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生きてるうちが花なのよ死んだらそれまでよ党宣言 (1985)
Character: N/A
Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area whose inhabitants are mainly from Okinawa. Upon her return, Barbara faces problems beyond her control. Her brother and two friends take one of their teachers hostage to extort money to go on a school trip. Miyazato, the man who loves Barbara is there, but not Aiko, her best friend. Miyazato, a yakuza and manager in a nuclear power plant has forced Aiko into prostitution for the workers of the plant. Barbara plans to help her escape from this hell. Aiko has been sent to Mihama. Without even thinking for a moment, Barbara decided to go see her friend.
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経験 (1970)
Character: N/A
Two boys and two girls become acquainted and fall in love.
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ポルノの帝王 失神トルコ風呂 (1972)
Character: N/A
Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buying his sister a washing machine for her wedding, he travels to Tokyo, where he must help his friend Masa out of a half-million yen debt. Among other hijinks, he becomes a penis god in the process.
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不良番長 やらずぶったくり (1971)
Character: N/A
Hoodlum group helps fishermen against firm polluting their fishing ground.
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ひも (1965)
Character: N/A
A young bartender acts as a pimp on the side: he pretends to have VD to get a girl an abortion. She is actually infected by another and plans her revenge.
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続・渡世人 (1967)
Character: Otojirô
Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
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日本ダービー 勝負 (1970)
Character: N/A
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
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大いなる旅路 (1960)
Character: N/A
The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
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ギャング対Ｇメン 集団金庫破り (1963)
Character: N/A
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.
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おんな番外地 鎖の牝犬 (1965)
Character: N/A
Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
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夜の演歌 しのび恋 (1974)
Character: N/A
Emika has been raised by her aunt Ineko, who runs a high-class club in Akasaka. Ineko is backed by Ohashi, a political mastermind, but at the same time, she gives money to Riki, a young aspiring photographer, and has a relationship with him. Riki gets to know Emika and falls in love with her at first sight. When Riki asks Ineko for money to buy a car, Ineko sells Emika's virginity to Ohashi.
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河内残侠伝 軍鶏（シャモ） (1991)
Character: N/A
Junko Mihara is full of mysterious charm and is involved in ambitious work.
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侠道（おとこみち） (2000)
Character: N/A
A man falls in love with a man with his spiritual past.
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極道おとこ塾 (1995)
Character: N/A
A rough man who has been hit by the times hits an established organization!
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修羅の群れ (2002)
Character: N/A
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
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日本統一3 (2013)
Character: Tadao Kawabata
With the Kyowa and Shinto Clans in open conflict, Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) looks for a chance to kill the head of the Shinto Clan as others attempt to forge a truce.
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不良少年 (1980)
Character: N/A
Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki
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Planet Prince (1959)
Character: Yûsei ôji / Waku-san
A mysterious hero must intervene when a nefarious presence from outer space arrives to steal a powerful new rocket fuel.
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修羅の群れ 第1部 怒濤編 (2002)
Character: N/A
Denzaburo Kato, the third generation leader of the Horii family whose territory encompasses the Yokohama area, has a dramatic encounter at a certain judo hall with a young man who would later shake up Japan's yakuza society. The man's name is Ryuji Inahara, the future president of the Inahara-kai!
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花の降る午後 (1989)
Character: N/A
A widowed restaurateur is faced with scandal after discovering her late husband had a child out of wedlock. Hearing that two criminals had attempted to take over the restaurant from her late husband, she hires her late husband's best friend, a private detective, to investigate.
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廓育ち (1964)
Character: Shigemi Nitta
Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a geisha at night She sees her future as an entertainer, not a prostitute, & she expects a happy marriage with a medical student, Yasuke (Katsuo Nakamura), a sweet fellow she deeply loves. but things started to getting worse for Tamiko and she's forced to become the mistress of the disgusting Tsukada (Seiji Miyaguchi).
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夜の歌謡シリーズ 女のみち (1973)
Character: N/A
Poor Yoko knows she is getting played and used by a playboy, but she loves him with all her heart and soul.
