title: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Released: September 28, 2008
Type: Movie
The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan’s most popular stories in a brand new version starring the great Matsukata Hiroki following in the footsteps of Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Yagyu Tajima, the grandmaster swordsman whose plot to maintain the succession of Iemitsu as shogun encounters obstacles on all sides. Loaded with action and featuring many of Japan’s new up and coming sword stars this exciting movie brings back the feelings of the golden age of motion pictures. Stunning cinematography brings 17th Century Japan to life in this exciting tale of loyalty and betrayal, leading up to an ending that won’t be found in any history book.
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Emperor of the Underworld The Man Called Capone
Title: Emperor of the Underworld The Man Called Capone
Released: March 7, 2008
Type: Movie
2008 Original Video.
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Yokohama Underworld Kaen
Title: Yokohama Underworld Kaen
Released: January 16, 2008
Type: Movie
The first 'Yokohama Underworld Kaen' film.
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True Record Dainihon Kikusuikai Soryuden
Title: True Record Dainihon Kikusuikai Soryuden
Released: February 25, 2007
Type: Movie
2007 Original Video.
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Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Title: Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Released: February 14, 2004
Type: Movie
With the help of the real-life pachislot gambling group "Capone," the film depicts the friendship between a man who gambles and a man who lives in the underworld.
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Title: Night Cherry Blossom Dyeing
Character: Jinroku
Released: October 14, 2003
Type: TV
Osome is an ex-actress who lost her parents in a fire when she was 6-years old. She then is separated from her older brother, who goes missing. While she tries to investigate the fire that killed her parents, an officer, Yoshikawa reveals that her father used to be a shogunate spy. Osome decides to become a spy herself under Yoshikawa, to find the man who killed her parents and to seek out her lost brother.
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Undercover Geisha
Title: Undercover Geisha
Released: October 14, 2003
Type: Movie
Osome is a geisha and spy in the Tokugawa period. When she was very young she lost her family to a terrible fire and continues to search for her surviving brother. Along her journey she discovers much of her family history and gains new friends.
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Gozu
Title: Gozu
Character: Nose
Released: July 11, 2003
Type: Movie
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
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Time Limit
Title: Time Limit
Released: June 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Mizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies. Because he is a flight risk, Detective Kayama (Ogata Ken) is assigned to transport Mizusawa to Shizuoka for questioning. On the way, Kayama receives word that the hotel where his wife and daughter are attending a party has been rigged with a time bomb. Being a "by-the-book" kind of cop, Kayama refuses to abandon his job and return to help his family. Meanwhile, the hotel is swarming with police and the bomb squad who are searching for the bomb and the culprit. Time is almost up. Mizusawa claims that he is the only who who can deactivate the bomb.
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Road to the Don Theatrical Version
Title: Road to the Don Theatrical Version
Released: June 18, 2003
Type: Movie
A young yakuza experiences various conflicts, tactics, betrayals, rules, etc. in the gangster world, stands out in the organization, and climbs to the top of the organization. The theatrical version of the popular video series adapted from the original work by Murakami Kazuhiko.
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Title: AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Released: October 9, 2002
Type: TV
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Meirosou no sangeki
Title: Meirosou no sangeki
Character: Detective Igawa
Released: September 30, 2002
Type: Movie
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The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
Title: The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
Released: March 9, 2001
Type: Movie
The year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with blades in hand, searching for pockets of resistance, slaughtering the samurai who sought to bring down the shogunate and restore Japan’s emperor to power. By chance, Murao Mayumi and his sister Shiho, meet samurai Kurata. Murao, seeking his fortune with his sword-arm, will join Shinsengumi, never suspecting his friend Kurata is secretly Kurama Tengu, who hides his face in a black hood, and who will tear a bloody swath through Shinsengumi’s massed blades, to aid the samurai who had taken up the emperor’s cause. Will friend kill friend in a time of war?
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Yakuza Ladies 10
Title: Yakuza Ladies 10
Released: July 22, 2000
Type: Movie
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Mobsters' Confessions
Title: Mobsters' Confessions
Released: February 21, 1998
Type: Movie
Small-time con man, Jiro (Shunsuke Matsuoka), makes his living tricking small businesses out of large sums of money. In the process he acquires a helpmate Kumiko, a refugee from her stepfather's sexual abuse. But things start to get out of control when yakuza boss Kamewada (Shohei Hino), muscles in on the action.
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Title: Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: TV
The drama, based on a novel by Keiichiro Ryu, tells an alternative history in which the historical shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is killed at the Battle of Sekigahara and his double Jirosaburo Serada becomes the ruler of the country instead.
