Bunta Sugawara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

6.628

Gender

Male

Birthday

16-Aug-1933

Age

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Also Known As
  • 菅原 文太

Bunta Sugawara

Biography

Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)


Credits

Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter (2004) Character: N/A
Part 2 of 4 Sarutobi Sasuke Series.
不良番長 やらずぶったくり 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.
傷だらけの天使 傷だらけの天使 (1997) Character: N/A
An odd journey starts as Mitsuru, a private detective, and a boy, whom a dying mobster entrusts to him, decide to go to northern Japan in search of the boy’s mother, and the detective’s buddy Hisashi joins them later.
極悪坊主 念仏三段斬り 極悪坊主 念仏三段斬り (1970) Character: Ryutatsu
In Meiji Period Japan, the carrying of swords had been outlawed, so Shikai, the Killer Priest carries his sword disguised as a Priest?s staff. One of the strongest entries in the series, Shinkai is badly injured, and must face his worst enemy in what could be their final showdown.
極悪坊主 飲む打つ買う 極悪坊主 飲む打つ買う (1971) Character: Ryutatsu
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above. Before he can do anything for the townspeople, he must first face his nemesis, Whipmaster, the blind Priest, a master killer thirsting for revenge.
誘拐報道 誘拐報道 (1982) Character: N/A
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
猛吹雪の死闘 猛吹雪の死闘 (1959) Character: N/A
1959 film directed by Teruo Ishii for Shintoho.
日本ダービー 勝負 日本ダービー 勝負 (1970) Character: N/A
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
黒い乳房 黒い乳房 (1960) Character: Hiroshi Taniguchi
Tired of poverty, Keiko leaves home and soon takes a lover, but leads a wanton life without paying heed to his advice. However, the younger sister Yoshiko, is an innocent and kind girl. One day, with the sudden death of their mother in a car accident, Keiko learns that she and Yoshiko are actually stepsisters, and that she is the daughter of a murderer. She now plans extortion from Yoshiko's true father who is the president of a well-known trading company.
血と掟 血と掟 (1965) Character: N/A
Based on the autobiography of Noboru Andô .
ごろつき部隊 ごろつき部隊 (1969) Character: N/A
Prisoners with special skills from all over Japan are sent to the battlefront on a mission.
ルバング島の奇跡 陸軍中野学校 ルバング島の奇跡 陸軍中野学校 (1974) Character: N/A
In the spring of 1945, Murakami, an apprentice officer, was ordered by the General Staff Headquarters to be assigned to the secret 33rd Eastern Unit, known only to the upper ranks of the General Staff. This is where secret warriors, spies and guerrillas, are trained. Eventually, a variety of training will be held, from pistols, karate, martial arts to pickpocketing wallets.
撃てばかげろう 撃てばかげろう (1991) Character: N/A
Takashi Kashiwagi, who once participated in Koshien as a high school baseball player, is now a member of the Mutsumi Imai Federation
実録・広島やくざ戦争 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.
修羅の群れ 修羅の群れ (2002) Character: N/A
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
男の歌 男の歌 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
信号ばか 信号ばか (1990) Character: N/A
The main character is Isamu (Hideaki Machida), a sixth grader . Isamu lost his mother in a car accident when he was young. He couldn't forget that, and he couldn't forgive people who didn't follow traffic rules. Today too, Isamu keeps the yellow flag, a memento of his mother, and makes him guard the traffic lights. He doesn't mind paying attention to adults. Everyone calls Isamu a traffic light idiot , but Isamu doesn't care. It was decided that Isamu would have a new mother. Never admit it! Isamu refuses. But when she learns that her new mother also lost her family in a car accident, she gradually opens up. Eventually, Isamu realized the importance of "caring for the other person's feelings" and realized the mistake in his own way of doing things.
学生芸者 恋と喧嘩 学生芸者 恋と喧嘩 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
東京さのさ娘 東京さのさ娘 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
空と海の結婚 空と海の結婚 (1962) Character: N/A
1962 Japanese movie
極悪坊主 極悪坊主 (1968) Character: Ryotatsu
During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments of a priest, including fighting, gambling, and running after women. All this leads to an awesome conclusion as he must destroy a gang of yakuza aided by corrupt priests. The fighting is fast and furious as Ryotatsu waits to see if Shinkai can live long enough to face him in the ultimate test! /Winterheart of CG
三味線とオートバイ 三味線とオートバイ (1961) Character: Kenji
A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.