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流れ板七人 (1997)
Character: Seizo Matsuki
Traveling chef Ryuji is called back to Tokyo to help save his late teacher’s restaurant. With the help of his close friend Kinu, Ryuji must complete the training of Wataru — the apprentice chosen by his late teacher to become the next master chef — in the art of culinary excellence and running a successful business.
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時の娘 (1980)
Character: Sotaro
A member of the jieitai ("Self-Defense Force"; i.e. Japanese military) is on leave and finds a woman giving birth in a graveyard in the former Yoshiwara district. He takes her to an inn to gove birth, and stays on a few days as she recovers, but becomes fascinated with the strange people he meets there, particularly the owner, who visits a house in his courtyard every day to talk and give food to his mother. He says she is very sick and can't leave bed, but no one else has ever been inside or seen her.
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カポネ 六本木錬金の帝王 (2004)
Character: N/A
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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ジゴロ・コップ 六本木・赤坂 美少年倶楽部 (1991)
Character: N/A
A police officer is recruited to a special agency and given a license to kill. He is given a dozen or so young policemen and a bar as a front. Meanwhile, girls are disappearing and the friend of one girl is searching for her. It turns out the girls are being kidnapped and sold into bizarre kinky sex games to rich industrialists by a megalomaniacal corporation. One of the young deputies becomes involved and finds a friend of his (the boyfriend of the searching woman) is involved.
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修羅がゆく4 東京大戦争 (1997)
Character: N/A
The fourth of the extreme actions that depicts the men who are confronting the war set by the Kansai yakuza who are planning to advance to the Kanto region by taking advantage of the off-track betting dispute.
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横浜ばっくれ隊 (1994)
Character: N/A
Based on the comic book by Tetsu Kusamoto.
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天下の快男児 万年太郎 (1960)
Character: N/A
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
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ギャング対ギャング (1962)
Character: N/A
The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However, his former gang boss seems to have gone to seed, with people now killing each other and dealing in drugs. The hero then teams up with a lone operator (Tamba) who specialises in shaking down gangsters.
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日本の黒幕 (1979)
Character: N/A
Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.
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お熱いのがお好き (1991)
Character: N/A
Detective investigates a murder connected to cocaine in a coin locker
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日本統一2 (2013)
Character: Tadao Kawabata
Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya), who joined Kyowakai, steadily rose through the ranks with his calm and clear mind. Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) was also released from prison and Ryuseikai was thought to gain even more power. At that time, there is an internal split in Kyowakai as a whole, caused by an unusual executive appointment, and Himuro and others get caught in the vortex. After the conflict, the leader of the Ueda group, Ueda (Okazaki Jiro) and other gang members withdrew from Kyowakai, create a new organization called Shintokai in Kyoto, and attack Kyowakai executives.
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少年探偵団 敵は原子潜航艇 (1959)
Character: Kogoro Akechi
Ninth and final film in the Boy Detectives Club series. Features Tatsuo Umemiya's film debut.
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恋子の毎日 (1988)
Character: N/A
The lives of a young yakuza and his girlfriend.
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やくざ対Gメン 囮 (1973)
Character: Ryusuke Akutsu
Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.
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ダンプ渡り鳥 (1981)
Character: Masao Machida
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.
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実録・広島やくざ戦争 (2000)
Character: N/A
After World War II, in Hiroshima, the Yakuza clans start a war for control of the city.
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遊星王子 (1965)
Character: Yûsei ôji / Waku-san
Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.
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素晴らしきサーカス野郎 (1984)
Character: Detective Hattori
Daigaku, member of the circus, is involved in a certain case and is suspected by Detective Hattori and others that he's the culprit. In order to unravel the truth, he does his own investigation with the cooperation of members of his circus troupe.
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夜の牝犬 (1966)
Character: N/A
A playboy bartender pretends to be gay in order to approach women. He is in cahoots with another opportunist, a young woman who is trying to seduce a rich married man. Their attempts at making easy money can only end tragically.
