Hiroki Matsukata
Birthday: Born in 1942-07-23 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Deathday: 2017-01-21
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 he had two children; son Masaki Nishina and daughter Hitomi Nishina are both in the entertainment industry.
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Without a Trace
Character: Hitoshi Asakawa
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City....
大奥
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The Ooku of Edo Castle was a mysterious existence that could not be seen from the outside for 300 years in Tokugawa. Love and hate, and fierce power struggles were fought among the women day and night....
サラリーマン金太郎
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Kintarō Yajima used to be the leader of a feared and respected biker gang, but out of respect for his late wife he chooses to straighten himself out and work as a salaryman so that he can support his son....
私立探偵 濱マイク
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Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff....
武田信玄
Character: Imagawa Yoshimoto
During the 16th Century Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of Civil Wars and the powerful Warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Great Lord TAKEDA Shingen. A tremendous military genius, his battles are the stuff of legend....
ハケンの品格
Character: Toshirō Kirishima
Oomae Haruko is an A+ Temp worker who never cracks a smile or minces words, and leaves work on the dot. But her cynical nature indicates she has something painful to hide. Satonaka Kensuke has just been promoted to head S&F's new Marketing Division. Saddled with a rag-tag group of subordinates, he is struggling to lift his division off the ground. When Oomae is placed in Kensuke's department, she finds herself doing more work than she's ever done before. This is a timely drama that examines the...
HOTEL
Character: Tohdo katsuo
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名奉行 遠山の金さん 江戸城転覆！覗かれた赤毛の女
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名奉行 遠山の金さん 江戸城転覆！女忍者の復讐
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家康が最も恐れた男 真田幸村
Character: Sanada Yukimura
An entertaining historical drama depicting Sanada Yukimura, a hero who has gone through the era from the incident at Honnōji Temple to the summer siege of Osaka Castle, as "a man of men"....
サラリーマン金太郎
Character: Teruo Yajima
Kintaro Yajima comes to Tokyo and is hired by Yamato Construction Company when he saves the life of the company's CEO. A former leader of a motorcycle gang, Kintaro is known for his highly principled and forthright way of dealing with matters and is never afraid to tell his superiors exactly what he thinks. This has a tendency of irritating some; but when corruption from within the company begins to surface, he may be the only one who can stand up to it....
刑事貴族
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風雲江戸城 怒涛の将軍徳川家光
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After the end of the reign of the second Shogun Hidetada, the country was still in turmoil. Meanwhile, Iemitsu, who took the place of the third shogun, is carrying out a number of political reforms. However, Yui Shosetsu, plans to overthrow the Tokugawa family......
牙狼＜GARO＞
Character: Shimada
The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness....
その男、意識高い系。
Character: Myoichi Gondo
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絶対に笑ってはいけない
Character: Guest
After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year)....
坂本龍馬
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結婚しようよ
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勝海舟
Character: Katsu Kaishu (young)
Katsu Kaishū deals with end of the Edo period. Based on Kan Shimozawa's novels "Katsu Kaishū "...
名奉行 遠山の金さん
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The drama follows the story of Tōyama Kagemoto, who becomes a magistrate in Edo after the sudden death of his predecessor. Disguised as a commoner named Kin-san, he investigates and solves various crimes while maintaining his secret identity....
アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル
Character: Lord Estair (voice)
Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in t...
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Gang Connection
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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 loses his place in the company, but he hears about a dark deal. Together with his frenemy Eri (Yabe Miho), Oshiki (Sone Harumi) and informant Natsukawa (Sone Yuta), he hatches a plan to rob 300 million yen from the transaction site. The contents ...
Gang Connection - Conclusion
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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 their purpose...? The black conspiracy hidden behind the stuffed bear and a man's pride. All will be revealed in this magnificent conclusion!...
The Man Who Shot the Don
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Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked....
Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames
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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?...
Kekkon shiyou yo
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Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
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During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun....
Keepers of Order
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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....
ICHI
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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. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick....
Hanzo: The Razor
Character: Hanzo Itami
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, and in particular, the big stores that were under the control of Hotta Bizen. Itami Hanzo, a Doshin known as "Kamisori Hanzo" discovers when he tracks down the Aoi no Kozo! What is the truth?!...
Dog Fighter Thug Detective
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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....
Robbery
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Friendship and violence...
Curse of the Seven flutes
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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, in fact, shows the place of 300 thousand Ryo that their ancestors left. Genshiro gets one of the whistles and devotes himself try and solve the mystery....
