Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Born: September 3, 1952
Died: November 19, 2014
in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Actor and musician. Founded the band CAROL with Eikichi Yazawa in 1971. After disbanding CAROL in 1975, he became a solo artist and expanded his acting career.

Movies for Johnny Ohkura...

Waru: The End
Title: Waru: The End
Released: August 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.
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Waru
Title: Waru
Released: February 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.
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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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Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2
Title: Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2
Released: October 25, 2002
Type: Movie
The movie is set one year after the events of Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 1, in which 8 Yanagawas faced off against 100 Devil Dragons in an epic bloody battle. Jiro Yanagawa (Takeuchi Riki) continues his feud with the Devil Dragons as he attempts to usurp their western territory.
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Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang
Title: Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Based on a novel "The Battle Of The Yanagawa-Gumi" by Koichi Iiboshi, it tells the story of criminal Jiro Yanagawa. Released from prison, Jiro joins the notorious Yoshimizu Yakuza family as a member. Not long after however, he sets out to form his own Yakuza clan in Osaka. This sparks a bloody territory war with the Devils Dragons.
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Jingi 25: Bloody Rule
Title: Jingi 25: Bloody Rule
Released: September 22, 2000
Type: Movie
The sand group was in danger due to the erosion of the Chukyo Union. Behind the scenes was the darkening of Kurobe of the Tama Union, which is consolidating its position in the Kanto Ichienkai. On the other hand, Jin, who was struck by Mato, lived as a lone wolf at the excommunication of the Ichienkai, despite the concerns of Yoshiro and his friends. Under such circumstances, each organization of the Ichienkai will set up various works.
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雀狼伝 必殺!!亜空間殺法
Title: 雀狼伝 必殺!!亜空間殺法
Released: June 21, 2000
Type: Movie
Mitsuru Ando is a professional mahjong player who makes his living by betting on mahjong. The film depicts how he developed his special technique, the "Subspace Killing Technique," while battling with a number of skilled mahjong players.
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Title: Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
Released: May 12, 2000
Type: Movie
The third and final V-Cinema sequel.
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Road to the Don 12
Title: Road to the Don 12
Released: March 31, 2000
Type: Movie
The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film.
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Kizu Darake no Jingi
Title: Kizu Darake no Jingi
Released: February 25, 2000
Type: Movie
Inside the Todo-gumi, the confrontation between the young head of the martial arts group and the young assistant head of the moderate group continued. Eventually, Young Head's Assistant's strategy targeting the second generation caused a divisive conflict ...
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
Title: Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
Released: February 11, 2000
Type: Movie
The second of three V-Cinema sequels.
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Drift Wars
Title: Drift Wars
Released: July 21, 1999
Type: Movie
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XX: Beautiful Hunter
Title: XX: Beautiful Hunter
Character: Ito
Released: August 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Shion, ruthless assassin for the Magnificat crime syndicate, is as sexy as she is deadly. But when her latest target turns out to be the man she loves, Shion is torn between duty and her heart. Her reluctance marks her for death by Magnificat, and her decision forces her into a life on the run, with her fellow assassins always a step behind.
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The Roaring Trucker Army - The Motion Picture
Title: The Roaring Trucker Army - The Motion Picture
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
A trucker and his friend who gets mixed up with the wrong crowd
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Detective Story
Title: Detective Story
Released: March 13, 1992
Type: Movie
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A Legend of Turmoil
Title: A Legend of Turmoil
Character: Hitman
Released: January 15, 1992
Type: Movie
A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.
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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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Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
Title: Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
Released: January 11, 1991
Type: Movie
Junko Mihara is full of mysterious charm and is involved in ambitious work.
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Boiling Point
Title: Boiling Point
Character: Minamizaka
Released: September 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
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Like a Beast
Title: Like a Beast
Character: Genichi Katsuragi
Released: July 13, 1990
Type: Movie
This work further strengthens the neo-chimpira line of Toei V-Cinema which has a reputation for being more powerful than the movie.
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Title: Tales of the Bizarre
Character: Man (segment "Kyofu no tezawari")
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: TV
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
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She^2
Title: She^2
Released: February 10, 1990
Type: Movie
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Firefly
Title: Firefly
Character: Kusuhara (as Johnny Okura)
Released: February 18, 1989
Type: Movie
A young outlaw racing through the streets of Yokohama. Will the love that slipped through his fingers like sand come back to him once again?
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Kizu
Title: Kizu
Released: November 3, 1988
Type: Movie
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Title: "Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2
Released: November 21, 1987
Type: Movie
Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".
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Hawaiian Dream
Title: Hawaiian Dream
Character: Shoji Yamagiwa
Released: August 29, 1987
Type: Movie
Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make a living by trafficking pakalolo – marijuana – under the pretext of selling tea leaves, but they are in a foreign land where they don't speak the language well. When they get busted by the chief of police, they're forced to make a deal and and help get a local crime boss masquerading as a benevolent celebrity arrested.
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Cabaret
Title: Cabaret
Character: Nakamura
Released: April 26, 1986
Type: Movie
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.
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Scent of a Spell
Title: Scent of a Spell
Character: Tetsuro Esaka
Released: December 27, 1985
Type: Movie
A young man returns home from the bar only to find a woman who was about to kill herself. Taking her home and protecting her, he learns that she’s escaped from a violent husband. but there’s more to her story than she's willing to tell at first.
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Like a Savage
Title: Like a Savage
Character: Subway staff
Released: December 14, 1985
Type: Movie
Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.
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Chi-n-pi-ra
Title: Chi-n-pi-ra
Character: Michio Umezawa
Released: November 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Shibuya, Tokyo. Yoichi and Michio are a pair of hoodlums who make their living as bookies at horse races. One day, Yoichi's companion commits a crime, which leads him to become a real yakuza. In this way Yoichi wishes to put an end to his hoodlum days, but on the other hand he has to leave his brother Michio behind...
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Beauty in the Flame
Title: Beauty in the Flame
Released: November 10, 1984
Type: Movie
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Curtain Call
Title: Curtain Call
Released: July 14, 1984
Type: Movie
Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised Miho that she could go on a journey to find her real father, "Daddy-Long-Legs", who sends a bouquet of flowers every birthday, once she can wear a special pair of pointe shoes. The day finally arrives and Miho's small adventure begins.
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Title: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Character: Kanemoto
Released: May 28, 1983
Type: Movie
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
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Title: 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
Character: Yōzō Tajimi / Hisaya Tajimi
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Demon's Room
Title: Demon's Room
Character: Fuji (Kidnapper)
Released: April 23, 1982
Type: Movie
A wife gets a call from a man claiming to be from her husband's company. He tells her that he will come to pick her up on his behalf. But when he takes her to the hotel he locks her in a room and rapes her. The kidnapper then calls her husband but he doesn’t want a ransom. For reasons not yet known all he wants to do is to sexually humiliate her and to make sure the husband knows it.
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Distant Thunder
Title: Distant Thunder
Character: Hirotsugu Nakamori
Released: October 23, 1981
Type: Movie
A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
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Title: Pro Hunter
Released: April 7, 1981
Type: TV
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Down with The Big Boss
Title: Down with The Big Boss
Character: Tetsuo Kanei
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: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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The River of the Stranger
Title: The River of the Stranger
Released: July 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A rare film about the Zainichi and the relations between Japan and South Korea. It is the first feature film ever directed by a zainichi director to explore these issues.