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盛り場ブルース (1968)
Character: N/A
The desires and pretensions of woman of the Ginza are depicted.
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乾杯！ごきげん野郎 (1961)
Character: N/A
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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ドリームメーカー (1999)
Character: N/A
Masato is a bad boy, but very in love with music. He meets a girl, Miki, who has serious diseases but is optimistic toward life. They start to work together in a CD shop and catch every chance to show their talents. Under the efforts of Masato, his company at last becomes an entertainment giant in Japan.
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人間魚雷 あゝ回天特別攻撃隊 (1968)
Character: N/A
Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.
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あゝ予科練 (1968)
Character: N/A
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.
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不良番長 どぶ鼠作戦 (1969)
Character: N/A
Tokyo hoodlums travel to Osaka and enter into rivalry with the local gangsters.
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不良番長 一獲千金 (1970)
Character: N/A
The hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.
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不良番長 暴走バギー団 (1970)
Character: N/A
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and a gangster organization.
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不良番長 口から出まかせ (1970)
Character: N/A
Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
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不良番長 骨までしゃぶれ (1972)
Character: N/A
This is the Sixteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
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不良番長 (1968)
Character: N/A
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.
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不良番長 手八丁口八丁 (1971)
Character: N/A
This is the Twelfth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
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Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell (1981)
Character: N/A
Hamakichi was a former detective respected by everyone but he was arrested after he helped a criminal flee for money, which he needed for his child’s medical treatment. Five years later, he is allowed to enter Edo with a fresh start. He make ends meet by selling toys. One day, he meets Otoki, a woman who is a lookalike of his late wife and who is being pursued by a mysterious man.
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にっぽんＧメン 摩天楼の狼 (1960)
Character: N/A
G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo. Disguising himself as a yakuza member, he intends to root out the underworld's base of operations, weaving together love, guns, and violence to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic incident and the true nature of evil. This thrilling action drama combines suspense with excitement, depicting a tale filled with love, fists, and firearms.
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実録・大阪やくざ戦争 報復 (2001)
Character: N/A
An incident occurred where a member of the Sannokai who sparked a dispute at the gambling house was shot dead by a member of the Umeyama group dividing the place. This is the beginning of the "Osaka War" that shook the world of Japanese gangsters.
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不良番長 送り狼 (1969)
Character: N/A
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.
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不良番長 王手飛車 (1970)
Character: N/A
This is the sixth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
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不良番長 出たとこ勝負 (1970)
Character: N/A
The hoodlum group goes to a hot-spring resort town to earn money.
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不良番長 のら犬機動隊 (1972)
Character: N/A
This is the Fifteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
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あゝ決戦航空隊 (1974)
Character: N/A
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.
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仁義なき戦い 総集篇 (1980)
Character: Shinichi Iwai
The 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four movies: Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Proxy War, Police Tactics.
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産業スパイ (1968)
Character: Takeshi Kogure
Kogure, an industrial spy, is tasked by Sawada, head of the research department of the Nisshin Corporation, to learn the secrets of the design of a new engine invented by a rival company. Kogure manages to obtain the secrets, but Sawada's goal was not the secrets themselves, but to use them to obtain the position of president of the company. Angered by Sawada's dirty tricks, Kigure begins to take revenge...
Spy action film directed by Eiichi Kudo and starring Tatsuo Umemiya as a lone industrial spy.
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やくざの墓場 くちなしの花 (1976)
Character: N/A
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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悪の親衛隊 (1971)
Character: N/A
A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later with revenge on his mind.
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残侠あばれ肌 (1967)
Character: Eijiro Kikukawa
It has been 5 years since Eijiro Kikukawa of the Asakusa Kaminarimon family killed the head of the Suzaki family. Finally he gets out of prison and comes to the city of Odahama, where he had a mistress, Okei, whom he could not forget. He accidentally helped a man named Hanji from the Kurokane family and was received by the family as a guest. And soon Eijiro is involved in a showdown between the yakuza families.
