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Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Kōju Meguro (Japanese: 目黒 浩樹 Hepburn: Meguro Kōju, July 23, 1942 – January 21, 2017), better known by his stage name Hiroki Matsukata (松方 弘樹 Matsukata Hiroki), was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother, Yūki Meguro, who is also an actor. With ex-wife actress Akiko Nishina, I have had two children; son Masaki Nishina and daughter Hitomi Nishina are both in the entertainment industry.

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Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)

Veteran director Nakajima Sadao examines the appeal, background, context and transition of chambara, or period sword-fighting and samurai films, in Kyoto. Not only interviews with actors, choreographers and critiques are included, but the director orchestr ...

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Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World (2015)

The fate of Tokugawa's world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover what happened to 10 of the shogun's spies that never returned. Matsukata Hiroki, one of the last surviving members of the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema proves ...

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Men of the Underworld (2015)

1st in a 6-film series. The W.R.C. is the largest yakuza-run conglomerate in Japan, and a war for succession begins when the current Chairman suffers a fatal traffic "accident". Tadano (Namioka Kazuki), the secretary to the current Vice-Chair Konno (Noguc ...

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Uzumasa Limelight (2014)

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actr ...

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Soup (2012)

Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. ...

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Samurai Angel Wars (2011)

Japan is at war in the samurai era some 440 years ago. A high school student time travels to the era alongside class-mates who are all uniformly weak at history. They know next to nothing about the time period. They come across many problems and want to he ...

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Valley of Dreams (2011)

A laid-off designer returns to her home town after five years away. ...

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Ninja Kids!!! (2011)

The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group of rival ninjas culminating in a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain. ...

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13 Assassins (2010)

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future. ...

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Gang Connection (2010)

Former head of the Ryozankai, Hyuga (Matsukata Hiroki), returns to the street for the first time in eight years. However, his boss has passed away and his brother Ryudo (Nagasawa Toshiya) has taken over the post of chairman. Hinata is excommunicated and lo ...

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Gang Connection - Conclusion (2010)

Hyuga (Matsukata Hiroki) and his group lost the 300 million yen they had robbed due to Eri's (Yabe Miho) betrayal. Despite the fact that the only thing left in their possession is a stuffed bear, the Ryozankai are determined to push Hinata hard. What is th ...

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Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009)

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which ...

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Unification of Shura (2009)

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The Code (2009)

For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a group of stellar detectives lead by the genius code breaker Detective 507. When an unknown client enlists 507 ...

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ICHI (2008)

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She's in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortu ...

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The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)

The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan's most popular stories in a brand new version starring the great Matsukata Hiroki following in the footsteps of Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Yagyu Tajima, the grandmaster swordsman whose plot to maintain the successi ...

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Otokotachi no uta (2008)

Collection of short films: Spaghetti Napolitan (Atsushi Kaneshige) 3:15 PM (Hiroyuki Nakano) Iron (Hiroyuki Nakano) Lighthouse (Hiroyuki Nakano) Fuji & Donuts (Yasuhisa Serizawa) ...

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Shinjuku Gangster Hanabi 2 (2008)

Sequel to 'Shinjuku gangster Hanabi'. ...

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Sorrowful Hitman (2008)

A Hitman must protect a 15-year-old girl ...

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Lady Yakuza: Final (2008)

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hir ...

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Yokohama Underworld Kaen (2008)

The first 'Yokohama Underworld Kaen' film. ...

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Chacha: The Princess of Heaven (2007)

Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa. ...

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Lady Yakuza (2007)

Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hir ...

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Sakura no daimon: chi no hōshū (2005)

The battle for life begins now; who will survive? A clash that transcends the boundaries between police and the yakuza. ...

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Shibuya Story (2005)

Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography. ...

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Dog Fighter Thug Detective (2005)

A private detective who usually lives a self-deprecating life, drowning in alcohol and Mahjong. He once got the nickname 'Razor Kumura' from the metropolitan police department. ...

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New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter (2005)

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 .... ...

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New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji (2005)

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. ...