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30 -thirty-
Title: 30 -thirty-
Released: September 27, 1997
Type: Movie
Movie adaptation of the novel "When a man sleeps gently" by actor Shinobu Sakagami.
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A Yakuza in Love
Title: A Yakuza in Love
Released: September 6, 1997
Type: Movie
When an innocent young country girl falls for a low level yakuza, she enters a completely different world in which the line between good and evil are quickly blurred. Through great ups and downs their love will be tested, but the ultimate test lies in whether or not they will survive the downward pull of the lifestyle they have chosen.
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Kagerô 3
Title: Kagerô 3
Released: March 29, 1997
Type: Movie
The third series of action series depicting the success of a woman torpedo who was caught in two groups of conflicts at a small port town in the Seto Inland Sea.
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Moonlight Serenade
Title: Moonlight Serenade
Character: Benshi
Released: March 15, 1997
Type: Movie
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
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Special Cabinet Investigator ORDER 2
Title: Special Cabinet Investigator ORDER 2
Released: February 13, 1997
Type: Movie
1997 V-Cinema sequel.
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History of Jirocho Shimizu
Title: History of Jirocho Shimizu
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: Movie
A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.
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Crest of Betrayal
Title: Crest of Betrayal
Character: Kanpei Yokokawa
Released: October 22, 1994
Type: Movie
Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.
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Title: Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Released: November 17, 1993
Type: TV
A jidaieki drama where a hard-nosed doshin, Shinpachiro Kariya, takes on difficult cases with exquisite teamwork under the supervision of a young magistrate.
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Title: Destiny Pass
Released: January 6, 1993
Type: TV
With an all-star cast led by Matsudaira Ken and Natsuyagi Isao, this exciting tale set in the aftermath of the fall of Osaka Castle tells the story of the last of the Toyotomi heirs in his quest for revenge against the Tokugawa. Hidenari, the son of Hideyori and grandson of Hideyoshi is smuggled to safety after his hideout is discovered. Bringing together many of the most renowned historical figures from that era, including Hattori Hanzo, Yagyu Jubei, and Miyamoto Musashi, the gathering forces of each faction strive to succeed in battle. Spectacular action sequences abound as some of the most powerful forces in Japan prepare to meet on the field of battle! Original story by Shibata Renzaburo.
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Hanzo, the Razor
Title: Hanzo, the Razor
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
During Tenpo period, Bakuhu announced a law regulating expenditures in order to improve the financial situation. However, Doshin of a government office Itami Hanzo, called Kamisori Hanzo, challenged Bakuhu's oppressive way. Because of this, his father Magobei was told to kill himself by the Bakuhu and Hanzo himself was demoted. Five years later, Hanzo came back to the government office and implement a law regulating expenditures. He stands up for revenge Torii Kainokami who desires power as he likes.
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森の石松
Title: 森の石松
Released: January 7, 1992
Type: Movie
One day, Mori no Ishimatsu (Kankuro Nakamura
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Yakuza Warfare
Title: Yakuza Warfare
Released: November 9, 1991
Type: Movie
Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival factions in the yakuza-stained region of Kyushu.
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Kanei Chronicles
Title: Kanei Chronicles
Character: Karasu no Jinnai
Released: July 19, 1991
Type: Movie
From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!
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1750 Days of Turbulence
Title: 1750 Days of Turbulence
Released: September 15, 1990
Type: Movie
After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
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長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
Title: 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
Released: April 4, 1989
Type: Movie
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Maiko monogatari
Title: Maiko monogatari
Released: July 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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The Greatest Man in the World
Title: The Greatest Man in the World
Character: Kojika
Released: October 25, 1986
Type: Movie
Remake of classic samurai film of 1932
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Gonza the Spearman
Title: Gonza the Spearman
Character: Bannojō Kawazura
Released: January 15, 1986
Type: Movie
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojō for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannojō sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.
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Rouge
Title: Rouge
Character: Tetsuro Muraki(村木哲郎)
Released: August 10, 1984
Type: Movie
A photographer for a weekly magazine becomes obsessed with Nami, a woman he first saw getting brutally raped in an underground porn video. After tracking her down, he begins an affair with her, initially unaware that she is also in an abusive relationship with Muraki, the man responsible for the video that started it all.