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ギャング忠臣蔵 (1963)
Character: N/A
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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雲霧仁左衛門 (1978)
Character: Jûdayû Araki
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
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関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩仁義 (1970)
Character: N/A
The second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara.
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脱獄広島殺人囚 (1974)
Character: N/A
Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.
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県警対組織暴力 (1975)
Character: Lt. Kaida
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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傘次郎・新子捕物日記 夫婦十手 (1982)
Character: N/A
A series of murders at Fukagawa lumberyard is tied to a grudge letter from the deceased Kansuke Tsukunamiya. Officer Kasajiro Sakane investigates the baffling case.
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女たらしの帝王 (1970)
Character: Hiroshi Matsunaga
A man is inspired to build a hospital after his mother falls ill and becomes a host to swindle money out of women.
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北海の暴れ竜 (1966)
Character: N/A
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
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真田幸村の謀略 (1979)
Character: Sanada Nobuyuki
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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不良番長 猪の鹿お蝶 (1969)
Character: Hiroshi Kosaka
Kosaka Hiroshi is a small time swindler and the boss of a motorcycle gang in Shinjuku. Living only to make money, he never made the big time until he gets involved with a Yakuza's daughter. But when he gets involved in a scheme to blackmail a Yakuza gang and a land developer, he realizes he's gone way over his head…
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226 (1989)
Character: Owner of Hotel Sanno
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.
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子連れ殺人拳 (1976)
Character: Gangster
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
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制覇 (1982)
Character: Muraoka
When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.
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日本統一 (2013)
Character: Tadao Kawabata
After the young Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) force a local yakuza family to disband, they leave Yokohama and head to Kobe where they meet members of the Kyowa Clan.
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太平洋のＧメン (1962)
Character: Munekata
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
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最後の博徒 (1985)
Character: Otomo
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.
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第三次世界大戦 四十一時間の恐怖 (1960)
Character: Shigeo
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.
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実録外伝 大阪電撃作戦 (1976)
Character: N/A
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
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昭和残侠伝 (1965)
Character: Goro
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
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安藤組外伝 人斬り舎弟 (1974)
Character: N/A
Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.
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佐武と市捕物控 斬る (1981)
Character: N/A
Sabu, a low-ranking samurai, finds himself unable to apprehend the ruthless leader of a violent gang of thieves, which leads to a scolding from his fellow friend and leaves him feeling disheartened. Meanwhile, Ichi, a blind masseur is called upon to provide a massage while passing by the residence of Iwashiroya, a prominent tea wholesaler in Edo. To his surprise, one of Iwashiroya's mistresses, Oshin, reacts unexpectedly upon seeing Ichi's face. Later that night, while returning home drunk, Ichi faces an attack by a ronin, whom he successfully overpowers and kills. Later Ichi accompanied by Sabu, revisits the scene, only to discover that the victim was not a ronin but rather an ordinary townsman. Subsequently, it comes to light that the victim was the sole heir of Iwashiroya. They have fallen into a trap. As rumors circulate that Ichi is the culprit, he is captured and subjected to torture, resulting in him being left critically injured...
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継承盃 (1992)
Character: Toshimitsu Hanamura
A former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of swearing in the next leader of their syndicate.
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ヘッドフォン・ララバイ (1983)
Character: N/A
The story of friendship, love and sportsmanship among high-school students.
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沖縄やくざ戦争 (1976)
Character: Kaizu
Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of Okinawa.
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佐武と市捕物控 (1981)
Character: N/A
In Edo, a group of masked samurai stormed a seafood wholesaler, killing the head clerk and robbing the money. They then crossed paths with Ichi, a blind masseur and master swordman. However, upon recognizing his blindness, they decided to leave without confrontation. The next day, a woman known to Ichi and her samurai customer was found murdered at a brothel, leading to the wrongful apprehension of Ichi as the culprit. However, a few days later, when another couple was found murdered in a similar manner, Ichi was released. With his friend, they began their search for the real culprits.