Yawara! Yawara! (1989) Character: Kumajiro inokuma
Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
網走番外地 吹雪の斗争 網走番外地 吹雪の斗争 (1967) Character: Mamushi
Convict son revenges innocent father's death.
JINGI 仁義 JINGI 仁義 (1991) Character: N/A
Based on the comic by Ayumi Tachihara
修羅がゆく 修羅がゆく (1995) Character: N/A
Terrible ! Bloody conflict , outbreak !! The overwhelmingly popular graphic novel serialized in Manga Goraku is finally made into a moviel Draw the hard life of men running through the times , including Show Alkawa !!! First film of the live action series.
暴力五人娘 暴力五人娘 (1960) Character: Kazuhiko Nanjô
Japanese comedy film.
すいばれ一家 男になりたい すいばれ一家 男になりたい (1971) Character: N/A
A man aspires to be a big boss but falls in love with a beautiful woman boss.
喜劇 トルコ風呂王将戦 喜劇 トルコ風呂王将戦 (1971) Character: N/A
A young man who aspires to become a big-shot businessman, finds himself in a twist of fate. Despite trying his hand at various jobs, success eludes him, and he unexpectedly ends up in Osaka's Shinimamiya district. With empty pockets, he stumbles upon an invitation to the 'Gokuraku Toruko' establishment, becoming a patron. Led by the enchanting Ibohachi, he becomes entangled with the charismatic hostesses, including the captivating Tama. This leads him to infiltrate Tama's apartment complex, Sakura-so. Within its walls reside a colorful cast of characters, from hostesses Chie, Akemi, Yukari, and Kayoko to the quirky parasites like Masao, Tetsuo, Arima, and more. Seeking a fresh start, He embarks on a journey as a 'parasite,' but things take unexpected turns...
大笑い次郎長一家 三ン下二挺拳銃 大笑い次郎長一家 三ン下二挺拳銃 (1962) Character: N/A
Comedy movie
極悪坊主 念仏人斬り旅 極悪坊主 念仏人斬り旅 (1969) Character: N/A
Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries.
神火101 殺しの用心棒 神火101 殺しの用心棒 (1966) Character: N/A
Japan-Hong Kong co-production.
組織暴力 兄弟盃 組織暴力 兄弟盃 (1969) Character: N/A
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.
悪親分対代貸 悪親分対代貸 (1971) Character: Hanjiro Murase
A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.
皇室と戦争とわが民族 皇室と戦争とわが民族 (1960) Character: Captain Uehara
Japanese war film.
4Teen 4Teen (2003) Character: N/A
Naoto, the son of a wealthy family, suffers from Werner syndrome, a premature aging condition; Dai is an overweight child troubled by his penniless father's drunken violence; Jun, a gifted student, is the foursome's natural leader; and Tetsuro is average...
つる-鶴- つる-鶴- (1988) Character: Rich man
Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...
映画女優 映画女優 (1987) Character: Kenji Mizoguchi
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
やくざ対Gメン 囮 やくざ対Gメン 囮 (1973) Character: Lee Chung Shun
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.
日本の首領 完結篇 日本の首領 完結篇 (1978) Character: Akira Kawanishi
The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
九十九本目の生娘 九十九本目の生娘 (1959) Character: Masayuki Abe
In the northern province, two waitresses Mieko and Hanako from Tokyo, are missing somewhere near the River Kitakami. At night, the villagers of Shirayama gather round a blazing fire, and utter incantations while an old headman tempers a sword...
緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します 緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します (1972) Character: N/A
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. When the family is betrayed from within and the rival family becomes violent, Oryu takes things into her own hands…
极恶坊主 人斩数数歌 极恶坊主 人斩数数歌 (1968) Character: Ryutatsu
The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his young son to live with his grandfather, the master of a ju-jitsu dojo during the Taisho period of the early 20th century. Shinkai then runs afoul of a gangster group using strong-arm tactics to take over the profits from local gambling. When he proves to be more than they can handle, they hire the one man who has the ability to kill Shinkai and exact revenge, Ryotatsu, the karate priest whom Shinkai blinded in the first film. This ultra-violent entry has long been considered the best movie in the series and never made its way to home video before. See a spectacular display of Wakayama Tomisaburo’s martial art expertise in this action packed film. The Holy Grail of sword movies has arrived at last! /Winterheart of CG
炎のごとく 炎のごとく (1981) Character: Senkichi
The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him. They has a happy time under the protection of the Tomisaburo Wakayama character, an oybun. But of course, happy time doesn't last long. The story is also related to Okada Izo and the Shinsengumi (w/ Kondo Isami played by Makoto Sato)
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter (2004) Character: N/A
Part 1 of a 4 part series about Sarutobi Sasuke
兄弟仁義 逆縁の盃 兄弟仁義 逆縁の盃 (1968) Character: N/A
Yakuza Kojima appeared in Yokkaichi in search of her mother who died when she was young. There he met Torajiro, a master of kendo, who had just left prison after slashing his adoptive father who stole his son's wife. Torajiro was on his way to his brother-in-law, Iwai. While talking about themselves, they someday felt something similar to friendship.