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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter (2005)

Sarutobi Sasuke's army is attacked by the enemy and after returning to the hideout with a broken duplicate and a false sword, the real Muramasa can only be the stolen one. Now, after so many casualties, fighting the declining morale, and with only three da ...

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New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2 (2004)

Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory. ...

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Izo (2004)

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Her ...

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Shura's Blood (2004)

A yakuza war breaks out in a small peaceful town in the northern region of Kanto. ...

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Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio (2004)

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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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter (2004)

The day of the final battle approaches and, to guarantee the uncertain victory, Sarutobi Sasuke is asked to retrieve the legendary sword Muramasa. Sighted in three different locations, the army splits up and goes on a journey after it, but new faces show u ...

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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter (2004)

After a bloody battle, Sarutobi Sasuke, his lord, and his students, retreat to a hideout in the middle of a forest awaiting for new orders. At the same time, Genyusai, an ancient and immortal evil, returns, and blood ties are revealed. Part 2 of 4 Sarutobi ...

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Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter (2004)

In order to murder Tokugawa Ieyasu to overthrow his reign, Sarutobi Sasuke put a group of young men under a cruel and deadly form of trainment to become ninjas. At the same time, two brothers hired by Tokugawa try to find the localization of their hideout, ...

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New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1 (2003)

Toyotomi Hideyori's married granddaughter, Princess Sen, is targeted by someone. Hattori Hanzo, who receives the news, challenges the blocking of conspiracy to recover Senhime. ...

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New Shadow Warriors II (2003)

Iga ninja led by Hattori Hanzo took back Princess Fuji who was kidnapped by Fuma Clan at the end of the war. However, there were three of them - one being the real Princess Fuji and the others doubles. Not knowing which is the real one, the Iga ninja has ...

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The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003)

A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss. ...

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The Man in White (2003)

After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge. ...

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New Shadow Warriors (2003)

In the time of the peaceful Toyotomi Era, Shinotada, the master of Kochi Family, a source of revenue for the Tokugawa, is trying to marry his younger sister Princess Fuji to Akinobu Sunekazura, who has connections with the rival Toyotomi, in order to bring ...

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Okite (2003)

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Shura Group Part 2 (2002)

Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the control of the influential members of the Guretai, known as the "Yokohama Four Heavenly Kings," and the Inahara group quickly expanded its influence from Yokoha ...

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Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2 (2002)

The movie is set one year after the events of Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 1, in which 8 Yanagawas faced off against 100 Devil Dragons in an epic bloody battle. Jiro Yanagawa (Takeuchi Riki) continues his feud with the Devil Dragons as he attempts to usur ...

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Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang (2002)

Based on a novel "The Battle Of The Yanagawa-Gumi" by Koichi Iiboshi, it tells the story of criminal Jiro Yanagawa. Released from prison, Jiro joins the notorious Yoshimizu Yakuza family as a member. Not long after however, he sets out to form his own Yaku ...

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Gokudô seisen: Jihaado (2002)

The first in the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". It depicts the activities of the martial arts yakuza who challenge the major general contr ...

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Gokudô seisen: Jihaado II (2002)

The second installment of the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". A hot-blooded yakuza challenges a "holy war" against a company that earns a l ...

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Gokudô seisen: Jihaado III (2002)

The third installment of the hard-line action OV "Gokudo Seisen" series, which presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". It depicts the activities of the martial arts yakuza who challenge the major ge ...

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Shura Group (2002)

Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984) ...

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Shura Group Part 1 (2002)

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 ...

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Shura Group Part 3 (2002)

Ryuji Inahara changed the name of the Inahara-gumi to the Inahara-kai, and accordingly unified the emblem of the Inahara-kai. Then, in 1961, Inahara-kai opened a new headquarters office in Roppongi, Tokyo. Further incidents and conflicts await Ryuji and th ...

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The Legend of Ando Family: The Road to Hell (2001)

Genji Sokabe (Hakuryu) is a legendary hit-man who has just finished a 15-year prison stretch for killing the head of a rival gang. But Genji returns to a world where the old Yakuza codes of honour, vengeance and pride have been forgotten by a younger gener ...