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ずべ公番長 夢は夜ひらく (1970)
Character: Shinjiro Asahi
Rika is released from girls detention school and then winds up at a lounge bar where she finds her other classmates working. This lounge bar is run by Junko Miyazono.
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化身 (1986)
Character: N/A
A sensuous movie based on a literary work. Hitomi Kuroki stars as the film’s heroine.
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月光仮面 悪魔の最後 (1959)
Character: N/A
The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
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関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩火祭り (1971)
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The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious young hood Tsunehiko Watase and Kagawa. Tatsuo Umemiya also shows up as a cool, leather jacket gunman who gains Sugawara’s respect despite playing for the opposing team. What eventually keeps this film from being as good as the first is the loose script that doesn’t really tie all the fun stuff into a coherent package. Much is forgiven however when the last 20 minutes arrives with several visually striking set pieces (including one death scene stylized to the point of ridiculousness) and a terrific final massacre. This was Suzuki’s last contribution to the series; the fifth and final picture would be helmed by Takashi Harada.
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孤独の賭け (1965)
Character: Toshihiko Takagi
In post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a debt of several million yen. To get a loan, his proprietress is forced to turn to a successful businessman, owner of entertainment establishments and bars. But she has nothing to guarantee the return of the debt, and then she offers herself as collateral. A drama about the contradictory nature of human feelings.
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資金源強奪 (1975)
Character: Noshiro
After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.
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暴力金脈 (1975)
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Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.
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暴力団 (1963)
Character: Hideo Matsunaga
A gritty, noirish gangster saga.
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海軍 (1963)
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A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.
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実録・私設銀座警察 (1973)
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After a desperate gang of ex-soldiers and gamblers meet in a fistfight in occupied Ginza they decide to make the neighborhood their own.
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トラック野郎 望郷一番星 (1976)
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Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.
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殺られてたまるか (1960)
Character: Kenji Mamiya
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
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ザ・ヤジキタ (1982)
Character: Saigo Takamori
Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwreck near Beppu. They rescue Sakamoto Ryoma from masked samurai, and he entrusts them with a secret letter for Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. A shogunate spy, Chizou, overhears and pursues them. Along the way, a pickpocket named Okoma steals their wallet and the letter. When they finally deliver the letter in Satsuma, they realize it was a decoy to mislead the enemy.
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昭和最大の顔役 (1966)
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Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.
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特命係長 只野仁 最後の劇場版 (2008)
Character: Juzo Kurokawa
Tadano is assigned by the chairman Kurokawa to protect and check the personal affairs of a young idol, Sylvia , who is the main character at the "Flower Earth Festival 2008" organized by Denodo. Sylvia has been threatened by someone to resign from the main character role. Tadano starts investigating while supporting Yamanishi, the event organizer. However, Tadano is struck down by a mysterious giant of a man. Yamanishi, who has obtained important information, is murdered, and Sylvia is kidnapped. Tadano realizes that Anzai, Yamanishi's right-hand man who has been eyeing the chairmanship, is the mastermind behind this. Tadano rescues Sylvia and brings her to the event venue.
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ギャング対Ｇメン (1962)
Character: Kuroki
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
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最後の顔役 (1963)
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A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka, whose territory is in the Jonan district, in response to Kikuya, the head of the Asahina family, refusing to join the Syndicate. Yamaoka relentlessly pursues the Asahina family and uses his brother Komatsu to kill Shibaki, Kikuya's brother, who owns Nagoya territory. When Kikuya receives information that a general meeting of the Brown and Yamaoka Syndicate is to be held in Nagoya, he is determined to root out the syndicate and rushes to Nagoya, ready to die...
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カポネ大いに泣く (1985)
Character: Kyubei Hori
Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.
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鬼龍院花子の生涯 (1982)
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Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
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略奪愛 (1991)
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The fear of the fiercely obsessive woman who deprives her best friend of her husband. An emotionally charged movie starring Hitomi Kuroki, Masato Furuoya, and Hisako Manda.
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実録安藤組 襲撃篇 (1973)
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This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.