犬笛 犬笛 (1978) Character: N/A
Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
駆逐艦雪風 駆逐艦雪風 (1964) Character: N/A
Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.
不良番長 一獲千金 不良番長 一獲千金 (1970) Character: N/A
The hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.
不良番長 暴走バギー団 不良番長 暴走バギー団 (1970) Character: N/A
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and a gangster organization.
不良番長 口から出まかせ 不良番長 口から出まかせ (1970) Character: N/A
Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
新・影の軍団 第五章 服部半蔵VS陰陽師 新・影の軍団 第五章 服部半蔵VS陰陽師 (2005) Character: Tokugawa Leyasu
In order to save the daughter of Kuroiwa clan lord who was made ill by the curse of someone, Hattori Hanzo brings the shadow warriors.
トラック野郎 爆走一番星 トラック野郎 爆走一番星 (1975) Character: Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
The comical adventures of two long-distance truck drivers, Momojiro and Kinzo, continue. Momojiro and Eizo help bring home the father of two young children in time to celebrate New Year’s together.
不良番長 練鑑ブルース 不良番長 練鑑ブルース (1969) Character: N/A
A story of rivalry between two gambling clans.
トラック野郎 天下御免 トラック野郎 天下御免 (1976) Character: N/A
The fourth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. A comical road movie of two long-distance truckers, “Momojiro” and “Kinzo,” who travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. Momojiro goes to Shikoku this time, and he falls in love with a beautiful designer named Wakako, who is on a pilgrimage.
トラック野郎 度胸一番星 トラック野郎 度胸一番星 (1977) Character: N/A
The fifth movie of the “Truck Yaro” series, which is comical road movies of two long-distance truckers. This time Momojiro falls in love with beautiful Minako in Sado, Niigata.
トラック野郎 一番星北へ帰る トラック野郎 一番星北へ帰る (1978) Character: N/A
Eighth movie in the Torakku Yarō series
女獣 女獣 (1960) Character: Sugiyama
With the object of discovering the male accomplice of Hideko, a bad girl, Michiko, a police-woman, disguises herself and infiltrates a gang. Then in a reformatory, under the name of Suzuko, she finds a certain girl who is familiar with Hideko and from her she approaches a woman, named Keiko. One day, at a beer-hall, the police-woman meets Keiko who just finished a secret narcotics transaction and asks her about Hideko. However, with the sudden appearance of Saburo, one of the gang, her search fails, and an exciting pursuit begins. Later Keiko is found dead.
不良番長 送り狼 不良番長 送り狼 (1969) Character: N/A
Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.
不良番長 王手飛車 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…
トラック野郎 御意見無用 トラック野郎 御意見無用 (1975) Character: Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
あゝ決戦航空隊 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.
新・影の軍団 最終章 服部半蔵最期の戦い 新・影の軍団 最終章 服部半蔵最期の戦い (2005) Character: Tokugawa Leyasu
As the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate becomes firm, Hattori Hanzo struggles against Sarutobi Sasuke and Sanada Yukimura. At the same time, Sasuke and Yukimura are plotting a new trick with the Satsuma clan ....
仁義なき戦い 総集篇 仁義なき戦い 総集篇 (1980) Character: Shozo Hirono
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.
北の国か '92巣立ち 前編 北の国か '92巣立ち 前編 (1992) Character: N/A
There is a man who divorced his wife. He moved to rural Hokkaido from Tokyo where he lived with his family without running water or electricity. He has his son and daughter in tow and works hard for them. The folk in the area try to help. A couple of years pass and the older son moves back to Tokyo, attends school and works part-time. The daughter commutes to the city to attend school. She wants to become a nurse. To become a registered nurse she needs to study a further three years. This takes money.
夜の片鱗 夜の片鱗 (1964) Character: Tamura
Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.
死闘の伝説 死闘の伝説 (1963) Character: Goichi Takamori
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
現代やくざ 与太者仁義 現代やくざ 与太者仁義 (1969) Character: N/A
Back after four years, Goro learns his younger brother's been thrown out of the gang and his girlfriend's married another man. It's payback time.