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Agitator (2001)

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...

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Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2 (2001)

Straight to video sequel ...

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Gedo (2000)

East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles... ...

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Robbery (2000)

Friendship and violence ...

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PAZUZU (2000)

Togashi, who runs a small restaurant along the highway and leads a quiet life, finds himself being threatened by debt collector Kido after becoming a guarantor for a friend's debt. One day, a woman named Keiko appears before Togashi. ...

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Zankyo (1999)

The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan. ...

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The Seven Chefs (1997)

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 ...

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Kura (1995)

In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business. ...

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Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan. ...

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The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi (1995)

Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly ...

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The Man Who Shot the Don (1994)

Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked. ...

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Heavenly Sin (1992)

Elite lawyer Ryoko enlists the help of a foreign mafia in rescuing her son from a criminal who holds grudge against her. ...

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Taira no Kiyomori (1992)

The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the battle against the brutal pirates on Setouchi. ...

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The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)

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 milit ...

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Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)

When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his many subordinates scattered all over the country to live out the rest of their lives. First, he targets Ma ...

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Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)

One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of small and fragile stature passed by. He wore a nice sword and played the flute. ...

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Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu (1990)

The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and Kunisada Chuji, the yakuza protector of the common man! When a local magistrate is murdered by a group of ...

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Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

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 suppr ...

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Shogun's Shadow (1989)

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader. ...

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The Boss' Wife (1988)

The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge. ...

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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)

From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, this is the story of the man who truly unified Japan under one ruler. Tokugawa Ieyasu is quoted as saying: ...

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Taikoki (1987)

Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period. ...

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The Last True Yakuza (1985)

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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The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

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. ...

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The Black Cat Mansion of Hatred (1984)

Mysterious incidents occur around geiko in Fukagawa, and there is always the presence of a black cat at the scene of the tragedy. The woman, unaware of her presence, is pulled away by the banya, but a ronin, pretending to be a bouncer of the geisha distric ...

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Hanzo: The Razor (1984)

A pair of black-robed thieves who robbed many wealthy merchants in Edo one after another. One of them is a young woman who is called "Aoi no Kozo" because she always takes off her skin to show the tattoo on her back. The target of the robbers was the Kogi, ...

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Ninja Gangsters IV: The Mysterious Golden Castle (1983)

On their way to the Owari, Sanzo and Yumenogosuke gets lost in the Kiso Mountains. There they encounter a hidden gold mine being demolished by the Mino Naegi clan. The two join a beautiful girl named Tsubakuro Osen, whom they meet in the mountains to extor ...

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Kanei Command Performance (1983)

During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, a great martial arts tournament was held to determine whether or not Iemitsu was to remain in power or cede it to his uncle, Yornobu, the 10th son of Ieyasu. Among the contestants were many expert swordsmen who have beco ...

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Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames (1983)

The Oedo Investigative Network investigates a mysterious fire one evening. Could it be connected to a mysterious man in an eyepatch who just came into town? ...

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Curse of the Seven flutes (1983)

Genshiro is a famous Kenkaya of Edo. He turns up in incidents to get interfering fees but gets involved in a terrible incident… the Shichikudano Whistles known as Akinonanakusa and her seven sisters. The sisters were killed one after another. The whistle ...

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Ninja Gangsters III: The Missing Daimyo Procession (1983)

Sanzo and Yumenogosuke are now traveling pretending to be a merchant and bodyguard in Edo. They are arrested on their way to Nakamura Castle in Oshu. The 30-odd members of the daimyo's procession, led by the lord of the Soma Nakamura clan is said to have l ...

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Theater Of Life (1983)

Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel. ...

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Ninja Hunt (1982)

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only does that, but has created an even better piece. While the original from 1964 starred the great old-time acto ...

