Gō Ibuki
Birthday: Born in 1949-08-28 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Deathday: Alive
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必殺仕掛人
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A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry o...
必殺仕掛人
Character: Hanjiro
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry o...
木枯し紋次郎
Character: Tasuke
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents...
火の国に
Character: 四男・史郎
The 18th NHK Asadora. Starring Keiko Suzuka about a woman who strives to become a landscape gardener....
眠狂四郎円月殺法
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Starting out in Edo, as Kyoshiro travels west toward Kyoto, he encounters some of the most dangerous obstacles in his career. Signs that the Tokugawa shogunate was vulnerable began to appear during the reign of 12th Shogun Ieyoshi. The Satsuma and the 13 Western non-Tokugawa lords began to act in suspicious ways. Minister Takebe, under orders from shogunate councilor Mizuno, attempted to quash this unrest. Nemuri Kyoshiro, a loner headed west, unwittingly becomes involved in the struggle....
斬り捨て御免!
Character: Kurodo Matsunami
We're in Shamisen-bori of the bustling city of Edo. The officers of Guardhouse 36 monopolize the popularity in Edo. They're strong against evil, soft in compassion. Even the shogun depends on them. They're called the “Kirisute Bansho”... with a right to kill....
仮面ライダーBLACK
Character: Akira Daimon
Desperate and terrified, Kotaro Minami escaped the clutches of the ancient secret society, Gorgom—but in doing so, left behind his best friend and adoptive brother, Nobuhiko Akizuki. Both have been transformed into beings of immense power in order to serve Gorgom's dark purposes. If left unchecked, Gorgom will destroy humanity and eliminate all traces of its civilization and culture. Now the powerful cyborg known as Kamen Rider Black, Kotaro will use the powers Gorgom gave him to preserve justi...
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Kanei Chronicles
Character: Mataemon Araki
From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back h...
悪（ワル）と呼ばれた男
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
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Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain....
Assassination Orders
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The ronin, Sako Kanbei has to rescue the beautiful Princess Tsubaki from danger while young samurai of the Numata Clan stand up against their corrupt Chief Retainer and evil clan mistress. Kanbei wants to develop his swordsmanship only for himself, he finds that he has been implicated in a crime and must fight for justice in the ultimate battle to redeem his innocence. The swordplay in this film is reminiscent of the Lone Wolf and Cub series with its brutal and extended action sequences and awes...
Kingdom: The Man Who Became Don
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The Shimazu Clan of South Osaka, a longstanding yakuza group, built its foundation in the port cargo handling industry and maintained its independence as a traditional gambling syndicate. Tetsuo Sakuragi (Yasukaze Motomiya) formed a brotherly bond with Kenichi Kanamori (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) while in prison and, upon release, began serving as an executive for the Shimazu Clan. However, after two police raids disrupted their gambling operations, Sakuragi interrogates a regular customer, Hirata, a...
Road to the Don 23
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The twenty-third 'Road to the Don' film....
Road to the Don Gaiden White Tiger Conference
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'Road to the Don' spinoff....
Road to the Don Final
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The final 'Road to Don' film....
Road to the Don 24
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The twenty-fourth 'Road to the Don' film....
Protect the President
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Road to New Don
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The first 'Road to New Don' film....
Road to New Don 3
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The third 'Road to New Don' film....
Road to New Don 4
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The fourth 'Road to New Don' film....
Road to New Don 5
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The fifth 'Road to New Don' film....
Road to New Don 6
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The Sixth 'Road to New Don' film....
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
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Soft-Boiled Goro is a 1970 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro...
Goryokaku
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After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of th...
Yakuza Emblem: Chapter 4
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The fourth 'Yakuza Emblem' film....
Blackmail Ichidaiki
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Shinjiro Iijima (Hakuryu) is a blackmail genius who never misses his prey. Using a robbery brought in by the local gangster Kasahara (Kazuki Namioka) as a joke, he sets up a blackmail trap, but there is a big mystery behind the robbery. Iijima, who pursues the case, finally reaches a local authority. And there's an even bigger shadow behind it... What is Iijima's trap for blackmailing the world...!...
The Gift of the Fox
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Kataashi no ēsu
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Kaihei shi-gō seito
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Kumo no Yuna
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The Seal Of The Sun
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At 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experiences a black out due to the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The cooling system fails at the nuclear power plant and the temperature of the nuclear reactor rises. The worst case is coming. Scientists face an unexpected situation and government officials are confused by lack of information. Residents says goodbye to their hometown before evacuating....
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
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About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza....
Mad Dog
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Jin, the son of a local yakuza boss, Tetsu, the son of a fisherman, and Masa, the son of a crematorium worker. When Jin's father loses his life, Jin sets out to avenge his father's death by becoming a yakuza himself......
Wounded Heroes
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Kobe in the Showa era. Within the Hamasei-gumi, a branch of the Yamaga-gumi, there were two men known for charging ahead purely on emotion—the Okanaka brothers. The older brother, Hirokazu (Hitoshi Ozawa), and the younger, Ryuji (Yasukaze Motomiya), shared the same family crest, but if something rubbed them the wrong way, they wouldn’t hesitate to beat even their own allies half to death. One day, Ryuji causes trouble by wrecking a gambling den run by the Umeda-gumi, leaving him with no place...
The Fugitive Samurai
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Itto Ogami- High Executioner to the Shogun- has been betrayed by his political enemies and sentenced to a dishonorable death. Seeking to restore the honor of his name, Ogami- The Wolf- must flee the Shogun's grasp and live long enough to prove his innocence. Taking only his sword and his son, Ogami embarks on a bloody journey of righteousness and revenge as he seeks to destroy those who would disgrace his family's name. Hunted mercilessly by the Shogun's troops, by his enemies, and by those who...
修羅之魂 ～侠客立志編～
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修羅之魂 ～激動渡世編～
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稲穂の無頼 ～哀しき相克～
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Women's Prison for Torture
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Shocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison....
Shield of Straw
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Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing....
The Killer's Killer
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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. Now he thirsts for revenge....
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
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The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration....
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
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Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assignment....
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
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Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei....
The Angry Sword
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Story about a gambler who gets involved in a struggle between companies....
The Rugby Star
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The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, m...
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
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The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law....
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
Character: Katō Kiyomasa
The live of the daimyo Date Masamune...
Hariko no tora
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True Account: Chivalrous Soul
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After completing his journey of self-discovery through Osaka and Kyushu, Ryū Shimaoka (played by Yasukaze Motomiya) returns to his hometown of Awaji as a fully-fledged yakuza. With the backing of Hosono, a senior member of the Yamagami-gumi, Shimaoka and his youthful comrades form the Kyōkotsukai and align themselves with the powerful Okada-gumi, which controls the island. As Shimaoka rises rapidly through the ranks, tensions flare when the rival Kurosaki-gumi brings in a dangerous outsider fro...
Shin Japan's Don 2: Ruthless
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Second film of the yakuza series starring Hiroki Matsukata....
Lone Wolf and Cub
Character: Monnosuke Izumi
Ogami Itto, framed for treason and surviving a deadly attack, becomes a lone assassin with his son. They face ruthless ruffians, setting the stage for a showdown in his quest for justice....