Makoto Fujita
Birthday: Born in 1933-04-13 in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Deathday: 2010-02-17
Makoto Fujita, born Makoto Harada, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shintaro Katsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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役者魂!
Character: 本能寺海造
It's a drama that depicts the backside of the entertainment industry. A drama about the relationship between a celebrity and her manager...
大奥 第一章
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武蔵 MUSASHI
Character: Sekishusai Yagyu
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate duel at Ganryujima....
世直し順庵！人情剣
Character: Jyunan
Junan, a former instructor of swordplay for the Shogun family, went to Nagasaki and studied medicine. After coming back to Edo, he becomes a highly skilled doctor that he is now also a medical examiner for the magistrate's office. But no one knows of his the other side: he goes out and punishes the evil using his secret weapon… “needle of death.”...
刑事純情派
Character: Yasuura Kichinosuke
Detective Kichinosuke Yasuura, also known as "Yasu-san", A detective with a sense of humanity and justice that deviates from the framework of the police organization is popular....
日本名作怪談劇場
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«Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre» - is a 13-episode series based on classic Japanese ghost stories....
夫婦旅日記 さらば浪人
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Ex-sword teacher Ihei Misawa is a skilled swordsman but because of his kind and judicious heart, he never fails to get caught up in trouble and therefore is unable to obtain status and success. But his wife Tayo understands him and loves him completely, always remaining by his side....
新必殺仕事人
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必殺スペシャル
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必殺仕置人
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必殺仕事人2009
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Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins....
竜馬がゆく
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暗闇仕留人
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額田女王
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A historical romance about the life of Princess Nukata, a Manyo poetess who was loved by two brothers, Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu, and the formation of an ancient nation....
佐々木夫妻の仁義なき戦い
Character: Keiichiro Baba
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必殺仕事人
Character: Mondo Nakamura
Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon....
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The Fang in the Hole
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A police detective tries to investigate the mystery of a victim who was shot in the head, but no bullet was found....
Road to the Don 9
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The ninth 'Road to the Don' film....
Road to the Don 10
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The tenth 'Road to the Don' film....
Sazae And Aunt Apron
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An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip...
Letters from Spain
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Baian Fujieda the Assassin
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An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace....
Japan for Sale
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The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man"....
Yokohama Underworld Kyouka
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Straight to video film....
Yokohama Underworld Kaen
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The first 'Yokohama Underworld Kaen' film....
When We See Again
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A third-generation Japanese-American student moves to Wakayama to study lacquerware painting and is invited to a homestay at Wakisaka's house in order to experience Japanese life....
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Character: Mr. Mutsuta
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!...
てなもんや三度笠
Character: Tokijiro
The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jirocho of Shimizu and becoming the strongest in Japan. Tokijiro is a fallen yakuza who is trying to make his mark by heading for Shimizu Port with his partner, Chinen....
Shin kitsune to tanuki
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1962 Japanese movie...
Benkei
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At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One night he tried to stop a young man who had a beautiful sword on his belt and fought him, but he could not win. Knowing that this young man Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is looking for an opportunity to overthrow the Heike clan...
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
Character: Anka-ke no Tokijiro
Japanese horror comedy from 1967....
スペシャルドラマ 必殺仕事人
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必殺仕事人2013
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Hymn to a Tired Man
Character: Zensaku
Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son's fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming....
Hunter in the Dark
Character: Kasuke
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming....
The Choice of Hercules
Character: Commissioner-General Gotoda
When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive....
Sure Death 6
Character: Nakamura Mondo
When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend......
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Character: Umazo
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next....
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
Character: Tasuku Okada
A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen....
Sure Death 4
Character: Mondo Nakamura
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?...
Hoshikuzu no Machi
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花も実もある為五郎
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ドリフターズですよ！前進前進また前進
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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....
Red Diamond
Character: Keita Kizuka
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market....
Onihei's Detective Records
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A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill....
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
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Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site of a bloody revenge fought by Nakayama Yasubei, who late married into the Ako clan where he was one of the 47 ronin who took vengeance against the vile Lord Kira. This hallowed spot is to host a match between two of the finest swordsmen in Edo. Each is backed by a high ranking direct vassal of the shogun, who had bet their family heirlooms on the outcome. The loser was to commit seppuku and have his ...
Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
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A chance encounter on the road leads to the unusual need for a female bodyguard to protect the granddaughter of an old friend of Akiyama Kohei, a wealthy merchant who plans to bypass his son-in-law as head of the company. When Daijiro’s wife Mifuyu takes on the job strange things start to happen, including the brutal slaughter of company employees. With the backing of Lord Tanuma, a chief elder on the ruling council, Kohei, Daijiro, and Mifuyu form a plan to foil the kidnappers plot and save the...
Dai nippon kosodoro den
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Japanese comedy film....
ホラ吹き太閤記
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クレージーだよ 奇想天外
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空想天国
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Call from Darkness
Character: Yamazaki
Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. ...