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Sure Death
Title: Sure Death
Character: Senta
Released: June 16, 1984
Type: Movie
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Title: Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Character: Tatsusaburo
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu Munefuyu is assigned to deal with the problem and the rebellious clans will be crushed! Meanwhile, a former vassal of the Kazama clan is shot and killed. Moments later a second man is killed by a mysterious master swordsman. Matsudaira Choshichiro and his companions arrive at the crime scene and find a new type of repeating gun. The carved seal on the gun stock belong to the Saiga; a ninja clan abolished by the shogunate many years ago. The blame for the murders is placed on the Kazama clan. Are they guilty or is this a wise cunning plan by Lord Yagyu to be able to destroy the Kazama clan? Choshichiro sets out to reveal the truth and try to save the doomed Kazama clan! In his way are the Owari, Lord Yagyu and his ninja assassins, and the mysterious master swordsman! Will Choshichiro prevail against impossible odds...?
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Adrift at Sea
Title: Adrift at Sea
Character: Ginji
Released: December 3, 1983
Type: Movie
The Story of the three Japanese castaways Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi. After their ship the Hojunmaru was damaged, they drifted to America and landed on the US-Westcoast in 1834. They had the wish to return to Japan, a long journey was awaiting them.
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Title: 眠狂四郎無頼控
Released: April 6, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
Character: Isokichi Fujino
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
Title: Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
During the Sengoku period, an army relentlessly lays siege to a castle, but they will need the head of the opposing lord to declare victory.
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Title: Nemuri Kyoshiro
Released: November 24, 1982
Type: TV
Starting out in Edo, as Kyoshiro travels west toward Kyoto, he encounters some of the most dangerous obstacles in his career. Signs that the Tokugawa shogunate was vulnerable began to appear during the reign of 12th Shogun Ieyoshi. The Satsuma and the 13 Western non-Tokugawa lords began to act in suspicious ways. Minister Takebe, under orders from shogunate councilor Mizuno, attempted to quash this unrest. Nemuri Kyoshiro, a loner headed west, unwittingly becomes involved in the struggle.
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Title: Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Released: March 28, 1982
Type: TV
In this gripping period drama, Matsudaira Ukon, the younger brother of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun Ienari, lives in the city as Yabutaro, a doctor in the Ukiyo Koji district, while fighting the evil that has infested the city of Edo.
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Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
Title: Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
Released: February 5, 1982
Type: Movie
The second in Norio Nanjo’s “Secret” series. The former secret phantom Sanzo (Hiroki Matsukata) and Yume no Gosuke (Ashiya Gannosuke), who escaped after clashing with their superiors, travel to the castle town of Kurume in Kyushu.
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Gate of Youth 2
Title: Gate of Youth 2
Character: Takuji
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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Why Not?
Title: Why Not?
Character: Magoshichi
Released: January 8, 1981
Type: Movie
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
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Shogun's Ninja
Title: Shogun's Ninja
Character: Gosuke
Released: November 15, 1980
Type: Movie
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.
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Four Seasons: Natsuko
Title: Four Seasons: Natsuko
Character: Kawamoto
Released: August 6, 1980
Type: Movie
A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.
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映画村殺人事件
Title: 映画村殺人事件
Released: May 24, 1980
Type: Movie
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Temptation of Angel
Title: Temptation of Angel
Released: December 22, 1979
Type: Movie
A story of the everyday life of a couple living together, ordinary but full of warmth and love. Starring Miura and Yamaguchi's first movie since making public of their romance--their real-life story on the screen.
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The Shogun Assassins
Title: The Shogun Assassins
Character: Anayama Kosuke
Released: September 1, 1979
Type: Movie
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Vengeance Is Mine
Title: Vengeance Is Mine
Character: Haru's Mahjong Friend
Released: April 21, 1979
Type: Movie
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
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Title: Kusa Moeru
Character: Adachi Kagemori
Released: January 7, 1979
Type: TV
The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Title: The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Released: September 17, 1977
Type: Movie
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.
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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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Title: Priest of Darkness
Character: Ushimatsu
Released: October 6, 1975
Type: TV
Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the scene to protect powerless people from evil power of Tokugawa shogunate. Kataoka Naojirō and Ushimatsu work for Kōchiyama. Kaneko Ichinojō is a ronin whose interests often align with Kōchiyama
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Title: The Dark Magistrate
Character: Sanji
Released: April 6, 1975
Type: TV
The drama depicts in the late Edo period in Nagasaki, Hiramatsu takes up Nagasaki bugyō`s head post. He likes alcohol and women. Furthermore He is always willing to accept a bribe from villains so they consider it is easy to manipulate him. But he is just pretending to be idiot and he kills villains who escape justice despite their crimes.
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My Blood is the Blood of Others
Title: My Blood is the Blood of Others
Released: October 12, 1974
Type: Movie
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Title: Kunitori Monogatari
Character: Hashiba Hideyoshi
Released: January 7, 1973
Type: TV
Set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi.