Kiyoshi Saeki — Director (13)
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Daigashi (1968)
代貸 IMDb Douban
佐伯清 actor: 梅宫辰夫 / 若山富三郎 …
other title: 代貸 / Henchmen …
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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Code Between Brothers: All New (1970)
新兄弟仁義 IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Saburo Kitajima / Kenji Imai …
other title: 新兄弟仁義 / 新兄弟仁义
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...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf (1966)
昭和残侠伝　一匹狼 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Ken Takakura / Sumiko Fuji …
other title: 昭和残侠伝 一匹狼 / 昭和殘俠傳一匹狼 …
The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...
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Wicked Priest (1968)
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Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Bunta Sugawara …
other title: 極悪坊主 / Le moine sacrilège …
Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors’ watchful eyes to covertly indulge in life’s pleasures. But when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, Shinkai must make them see the error of their ways and reach enlightenment, one punch at a time.
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A Martial Crowd (1958)
花笠若衆 IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Hibari Misora / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 花笠若衆 / The young boss …
As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to be raised by a yakuza family in Edo, returns home after many years to settle an old score.
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The Black Hooded Man (1955)
御存じ快傑黒頭巾 マグナの瞳 IMDb Douban
佐伯清 actor: 大友柳太朗 / 喜多川千鶴 …
other title: 御存じ快傑黒頭巾 マグナの瞳 / 豪杰黑头巾之磁目 …
A mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the precious blue diamond called “Maguna no Hitomi.”
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Man in the Storm (1952)
嵐の中の母 IMDb TMDB
佐伯清 actor: 水谷八重子 / 岸旗江 …
other title: 嵐の中の母
Returning from wartime China, Keiichi reunites with his mother Inako and adopted sister Tomi. He becomes drawn to Tomi’s beauty, and his mother appears supportive. But Keiichi soon meets Tsuneko, a former wartime nurse who has borne his child. Faced with a summons to stand trial for wartime atrocities, he entrusts Tomi and his son to Inako, then voluntarily turns himself in—believing he must answer not just to Japan, but to the world’s conscience.
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昭和残侠传 唐狮子牡丹 (1966)
昭和残侠伝 唐獅子牡丹 Douban
佐伯清 actor: 高仓健 / 三田佳子 …
other title: 昭和残侠伝 唐獅子牡丹 / Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi botan
タイトル : 昭和残侠伝: 唐獅子牡丹（期間限定生産）（生産完了） 出演 : 高倉健／三田佳子／津川雅彦／池部良／芦田伸介／菅原謙二 監督 : 佐伯清 不始末をしでかした弟分を助けるために、花田秀次郎は左右田組の組頭の要求を飲み、榊組の組頭を手にかけた。法の裁きを受け服役した秀次郎は、3年後に出所を果たす。だがそこで秀次郎が目にしたのは、秀次郎の手によって組頭を失い、瀕死の状態に追いやられてしまった榊組の姿だった。左右田組の執拗な攻撃に耐えて組を守る未亡人の姿に心を打たれた秀次郎は、みずからの負い目もあって、榊組を助けることにするのだが…。 高倉健の代表作の一つである「昭和残侠伝」シリーズの2作目。渡世の義理ゆえに、心ならずも斬り倒した相手の未亡人に捧げる愛情と、敵対しつつも育まれていく男の友情を描いている。監督はシリーズの大半を手がけてきた佐伯清。若き日の高倉健が、渡世に生きるやくざを凄みたっぷりに演じている。榊組の美しき未亡人に扮するのは三田佳子。
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昭和残侠传 (1965)
昭和残侠伝 Douban
佐伯清 actor: 高仓健 / 池部良 …
other title: 昭和残侠伝 / Shôwa zankyô-den
出演 : 高倉健／池部良／三田佳子／松方弘樹／梅宮辰夫／菅原謙二／室田日出男 監督 : 佐伯清 終戦直後の浅草。戦地から戻った神津組の寺島は、露天商街の縄張り争いから新誠会と対立。やがて縄張り争いは激化し、寺島は客人の風間と共に新誠会に殴り込みをかける…。 高倉健の主演で人気を博した「昭和残侠伝」シリーズの第1作目。敵方の青年との対立と不思議な友情を交え、若き熱血親分の活躍を描く娯楽任侠映画。瓦礫だらけの街から、悪を根絶やしにするため、熾烈な戦いが繰り広げられる。ヒロインは三田佳子。シリーズに欠かせない池辺良もいい味を出している。殴り込みのシーンで流れる、高倉健自らが歌う「唐獅子牡丹」も大ヒットした。