旅に出た極道 旅に出た極道 (1969) Character: Tamotsu Asai
An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel to save her and recoup his employers’ losses.
木枯し紋次郎 関わりござんせん 木枯し紋次郎 関わりござんせん (1972) Character: Monjirô Kogarashi
Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro. The gambler and Monjiro's sister are pulled into a conspiracy to get to Monjiro, but do things go as planned?
関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩仁義 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.
女奴隷船 女奴隷船 (1960) Character: Sugawa
The year is 1945, months prior to Japan's ultimate defeat in WW2, and military lieutenant Sugawa is sent on a critical mission to deliver micro-fiche war plans to Tokyo from his base in Malaysia. But while flying over Chinese waters his plane is shot down and he is taken aboard a ship bound for Shanghai to deliver its merchandise - a ship filled with Female Slaves kidnapped from Japan. Will he abandon the women to pursue his main objective? Or will he fight foes, spies and pirates to save these women against all odds?
県警対組織暴力 県警対組織暴力 (1975) Character: Detective Kuno
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.
千と千尋の神隠し 千と千尋の神隠し (2001) Character: Kamaji (voice)
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Distant Justice Distant Justice (1992) Character: Rio Yuki
After his daughter is kidnapped and his wife murdered by drug dealers, a man finds that the gang is protected by corrupt politicians, and sets out to wipe out the gang and expose the politicians.
新仁義なき戦い 組長最後の日 新仁義なき戦い 組長最後の日 (1976) Character: Shuichi Nozaki
The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
侠勇の花道 ドス 侠勇の花道 ドス (1966) Character: Minoru Akihara
After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...
不良番長 猪の鹿お蝶 不良番長 猪の鹿お蝶 (1969) Character: N/A
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…
修羅の群れ 修羅の群れ (1984) Character: N/A
During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.
日本女侠伝 激斗ひめゆり岬 日本女侠伝 激斗ひめゆり岬 (1971) Character: N/A
A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle things.
神戸国際ギャング 神戸国際ギャング (1975) Character: Kenzo Otaki
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.
男の顔は履歴書 男の顔は履歴書 (1966) Character: N/A
Also known as "History of a Man’s Face" and "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him" . Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando) can stop them, as long as he gets rid of his silly peace-loving ideals.
日本の首領 野望篇 日本の首領 野望篇 (1977) Character: Shinsuke Tembo
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
制覇 制覇 (1982) Character: Koji Kawakami
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.
海女の化物屋敷 海女の化物屋敷 (1959) Character: Detective Nonomiya
The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who knows the location, but her family dies one after another through curious incidents, as if the family were under a curse. Yumi is surprised by the ghost of a dead sister who looks the same as the grim figure who jumped into the old well alter stabbing herself with a sword. Fearful that a similar fate awaits her, Yumi seeks the help of her friend Kyoko. Later the ghost appears before Kyoko and her fiancé, Detective Nonomiya. In a haunted cave, Kyoko and Yumi are in deadly peril from those who seek treasures of the Aoyamas.
まむしの兄弟 懲役十三回 まむしの兄弟 懲役十三回 (1972) Character: N/A
Part 3 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
温泉スッポン芸者 温泉スッポン芸者 (1972) Character: N/A
Natsuko is so good at using that super-strong vagina of hers that she can fuck guys to death. In the end, she’s pitted against a sexual superman and a showdown ensues. There’s also a subplot about a mad scientist type who needs vaginal juices to create a potion designed to turn Japanese girls black.
青春の門 青春の門 (1981) Character: Shigezo Ibuki
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
暴力街 暴力街 (1974) Character: Tatsu
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
大脱獄 大脱獄 (1975) Character: Kunizo Kuniiwa
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
安藤組外伝 人斬り舎弟 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.
宴 宴 (1967) Character: N/A
Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair with Tate who's a young lieutenant in the Army, ultimately becoming a right-wing fundamentalist revolutionary. She marries another man, one totally dedicated to the rigorous practices of Noh theatre, in an arranged marriage, but the bond that connects her with Tate is too strong.
現代やくざ 人斬り与太 現代やくざ 人斬り与太 (1972) Character: Isamu Okita
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
ダイナマイトどんどん ダイナマイトどんどん (1978) Character: Ongagawa no Kasuke
Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang. Now with the mediation/interference of the Americans, they decide to settle it in a peaceful, *democratic* way, that is, to settle it with a baseball game. Now, with its money and power, The Hashiden group soon recruits a group of gamblers known to be good at baseball from the whole country. So, what is the Okagen Gumi gonna do?
