Kōji Takada — Playwright (72)
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Oda Nobunaga (1992)
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Sadao Nakajima
actor:
Ken Watanabe
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Hiroyuki Sanada
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other title:
織田信長
Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate unification of the country. This historically accurate portrayal of Nobunaga’s life and times is highlighted by many of Japan’s biggest stars, most notably Watanabe Ken in the lead role. Bloody realistic fighting, massive battles, and castle intrigues all drawn from historical sources bring this 2 part drama to new heights in storytelling.
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Tarao Bannai (1978)
多羅尾伴内 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Norifumi Suzuki
actor:
Akira Kobayashi
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Aki Yashiro
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other title:
多羅尾伴内
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多羅尾伴內
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Baseball player Takatsuka is murdered mid-game in front of a large crowd. The autopsy reveals that he has been killed by a needle coated with a poison used by the Ainu tribe for hunting. The next morning, sports photographer Kawase is killed in the same manner. Kawase’s sister, Yuko, hires Taro Banai, the detective with seven faces, to uncover the truth.
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Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger (1968)
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Kōsaku Yamashita
actor:
Hideo Murata
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Saburo Kitajima
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other title:
男の勝負 白虎の鉄
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男人的勝負：白虎之鐵
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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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Tale of Ninja Duty (1965)
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Yasuto Hasegawa
actor:
Tetsuro Tamba
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Minoru Ōki
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other title:
忍法忠臣蔵
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忍法忠臣藏
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Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactly like Orie) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop Forty-seven ronin's revenge against Kira Kozukenosuke by female ninja's sexual entrapment. Chisaka asks Tsunataro to lead female ninja. Tsunataro accepts the request on condition of marriage to Oyu.
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Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972)
緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します WikiData IMDb TMDB
Buichi Saitō
actor:
Sumiko Fuji
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Bunta Sugawara
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other title:
緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します
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Lady Yakuza 8 - Le code Yakuza
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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…
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The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)
江戸城大乱 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Toshio Masuda
actor:
Hiroki Matsukata
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Yukiyo Toake
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other title:
대막부 전쟁
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江戸城大乱
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The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of broken vows and violent swordplay. In an ambush the heir to the shogun’s seat is brutally cut down by those who hope to install the emperor’s 5th son as military leader of the nation.
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Yakuza vs. Gang Leader (1974)
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Kōsaku Yamashita
actor:
Tomisaburō Wakayama
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Tatsuo Umemiya
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other title:
極道VS不良番長
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極道 VS 不良番長
Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang.
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Jail Breakers (1976)
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Kōsaku Yamashita
actor:
Sonny Chiba
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Haruko Wanibuchi
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other title:
脱走遊戯
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脱走遊戲
Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33rd time. Afterwards Kaimiki teams up with a bunch of thugs that engineer prison escapes for money.
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Shadow Warriors (1980)
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other title:
影の軍団 服部半蔵
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影の軍団 服部半蔵
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The tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were expelled from Edo, the military capital. During the political instability following the death of Iemitsu Tokugawa, Hanzo's Iga ninja clan battles against the Koga clan as various factions vie to seize power. The child shogun Ietsuna is kidnapped but turns out to be hidden under (or over) everyone's noses in a castle turret which is reinforced by a comic book villain, the fire-spitting black ninja. The good ninja has to get through all the traps & save the child.
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Eight Men to Kill (1972)
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other title:
賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
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赏金猎人：一瞬八人斩
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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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The Fort of Death (1969)
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other title:
五人の賞金稼ぎ
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赏金猎人：五虎血溅死亡堡
The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of farmers being driven to despair by the vile Lord Ozeki. The villainous lord has driven them to mounting their last stand at a deserted fort against an army of attackers. Wakayama Tomisaburo is superb as an expert in killing and military tactics, who leaves his medical practice at a clinic for the poor in order to counter the vicious tactics of that vile lord.
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Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls (1961)
柳生武芸帳 TMDB
other title:
柳生武芸帳
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Yagyu Chronicles 1: The Secret Scrolls
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Two groups are after the legendary Yagyu Secret Scrolls. A princess of a disgraced clan and her loyal servant want it to clear their family's name. And a rival clan wants it to destroy the Yagyu family. Only master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei stands in their way. What is the secret that is hidden away in the scrolls?
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極悪坊主 念仏三段斬り (1970)
Douban
other title:
Yakuza Priest Pt.4
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Gokuaku bozu nenbutsu sandangiri
九州の直方は、真海の生まれ故郷。真海は母の供養を兼ねて、直方に帰る旅の途中で若松に立ち寄ると福岡の黒田一家の賭場に顔を出した。真海は幼なじみの会津竹五郎のいかさまが制裁されようとしているところに出くわす。真海のおかげで許された竹五郎だが、自ら手を潰し真海の好意に逆らった。親分の仇を討とうと真海を追ってきた四国宇和島･鯉沼一家の伊之助たちは、この賭場の様子を見て竹五郎を誘い出すと金で仲間に引き込み、直方の権田原一家に草鞋を脱ぐことに。一方真海は、直方で竜王一家と権田原一家の二つのヤクザ組織が争うために苦しんでいた川人足たちを救おうと起ち上がる。一度は川人足の待遇改善を双方に納得させたものの今度は手を組んだ権田原と竜王が約束を反故にし、真海を消そうとする。ある日、ダイナマイトで目をやられた真海は、意外にも宿敵である了達に救われる…。
