Tatsuo Endō — Actor (19)
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House of Gamblers (1970)
博徒一家 IMDb TMDB
Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ken Takakura / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 博徒一家
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time. Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
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Yakuza on Foot (1969)
旅に出た極道 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Junya Satō actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Bunta Sugawara …
other title: 旅に出た極道
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.
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Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger (1968)
男の勝負 白虎の鉄 IMDb TMDB
Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Hideo Murata / Saburo Kitajima …
other title: 男の勝負 白虎の鉄 / 男人的勝負：白虎之鐵 …
Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations each has toward their yakuza boss and brothers. A railroad line brings changing times to a community. Because Tetsu can't stand by and allow a bunch of yakuza men to molest women, it forces him to battle it out with a knife wielding rival, the unfortunate incident leads to his boss losing face and him having to leave the family to protect it. But the rival family won't stop until they destroy Tetsu who will risk life and love for his brothers.
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Wicked Priest (1968)
極悪坊主 IMDb TMDB
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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Bloodiest Flower (1971)
日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花 IMDb TMDB
Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura …
other title: 日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花 / 日本女俠傳：血鬥亂花 …
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
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Eight Men to Kill (1972)
賞金首 一瞬八人斬り WikiData IMDb TMDB
小沢茂弘 actor: 若山富三郎 / 大木実 …
other title: 賞金首 一瞬八人斬り / 赏金猎人：一瞬八人斩 …
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.
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人体鱼雷：啊！回天特攻队 (1968)
人間魚雷 あゝ回天特別攻撃隊 Douban
小沢茂弘 actor: 鹤田浩二 / 松方弘树 …
other title: 人間魚雷 あゝ回天特別攻撃隊 / 人间鱼雷：回天特别攻击队 …
われ日本を愛したり！ただ一途、母なる国の栄光を願って散ったこの青春！ われ魚雷なり！母なる祖国の若桜 思い残すことはなかったのか!?“海ゆかば”を絶唱して、太平洋回天作戦に散った熱涙百三十二人の青春群像。昭和十八年十月から十九年末までの約一年。太平洋戦争の最も苛烈にして悲惨な時期、日本の戦局は日を追って悪化していた。その劣勢を挽回すべく、必死必殺の特攻兵器が考案された。それが“回天”と命名された人間魚雷。空の神風特攻隊に呼応するかのように出現し、敵艦に体当たりして海に散っていく若者たち。彼等がそのかけがえのない青春を断つまでの実話を、東映オールスター総動員でドラマティックに再現する超大作戦争映画。ひとたび発進すれば、二度と帰れぬ絶対死の兵器“人間魚雷”。祖国の為に散った青春レクイエム──。
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Secret of the Flyfot (1968)
忍びの卍 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Norifumi Suzuki actor: Isao Natsuyagi / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 忍びの卍 / Ninja's Mark …
When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she is Ninja Magic, used to frighten the lord off women so that there will be no heir. Tôma, a famous swordsman, is called in and exposes the Ninja, even discovering their leader, a beautiful young girl named Kagiroi. Guessing that she is the daughter of some ousted daimyo anxious to get back into favor, he is about to unmask her when he is taken prisoner...
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Lone Wolf Isazo (1968)
ひとり狼 Douban
池広一夫 actor: 市川雷藏 / 小川真由美 …
other title: 一匹狼 / ひとり狼 …
Isazo (Ichikawa Raizo), often called ‘The Ripper’, is a living legend in the world of the Yakuza. Known for his swordsmanship and bravery, but also for his polite manners, and gifted talent in gambling. One late fall, while staying at an inn near Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was unable to marry due to the class differences between them.
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Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture (1973)
やさぐれ姐御伝　総括リンチ WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 4.8 5 ratings
石井辉男 actor: 池玲子 / 愛川まこと …
other title: やさぐれ姐御伝　総括リンチ / Conto de uma Mulher Yakuza …
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
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Audition (1999)
オーディション
★ 7.2 142 ratings
三池崇史 actor: 石桥亮 / 椎名英姬 …
other title: 切肤之爱 / オーディション …
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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Sex & Fury (1973)
不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 6.7 14 ratings
铃木则文 actor: 池玲子 / Christina Lindberg …
other title: 猪鹿蝶 / 不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶 …
Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.