トラック野郎 突撃一番星 トラック野郎 突撃一番星 (1978) Character: N/A
Hoping to romance an alien, Momojiro meets beautiful animal trainer Eriko instead. Then he and Jonathan get drawn into her old friend's fraud.
関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩火祭り 関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩火祭り (1971) Character: N/A
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.
怪猫 呪いの沼 怪猫 呪いの沼 (1968) Character: Shibayama Ukon
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
やくざ刑罰史 私刑! やくざ刑罰史 私刑! (1969) Character: N/A
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.
おおかみこどもの雨と雪 おおかみこどもの雨と雪 (2012) Character: Nirasaki (voice)
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
バッテリー バッテリー (2007) Character: Yozo Ioka
Because of his younger brother’s poor health, Takumi and his family move to a different Japanese town. There, Takumi, an incredibly gifted baseball pitcher, gradually alienates his relatives and friends by putting sports above all else in life.
日本の仁義 日本の仁義 (1977) Character: N/A
When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.
トラック野郎 望郷一番星 トラック野郎 望郷一番星 (1976) Character: N/A
Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.
博徒仁義 盃 博徒仁義 盃 (1970) Character: N/A
A fairly entertaining yarn told in somewhat broad strokes with Wakayama playing against type as a reformed-gambler-turned- Christian minister. Of course, before the tale is finished he is forced by the utterly nefarious, heinous villains to once again pick up a sword and join fellow anti-hero Sugawara in wiping out Evil.
現代やくざ 盃返します 現代やくざ 盃返します (1971) Character: N/A
A young yakuza soldier is torn between staying in his current life or leaving his family when his boss refuses to follow their ancient code of ethics.
女渡世人 おたの申します 女渡世人 おたの申します (1971) Character: N/A
Bunta Sugawara replaces Koji Tsuruta as the leading man for this sequel of Okoma, the Orphan Gambler.
太陽を盗んだ男 太陽を盗んだ男 (1979) Character: Inspector Yamashita
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.
やくざと抗争 やくざと抗争 (1972) Character: N/A
In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.
傑作時代劇 しぶとい連中 傑作時代劇 しぶとい連中 (1987) Character: Kumazou
Kumazou, a "cleaner" for hire, encounters a woman attempting to commit suicide with her two young siblings one night. Kumazou gives them all the money he has and saves them from jumping off a bridge. The next morning, he wakes up to find that the woman and her sons have invaded his home and settled in…
まむしの兄弟 刑務所暮し四年半 まむしの兄弟 刑務所暮し四年半 (1973) Character: N/A
Part 5 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. After serving four and a half years in prison, Masa and his brother Katsuji leave Kobe to go to Nagoya to help a hostess get her daughter back from her mother. As they arrive in Nagoya, they get into a scuffle with the local yakuza affiliate. Sugawara and Kawaji's chemistry is even more evident here than usual, the storyline is alright if melodramatic. Delightful start with Tatsuo Endo as a nice guy prison guard! How many times have you seen that? And we got Kyosuke Machida (henchman) with cool beard and the always good Tsunehiko Watase (young hood) on board as well. One of the best films in the series.
空いっぱいの涙 空いっぱいの涙 (1966) Character: Sakaki
Popular guitarist Shunsuke Sugi had a busy schedule and lived a puppet life with manager Yoko Ohara. On the way home from the Tohoku tour, he rescued Akiko, a girl who had passed out in a car accident. Ahead of him was the bustle of Tokyo. He suddenly met Akiko during a noisy party with friends. He tried to persuade Akiko, who wanted to become a singer, to return to the village, but it didn't work. One day he invited Akiko to play in Yokohama. When they returned to childhood and talked about their dreams, they felt love for the first time. Meanwhile, returning home, Yoko turned her jealousy on the two of them, and announced the death of Shunsuke's mother...
まむしと青大将 まむしと青大将 (1975) Character: N/A
The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + sidekick Takuzo Kawatani) whom he takes for friends in need as his naivety prevents him from seeing their true nature.
横浜暗黒街 マシンガンの竜 横浜暗黒街 マシンガンの竜 (1976) Character: N/A
Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
香華 香華 (1964) Character: Sugiura
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
関東テキヤ一家 天王寺の決斗 関東テキヤ一家 天王寺の決斗 (1970) Character: N/A
The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddler, who this time ventures to Osaka where he defends a blind girl at a street market. The area is targeted by rotten yakuza (Asao Koike and Tatsuo Endo), who have lured local senior female boss (Nijiko Kiyokawa’s) rebellious but not entirely indecent son Goro Ibuki to their side.