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Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (1982)

The second in Norio Nanjo's "Secret" series. The former secret phantom Sanzo (Hiroki Matsukata) and Yume no Gosuke (Ashiya Gannosuke), who escaped after clashing with their superiors, travel to the castle town of Kurume in Kyushu. ...

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Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad! (1981)

The first in Norio Nanjo's "Secret" series. The phantom Sanzo (Hiroki Matsukata) and Yume no Gosuke (Ashiya Gannosuke) are ordered to infiltrated the Echigo Nagaoka Domain. ...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

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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Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end. ...

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The Shogun Assassins (1979)

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...

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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)

Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, a ...

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Nichiren (1979)

An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan. Nichiren taught devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the exclusive means to attain enlightenment. Because of his devout beli ...

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The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into d ...

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Never Give Up (1978)

Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for which he is responsible. Years later, Ajisawa is forced to return to the scene of the tragedy for his new ...

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The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuz ...

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Shogun's Samurai (1978)

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga bec ...

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Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association. ...

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Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)

It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza kill ...

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Doberman Cop (1977)

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking ...

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Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hok ...

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Japan's Don (1977)

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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The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)

After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer. ...

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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)

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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Festival Champ (1976)

Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his colleague's love letter to her but forgetting to mention it's from another man. ...

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The Racketeer Ishimatsu (1976)

Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero. ...

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Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)

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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Evil Doers (1975)

Hiroki Matsukata plays Ogata, an Osakan restaurant worker that gets sent to prison for murder. The film details his subsequent attempts to escape. It's the third and final entry in the "Hiroki Matsukata Toei Jailbreak Trilogy" following Escaped Murderer ...

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Company Buggers (1975)

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain. ...

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Gambling Den Heist (1975)

After eight years in prison, Takeshi's mission is a big heist from his own clan's gambling parlor. ...

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Shimane Prison Riot (1975)

Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail history. A fighter by heart, he sees a way out of any situation, but will he survive this, the gutsiest ass ...

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Cops vs. Thugs (1975)

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 Kun ...

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)

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 honorabl ...

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The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

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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Father of the Kamikaze (1974)

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 ...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)

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. ...

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The Tattooed Hitman (1974)

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 a ...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)

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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Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (1974)

Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister. ...

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Yokosuka Navy Prison (1973)

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison. ...

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Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973)

A truck driver arrives in Seoul to receive his dead sister's ashes. While there, he discovers the death may not have been an accident after all, and has something to do with international drug smuggling. ...

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The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (1973)

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 Mas ...

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Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)

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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Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

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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The Pledge (1972)

When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins. ...

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Modern Lady Gambler (1972)

Fujiko wanders aimlessly through the country, seeking vengence on the man she onced loved, who betrayed her, and destroying her family and her life. When she discovers that man had already died, she loses her will to live. But in a twist of fate, she meets ...

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Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972)

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. ...

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Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor (1971)

The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enough for a complete victory? ...

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love (1971)

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty. ...

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A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code (1971)

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. ...

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The Path of the King (1971)

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins. ...

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The Killer's Killer (1970)

Takeshi Ijuin leaves for Chicago to be a cameraman, and a few years later returns to Japan. But he only learned the technique of homicide in Chicago. When he visits the graveyard with his father to pray at his mother's tomb, his father is shot by someone. ...

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The Angry Sword (1970)

Story about a gambler who gets involved in a struggle between companies. ...

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Born Fighter (1970)

Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city. ...

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Mission: Iron Castle (1970)

The Shinobi-no-Mono series was so successful that Daiei Studios dipped into the well one more time, making the best 60′s B&W ninja movie ever seen in the otherwise color-dominated year of 1970. Issei Mori directs Hiroki Matsukata as the reluctant lea ...

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay (1969)

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters. ...

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Second Generation Young Boss (1969)

Takeshi Nanjo, a junior lieutenant in the navy whose father, the head of the Nanjo-gumi yakuza family, was killed, is forced to leave the army and become the head of the Nanjo-gumi in the second generation. He brutally chivalrously avenges the death of his ...

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969)

Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi Tokugawa with his twin, but it becomes a problem when suspicion arises and Nemuri Kyoshiro gets involved. ...