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日本暴力列島 京阪神殺しの軍団 (1975)
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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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前科者 縄張荒し (1969)
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The third film in the Zenka-mono series.At the beginning of the Showa period, Matsukichi Iwaki was released from prison after 10 years in prison. Matsukichi came to Yokosuka relying on his old friend Mitsuo Nakai from the Nakai gang, but Nakai was killed and the gang disbanded. Matsukichi discovers that the Shimanaka gang is behind everything, and from her the thread reaches the Navy. With the help of grenades and sword, Matsukichi, nicknamed "Bomb Man", sets off a disorderly rampage.
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ポルノの帝王 (1971)
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Dumb Tatsuo Umemiya / Shingo Yamashiro comedy about a young bloke whose dick grows to inhuman dimensions (obviously a role tailor made for star Umemiya's ego). He visits a doctor, impresses ladies and opens a porn shop before running afoul with yakuza...
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山口組外伝 九州進攻作戦 (1974)
Character: Ichiro Ishino
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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銀蝶渡り鳥 (1972)
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Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne’er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle’s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies.
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仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 (1973)
Character: Shinichi Iwai
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
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決着 (1967)
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Film concerning warring yakuza families.
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男度胸で勝負する (1966)
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A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.
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悪魔が来りて笛を吹く (1979)
Character: Shunroku Kazama
Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists and turns and surprises at every corner.
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続決着 (1968)
Character: Goro
Continuation of the film Once and For All about two yakuza brothers Joji and Goro.
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仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦 (1974)
Character: Shinichi Iwai
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
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最後の特攻隊 (1970)
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With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
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花札渡世 (1967)
Character: Ryuichi Kitagawa
An absolutely astonishing art house ninkyo yakuza film. Wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with old man. They are both arrested by detective. A year later gambler is staying with gangster boss when he comes across that woman and her partner again. Boss lusts for both her and his own daughter, while the boss's crazy yakuza brother loves his daughter, who, in turn, watches the player and wants to destroy the people standing in her way. And here lies one of the film's remarkable departures from the standard ninkyo efforts: it doesn't have a third party villain, nor a clear distinction between good and evil. It's bursting with romantic emotion and wrenched with gritty realism, shot with striking black and white compositions, and explodes into shocking carnage. It has lengthier, more detailed gambling scenes than any other yakuza film I've seen. And it has a heartbreakingly beautiful score. You could call it the Ashes of Time of ninkyo yakuza films. A masterpiece!
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乾いて候 お毒味役必殺剣 (1984)
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The second installment of the special drama "Kawaiteshimau" features Masakazu Tamura playing the role of "Udege Shujo," the official taster for the shogunate. Tamura's unmatched charm in portraying cynical characters is fully showcased in this exhilarating period drama. Audiences can thoroughly enjoy the familiar "Ten'ichibō Incident" in this lively historical play.
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やくざ戦争 日本の首領 (1977)
Character: Fukushima
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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未亡人ごろしの帝王 (1971)
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The third installment of the Emperor series, starring Tatsuo Umemiya as the man who rules the night world. Hiroshi rose through the ranks in Tokyo by fighting with women. However, when he returned to his hometown in Kyushu for his father's memorial service, his gambling partner Masa not only confiscated Hiroshi's store and bankbook, but was also saddled with debts in Hiroshi's name. Although Hiroshi was angry, he made a decision and decided to start over using his body. Starting with a female designer, he battles an antique art dealer, Master Nagauta, a female doctor, and many others, and finally battles a rich man's widow.
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霧と影 (1961)
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The film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name by Tsutomu Mizukami. A large-scale detective drama in which two newspaper reporters investigate the mysterious death of a teacher in Hokuriku and the dark suspicions that lurk behind it.
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傘次郎・新子捕物日記 夫婦河童 (1981)
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Sakane, a police officer nicknamed "Kasajiro," remains single. He meets Shinko, the daughter of a condemned smuggler with a kappa tattoo, in a mysterious encounter.