戦後秘話 宝石略奪 戦後秘話 宝石略奪 (1970) Character: Shin'ichi Yamada
Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by Tsusai Sugawara, who was a Japanese writer and political figure campaigning against drugs, prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases.
極道罷り通る 極道罷り通る (1972) Character: Ishido Tsuneo
The eighth installment in the popular film series starring Tomisaburo Wakayama. Embarrassed by the chairman of the Seiyu-kai for not having a family crest, Seikichi Shimamura sets out with his henchmen on a journey to acquire the crest of a local bankrupt family. The local Iwahashi clan and the fishermen fought over the construction of the industrial complex, but when Seikichi learned that the Seiyu-kai was behind the Iwahashi clan, he sided with the fishermen...
トラック野郎 故郷特急便 トラック野郎 故郷特急便 (1979) Character: N/A
Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet music into the ocean. Momojiro helps her by diving in to collect the sheets for her and ends up falling in love.
紀ノ川 紀ノ川 (1966) Character: School principal
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.
ごろつき ごろつき (1968) Character: Ichiro Yamakawa
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa 's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.
鉄拳 鉄拳 (1990) Character: Seiji Nakamoto
A directionless young man, recently released from prison, tries to make a new start in life as a boxer...
日本暴力団 組長 日本暴力団 組長 (1969) Character: Kazama
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
山口組外伝 九州進攻作戦 山口組外伝 九州進攻作戦 (1974) Character: Ginji Yozokura
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?
実録飛車角 狼どもの仁義 実録飛車角 狼どもの仁義 (1974) Character: N/A
In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
学生やくざ 学生やくざ (1974) Character: N/A
A youth action movie in which a student lone wolf who burns with unstoppable strength, courage, and a sense of justice rampages against a gangster.
ボクサー ボクサー (1977) Character: Hayato
In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.
現代やくざ 血桜三兄弟 現代やくざ 血桜三兄弟 (1971) Character: N/A
When a large crime syndicate seeks to invade Gifu's underworld, three brothers and their yakuza family are the only ones that stand in their way.
新兄弟仁義 新兄弟仁義 (1970) Character: N/A
When the boss of the Nakano Family decides to retire and makes a loyal follower the new boss instead of his own son, it causes strife in the family. Sides are taken and lines are drawn. Meanwhile, a rival family with a land dispute with the Nakano starts pulling strings behind the scenes...
極道 極道 (1968) Character: N/A
Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.
仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 (1973) Character: Shozo Hirono
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.
海軍横須賀刑務所 海軍横須賀刑務所 (1973) Character: N/A
When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.
木枯し紋次郎 木枯し紋次郎 (1972) Character: Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.
まむしの兄弟 二人合わせて30犯 まむしの兄弟 二人合わせて30犯 (1974) Character: N/A
Part 7 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Katsuji finds his long lost mother, who is a rich lady of a respectable family. Comedy and melodrama ensue. A thrilling spectacle with an overly violent ending, and a remarkable, Japan's only post-prison rape comedy, Masa is determined to have sex with the female guard, despite the fact that there is a bar between them. Michi Azuma (topless swordswoman from Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril) plays a tomboy who wants to join her brothers.
まむしの兄弟 傷害恐喝十八犯 まむしの兄弟 傷害恐喝十八犯 (1972) Character: N/A
Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.
仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦 仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦 (1974) Character: Shozo Hirono
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.
人斬り観音唄   人斬り観音唄   (1970) Character: Blind Priest Ryotatsu
Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!
わたしのグランパ わたしのグランパ (2003) Character: Godai Kenzo
Kenzo was behind bars for killing a gangster. Upon his release, he goes to live with his son, whose marriage is on the rocks. His 14-year-old granddaughter Tamako is ostracized when she discovers that her grandfather is a murderer. Kenzo soon helps defend Tamako from bullies at school. When Tamako stands up for herself, she comes to believe that she has inherited some of her grandfather’s great strength. Eventually, an associate of the man Kenzo killed comes looking for revenge, along with the dead man’s son.
最後の特攻隊 最後の特攻隊 (1970) Character: Lieutenant Satake
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.
バカ政ホラ政トッパ政 バカ政ホラ政トッパ政 (1976) Character: N/A
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
阿片台地 地獄部隊突撃せよ 阿片台地 地獄部隊突撃せよ (1966) Character: N/A
Following “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of the Wartime Generation”. It is a war drama set in China and depicts battles over opium.