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Prison Break (1969)

Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father's murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father's turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the enti ...

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Broken Swords (1969)

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. ...

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Nagasaki Blues (1969)

Japanese "kayo" film based on the song by Mina Aoe. ...

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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968)

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936's Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's eponymous novel. Three-time Seijun Suzuki collaborator Goro Tanada wrote a gangsterized adaptation of Ozaki's story for Uch ...

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The Bandits (1968)

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits. ...

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Blackmail Is My Life (1968)

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. Desperate to keep rolling with his freewheeling lifestyle, Muraki sees his luck begin to crumble when he se ...

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Human Torpedoes (1968)

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War. ...

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Black Ninja (1967)

Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period. ...

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Classmates (1967)

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II. ...

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Golden Ninja (1966)

Just after the Battle of Sekigahara, a pair of children Denji and Kichizo witnessed a team of the defeated forces hide the Toyotomi treasure. When the leader cuts down the rest of the team, a bloodstained footman seems to be the only survivor, and his ima ...

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Judo vs. Karate (1966)

A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth. ...

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Yakuza Hooligans (1966)

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren't quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take ...

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Code Between Brothers (1966)

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road. ...

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The Magic Serpent (1966)

In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru e ...

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Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle (1966)

In a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro combine to create an exciting black and white sequel to the classic story of 17 Ninja, one of the most famous films from that noted studio. In the year 1651 the Kishu clan is abo ...

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Yakuza G-Men (1965)

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold. ...

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)

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 ...

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Three Yakuza (1965)

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter's life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Off ...

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Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to prot ...

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The Domain (1964)

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill. ...

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Gambler (1964)

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osak ...

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Shingo's Final Duel (1964)

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful life with his mother far away from the seat of government in Edo. Not wanting to inconvenience his father anym ...

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Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (1964)

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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 (1964)

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings. ...

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The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja (1963)

The famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d'etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate. ...

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Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes (1963)

A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and vandalized, streets teeming with panicked citizens. Is Ijyuin Tanomo, highly-placed official of Owari cla ...

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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 (1963)

Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima. ...

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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (1963)

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survi ...

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Sword of Wind and Clouds (1963)

This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take possession of the "Sword of Heaven and Earth." The film stars the father and son of Jushiro Konoe and Hiro ...

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The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy (1963)

Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago. ...

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Kagemaru of the Iga Clan (1963)

A group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja. Kagemaru uses his amazing Iga ninja skills to fight the evil Koga Ninja in the name of justice! A stunning old-school Ninja action adventure, full of special e ...

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The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (1963)

When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This time, Jubei must stop the evil plot of Lord Hayato-no-sho, who secretly plans on overthrowing the Shogunat ...

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Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (1963)

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun. ...

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Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption (1963)

In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life. ...

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Tokaido Fullhouse (1963)

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the situation to choose between family and yakuza honor, Nikich ...

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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld. ...

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The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman (1962)

In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is charged again with the task of protecting the Yagyu Secret Scrolls. The two scrolls are held in separate locations to assure their safety. Within them there ...

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The Warrior from Kishu (1962)

This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him mature, hop ...

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Keepers of Order (1962)

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza. ...

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The Sentencer (1962)

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs. ...

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The Bandits (1962)

Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period. ...

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Kisaragi Sword (1962)

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord. It's a colorful bunch, a drunk samurai, a master thief, a sword inst ...

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In Search of Mother (1962)

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of ...

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Whistling Drifter (1961)

Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido. ...

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Law in Ghost Island (1961)

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become involved with either side, he soon finds himself caught up ...

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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (1961)

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mo ...

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The South Sea Wolf (1961)

Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a band of pirates who are also hunting the hidden stash. ...

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The Ako Retainers (1961)

Toei's 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge. ...

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Lord of Steel Heart (1961)

A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord Honjo. One of Honjo's most trusted under-lords is Sanzaemon. He has designs on Matabei's fief, and he plot ...

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