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総長の首 (1979)
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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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大日本帝国 (1982)
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Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the 2nd World War.
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仁義なき戦い (1973)
Character: Hiroshi Wakasugi
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
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闇の狩人 (1979)
Character: Kawazu
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
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柳ヶ瀬ブルース (1967)
Character: Jiro Fukumoto
Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.
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血染の代紋 (1970)
Character: Hayami
It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created the black market and lubricated illegal business opportunities was giving way to Japan Inc. A young Bunta Sugawara takes over as the oyabun of a crime syndicate in Yokohama, where he is struggling to keep operations at the port there alive. As his syndicate is eroding quickly, a major heavy industries company offers his gang the chance to chase some vagrants out of a shantytown where they are squatting on land where a factory is to be built. The job would secure steady profits for Bunta's crime ring for years to come. However, Bunta and other members of his outfit grew up in the shanty, and they would be muscling their friends and neighbors. This sets the stage for an internal struggle that complicates the violent struggle with a rival mafia organization in Tokyo.
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昭和侠客伝 (1963)
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First ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii
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人生劇場 続 飛車角 (1963)
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Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their rival, Domoto family. To reciprocate the kindness of the Kikkyos, Hishakaku heads to meet the leader of Domoto, Osumi, and finds himself emotionally involved with her.
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妖艶毒婦伝 お勝兇状旅 (1969)
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Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
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誇り高き挑戦 (1962)
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Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
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高度7000米 恐怖の四時間 (1959)
Character: Fujio
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
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青春の門 自立篇 (1977)
Character: N/A
Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
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首領を殺った男 (1994)
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Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.
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極道VS不良番長 (1974)
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Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang.
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代貸 (1968)
Character: Kazusaburo Funakoshi
The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Izu in Shizuoka during the early Showa period. Representatives of three different yakuza gangs - Tatsuo Umemiya, Tomisaburo Wakayama and Koji Tsuruta celebrate male friendship and male chivalry in action.
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人生劇場 飛車角 (1963)
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After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes in time of crisis. Hishakaku’s humble life comes to a sudden halt when the Kogane family becomes involved in a fatal feud with their rival, and Hishakaku’s services are called upon.
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佐武と市捕物控 岡っ引無情 (1982)
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During a gathering of detectives, Satake is the only one not indulging in the hospitality of a wealthy money exchanger. His senior, Yasuke, leaves the gathering and warns Satake they will soon be targeted by a powerful figure. Yasuke is later tortured and killed by an unknown assailant. Satake learns from Yasuke's wife, Osaki, that Sagamiya was targeting him. A female pickpocket, Oyu, reveals Sagamiya's malevolent nature. When Oyu steals from Sagamiya and gives the wallet to Satake, he finds a promissory note for 10,000 ryo borrowed by a young magistrate from Sagamiya. Realizing his colleague, Constable Tanabe Seiichiro, is being manipulated by Sagamiya, Satake faces a dire situation. Midori suspects Satake of having a relationship with Oyu, and Ichi is of no help. Leaving the island for Edo, he is pursued by three ruthless individuals and Sagamiya's sinister bodyguard.
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遊侠三代 (1966)
Character: N/A
The film depicts the fate of a young yakuza boss and his father, who confront each other, not knowing that they are relatives, and become victims of a brutal war for territory between the clans according to the merciless laws of the yakuza.
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仁義の墓場 (1975)
Character: Kozaburo Imai
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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佐武と市捕物控 地獄の白狐 (1982)
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In the town of Edo, a series of bizarre incidents occur, where people are kidnapped, have fox masks placed on their faces, and are then thrown out, dragged by white horses. Those who experience this report being suddenly abducted and losing their sight during the ordeal. What's strange is that all the victims are individuals who have come to Edo, struggling to make a living, and aren't even listed in the population registry.Satake, a low-ranking official, suspects that someone with access to the registry in the magistrate's office is behind these crimes. Amidst this, Satake's boss, Saheiji, who had been looking forward to his daughter Midori's wedding, is murdered by men wearing fox masks.
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