トラック野郎 熱風5000キロ トラック野郎 熱風5000キロ (1979) Character: N/A
Ninth movie in the Torakku Yarō series. Momojiro travels to Nagano to take Jonathan's place driving logging freight through the mountains. There he meets the wild and beautiful Natsu.
やくざ戦争 日本の首領 やくざ戦争 日本の首領 (1977) Character: Eizo Iwami
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
緋ぢりめん博徒 緋ぢりめん博徒 (1972) Character: Masa
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.
総長の首 総長の首 (1979) Character: Hachiyo Shunji
In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
関東テキヤ一家 関東テキヤ一家 (1969) Character: N/A
Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into conflict with an unholy alliance of evil Yakuza bosses (Watanabe, Amatsu and Kawazu).
まむしの兄弟 お礼参り まむしの兄弟 お礼参り (1971) Character: N/A
Part 2 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
太平洋戦争 謎の戦艦陸奥 太平洋戦争 謎の戦艦陸奥 (1960) Character: Lieutenant Matsumoto
During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not being able to take part in the fighting. They had been held back by orders from the Naval Ministry, but there was also a plot by saboteurs, who were trying to prevent the sailing of the Mutsu. Director Komori developed a suspenseful plot by including a fictional adaptation of the Russian spy Richard Sorge, who had been captured in Japan and subsequently executed. Komori brings a fictional Russian spy to the screen by portraying him as a military attaché at the German embassy. As Germany was an ally of Japan in WWII, a secret agent being a mole in the German embassy is a perfect cover. The interaction of the saboteurs and the officers and crew of the Mutsu make an exciting story.
新仁義なき戦い 新仁義なき戦い (1974) Character: Miyoshi Makio
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
ビルマの竪琴 ビルマの竪琴 (1985) Character: Platoon Commander
In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
現代任侠道 兄弟分 現代任侠道 兄弟分 (1970) Character: N/A
After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki family was always deserted. Ryūzaki, the boss, declared his retirement in response to the changing times. It was thought that Igarashi, who valued righteousness and principles and had the respect of others, would become the second-in-command. However, he was an annoying presence to Ryūzaki...
黒いドレスの女 黒いドレスの女 (1987) Character: Shoji Katsuaki
A woman named Fujiki Asuka arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping as a shoji. Tamura who lives on the second floor of the store for the time being the son who wants to work here. A few days later, Tamura finds a handgun from Yuko's baggage and holds a suspicion ....
仁義なき戦い 仁義なき戦い (1973) Character: Shozo Hirono
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
兵隊極道 兵隊極道 (1968) Character: N/A
It is the third film in the Gokudo series. In this episode, set in 1937, the main character of the series gang leader Shimamura is drafted into the military and fight in China.
日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者 日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者 (1970) Character: Yukichi
Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's business is facing, she stands ready to come to his aid, and thus repay a debt that's long overdue.
トラック野郎 男一匹桃次郎 トラック野郎 男一匹桃次郎 (1977) Character: N/A
The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. In Kyushu, Momojiro falls in love again... this time with a beautiful college student Masako.
妖怪大戦争 妖怪大戦争 (2005) Character: Shuntarō Ino
A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression. The yōkai originate in Japanese folklore and range from the cute and silly to the disturbing.
緋牡丹博徒 一宿一飯 緋牡丹博徒 一宿一飯 (1968) Character: Shiraishi
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
関東兄弟仁義 仁侠 関東兄弟仁義 仁侠 (1971) Character: N/A
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (関東兄弟仁義 仁侠) is a 1971 film directed by Buichi Saitō. It is the ninth and last film in the Duty of Brotherhood series.
人斬り与太 狂犬三兄弟 人斬り与太 狂犬三兄弟 (1972) Character: Gondo
The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent. He tries to start a new life with his two ”brothers” but can’t seem to escape old affiliations
血染の代紋 血染の代紋 (1970) Character: Gunji
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.
恋愛ズバリ講座 恋愛ズバリ講座 (1961) Character: N/A
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kôshoku".
ビッグボス ビッグボス (1992) Character: N/A
A big battle between world class phantom thieves unfolds over the worlds largest diamond!
仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇 仁義なき戦い 広島死闘篇 (1973) Character: Shozo Hirono
Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
仁義なき戦い 完結篇 仁義なき戦い 完結篇 (1974) Character: Shozo Hirono
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
極道VSまむし 極道VSまむし (1974) Character: N/A
A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.