Oh, My Son!
Character: Nakazawa
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families....
The Dropout
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Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensibly a student but in reality a high-priced prostitute. Even though he has been taken off the case for beating up a suspect, he refuses to let it go and recruits his mistress to act as a decoy for the killer. Her involvement turns out to be a fatal mistake, and when her husband gets out of prison, Detective Otaki is in worse trouble than ever....
Bonds of Love
Character: Ryohei Suzuki
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the ...
Flames of Blood
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The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him. They has a happy time under the protection of the Tomisaburo Wakayama character, an oybun. But of course, happy time doesn't last long. The story is also related to Okada Izo and the Shinsengumi (w/ Kondo Isami played by Makoto...
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Character: Nakamura Mondo
When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto to act as a stalking horse. Hoping the thieves will kill Tanaka and the Ninja Spies will kill the thieves. But what the Shogunate doesn't realise is that Tanaka's even more incompetent assistant Mondo is in fact the leader of a gang of revengers for hire, there motto is "Sure Death" (or your money cheerfully refunded). Mondo doesn't know that everyo...
Sure Death
Character: Nakamura Mondo
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit....
A Country Boss
Character: Young man at the apartment building
A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage....
Sure Death 5
Character: Nakamura Mondo
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins....
Sure Death! 3
Character: Mondo Nakamura
Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assassins fall foul of a group of blackmarket financiers who dispatch their own hitmen to dispose of them....
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
Character: Soun Hojo
During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country under their banners by becoming the supreme leader. One of the first to vie for power in this way was Saito Dosan, the 'Viper'. His son-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, did in fact unite the nation after subduing all of his enemies, yet falling at last to the treachery of one of his most trusted generals. This story is a pre-cursor to those later events as the brilliant military strategist Saito Dosan rises to ...
The Mayor's Secret
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A mayoral candidate and his love child....
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Character: Akiyama Kohei
The samurai Akiyama Daijiro is asked to help a young boy who tries to bring the man who murdered his father to justice. In the course of their quest they uncover a plot by one of the clan officials that could change the course of history....
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Character: Akiyama Kohei
Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when he meets an elderly fencing instructor who may be the target of a group of thieves planning a major armed robbery. At the same time dojo master Daijiro saves the life of man who, although skilled in archery has an aversion to killing and a woman artist comes into town where she is in danger of being raped by one of the thieves. From the pen of noted author Ikenami Shotaro, creator of such classics...
Las Vegas Free-For-All
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The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets....
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Character: Saburo
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Hissatsu shigotonin 2009
Character: Nakamura Mondo
This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins....
Gamblers' Luck
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A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel landlords, animate the corpse of a money-lender in order to frighten people. Then they assist at the marriage of a lovely girl and almost kill themselves gambling to provide her with a dowry....
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
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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 yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa....
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
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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 survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with he...
True Osaka Grit
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Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa...
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007
Character: Nakamura Mondo
A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After policeman Watanabe Shogoro hears her story, he begins investigating the case, but desperate to avenge her parents' deaths, Sachi later enlists the aid of a mysterious woman who offers to kill Harimaya for a price. Watanabe soon discovers tha...
Tange Sazen
Character: Tange Sazen
One of Japan's favorite sword stars, Fujita Makoto, returns as the legendary Tange Sazen, the one-eyed, one-armed samurai who is a champion for the common people. Unflappable, except with the ladies, he fights evil in Shogun Yoshimune's Edo. The kokezaru no tsubo (earless monkey jar) has gone missing with a secret hidden inside that could change the course of history. All of Edo's top swordsmen, including Yagyu Genzaburo and Ooka Echizen are involved as villains pursue their evil quest! Superb s...
The Wicked
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A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction....
Monsieur Zivaco
Character: Minister in charge
International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword....
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
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Crazy Big Explosion
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A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats....
Mexican Free-for-All
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A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats....
Red-Light Bases
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Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution....
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
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An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho....
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
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A Laughable Journey
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Tsumiki kuzushi
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A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter....
The Tigers - Hi! London
Character: Demon
The Tigers are much too busy to have a holiday; but one day a mysterious man appears in their dressing room and offers them a trip to anywhere in the world. But he tells them they must come back in 24 hours or else he'll own their hearts. The mysterious man is the devil....
Ayako
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An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who stole money from his firm to repay his son's debt....
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
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In Tensho 9, as Oda Nobunaga nears the unification of Japan, he assigns trusted generals to conquer remaining regions. Meanwhile, a peasant farmer named Sahei, resembling Nobunaga, is chosen by Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu to act as Nobunaga’s shadow. Furious at the idea of a double, Nobunaga confronts Sahei, who courageously performs the "Atsumori" dance, impressing Nobunaga enough to accept him as his Kagemusha. Sahei’s first test as the shadow warrior comes at a memorial service for the Oda fam...