女親分 喧嘩渡世 女親分 喧嘩渡世 (1969) Character: Shuichi Kitahashi
Sumi Muraoka, nicknamed "Sumi Banten", due to the fact that her back is decorated with a tattoo of the goddess Banten, the woman who heads the Banten Yakuza family. She comes into confrontation with a powerful of Yakuza group Mutsumi-kai, seeking to capture all power in their hands.
堕靡泥の星 美少女狩り 堕靡泥の星 美少女狩り (1979) Character: Momojirô Hoshi(運転手)
The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This handsome rapist seduces women, then brings them to the basement of the mansion he inherited from his well-to-do parents, where he indulges in lengthy sessions of sado-sexual violence. Based on manga by Masaaki Sato.
続・道場破り 問答無用 続・道場破り 問答無用 (1964) Character: Yoshioka Shinnosuke
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. Never offering any explanation, he continues his seemingly unprovoked attacks until he is sent away from his domain.
緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上 緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上 (1970) Character: Aoyama Tsunejiro
Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.
新仁義なき戦い 組長の首 新仁義なき戦い 組長の首 (1975) Character: Shuji Kuroda
The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
へそ曲がり新左 へそ曲がり新左 (1987) Character: Shinza
Shinza is known for his stubborn personality and continues to hold a low-ranking position as a magistrate, despite his colleague Kato becoming the deputy chief retainer. His daughter has feelings for Hachiro, one of her father's subordinates, but she is afraid to express her emotions because of Shinza's intimidating presence. One day, Shinza gets involved in a violent incident within the castle.
純子引退記念映画 関東緋桜一家 純子引退記念映画 関東緋桜一家 (1972) Character: Yuijiro
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?
博奕打ち外伝 博奕打ち外伝 (1972) Character: N/A
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.
どら平太 どら平太 (2000) Character: Nadahachi on the Great River
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
リメインズ 美しき勇者たち リメインズ 美しき勇者たち (1990) Character: N/A
Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are tracking a 900 pound brown bear nicknamed Red Spots that is terrorising the area. It attacks and kills men, but it feasts only on women.
首領を殺った男 首領を殺った男 (1994) Character: N/A
Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.
新宿の与太者 新宿の与太者 (1970) Character: N/A
Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
まむしの兄弟 恐喝三億円 まむしの兄弟 恐喝三億円 (1973) Character: Masa
Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live on after prison. Together, the two decide to blackmail the woman (Yoko Horikoshi) who hit Katsu, who happens to be the daughter of a rich company president (Seizaburo Kawazu). 6th film in a series of 8.
日本暗殺秘録 日本暗殺秘録 (1969) Character: Heigo Asahi
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
風流滑稽譚 仙人部落 風流滑稽譚 仙人部落 (1961) Character: N/A
Live-action adaptation of Ko Kojima's manga "Sennin buraku".
地球でたったふたり 地球でたったふたり (2008) Character: N/A
Teenage stepsisters Yui and Ai form a close bond as a result of the neglect and abuse from their respective parents. Fearing separation from each other when their parents plan to divorce, they run away together to Tokyo and, in order to survive steal a briefcase which they later discover belongs to the yakuza. This puts them in great danger. Tanida, a kind-hearted yakuza member, comes to their rescue and becomes the protective and loving parent figure they never had. But for how long will he be able to save them from harm?
ゲド戦記 ゲド戦記 (2006) Character: Haitaka (voice)
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.
黄金の犬 黄金の犬 (1979) Character: Lorry driver
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
現代やくざ 与太者の掟 現代やくざ 与太者の掟 (1969) Character: N/A
Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.
極道兇状旅 極道兇状旅 (1970) Character: Izumi Tatsuya
Gokudo goes politics. Gray-haired Bin Amatsu has Wakayama assist a politician, meaning trashing the opponent. But of course the opponent has a pretty daughter to have a crush on. Enter protective Bunta Sugawara and Gokudo’s gotta settle for a cheaper Toei nude actress.
懲役三兄弟 懲役三兄弟 (1969) Character: Tatsuo Yaguchi
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
前科者 前科者 (1968) Character: N/A
A man from Osaka comes up to Tokyo to fight gangsterism.
新宿酔いどれ番地 人斬り鉄 新宿酔いどれ番地 人斬り鉄 (1977) Character: Tetsuji Gondo
After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza family overgrown and dysfunctional upon his release.
山口組三代目 山口組三代目 (1973) Character: Hachiro Daicho
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.



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