Kisaragi Sword
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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 instructor and a Lord who is disguised as a ronin since it is an executable offense for a lord to wander outside of their domain without permission. As the Chief Magistrate becomes suspicious of the Owari plot to send men to Kodenmacho Prison to s...
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
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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....
Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad!
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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....
Men of the Underworld
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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 (Noguchi Masahiro), is the only survivor and is haunted by flashbacks. His brother-in-arms, Board Director Umehara (Ozawa Hitoshi), a fellow Zainichi Korean, is in competition with the ruthless Director Tamura (Sugata Shun) for the top spot. The feud...
The Magic Serpent
Character: Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya
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 embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard's death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death....
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
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Straight to video sequel...
Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor
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The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enough for a complete victory?...
13 Assassins
Character: Kuranaga
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....
Nichiren
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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 belief, Nichiren is met with opposition throught his travels, with life on the line, can Nichiren accomplish his goal?...
Sorrowful Hitman
Character: Takaoka
A Hitman must protect a 15-year-old girl...
Samurai Angel Wars
Character: Oda Nobunaga
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 help solve the issues, but can they when they know nothing? Could they make things worse?...
The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi
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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-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent pa...
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
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Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima....
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
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The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings....
Shura's Blood
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A yakuza war breaks out in a small peaceful town in the northern region of Kanto....
Blackmail Is My Life
Character: Muraki
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 sets his sights on the business partners of a powerful gang boss....
Gedo
Character: Suematsu
East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles......
Unification of Shura
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2009 original video....
Emperor of the Underworld The Man Called Capone
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2008 Original Video....
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
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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: “People carry burdens through life as they travel a long road. Never rush” “If you think of privation as normal, you’ll be contented. If you know only about winning and losing, harm may fall upon you. Being inferior is batter than being superio...
Shinjuku Gangster Hanabi 2
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Sequel to 'Shinjuku gangster Hanabi'....
Yokohama Underworld Kyouka
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Straight to video film....
Yokohama Underworld Kaen
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The first 'Yokohama Underworld Kaen' film....
Shinjuku Gangster Hanabi
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2007 Original Video....
Kanei Command Performance
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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 become well-known to this day. Warriors such as Yagyu Jubei (Kaga Takeshi), and Miyamoto Musashi (Matsukata Hiroki) headed up the slate. This was to be the all-star samurai match of the century. An amazing TV movie with non-stop action as Yagyu Jub...
Ninja Hunt
Character: Wadakuro
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 actor Konoe Jushiro, this version is perfectly cast with his son Matsukata Hiroki in the lead as Wadakuro, one of four ronin hired to fight against the Shogunate's plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, who are struggling to reinstate their young heir Tane...
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory....
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
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....
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
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 .......
New Shadow Warriors
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
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 peace. One of sixteen great warriors of Tokugawa, Hattori Hanzo, entrusts his wish and gathers the remnants of Iga Village, which was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga, and orders them to guard Princess Fuji. The Council of Elders of Sunekazura, hire ...
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
Character: Sarutobi Sasuke
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....
Mission: Iron Castle
Character: Yoshiro
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 leader of a small band of spies charged with kidnapping a noblewoman from a heavily ninja-proofed castle. The finality of the air slowly began to fill like smoke, and in all that had become dark the loyalty of the Ninja who dared to go shone like li...
Darling Escape
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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Character: Hideo Nakazato
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....
Second Generation Young Boss
Character: Takeshi Nanjo
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 father by a vicious yakuza linked to extremists within the army through the courage and swordsmanship of naval training!...
Cops vs. Thugs
Character: Kenji Hirotani
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 Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city....
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Character: Masaru Seki
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 honorable way out....
Izo
Character: Yakuza Boss
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. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine....
Zankyo
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The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan....
Uzumasa Limelight
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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 actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star....
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Character: Shoichi Fujita
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....
Black Ninja
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Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period....
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Character: Ichioka
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....
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
Character: Nemuri Kyoshiro
Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involved in a series of dangerous encounters....
In Search of Mother
Character: Kanamachi no Hanjiro
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 rival gangsters is hot on his heels....
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
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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....
Shogun's Shadow
Character: Abe Shigetsugu
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....
Valley of Dreams
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A laid-off designer returns to her home town after five years away....
Kirimaru Kirigakure
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Character: Kyoshiro Nemuri
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....
Shogun's Samurai
Character: Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
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 become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his ...
Ninja Kids!!!
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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....
The Code
Character: SHINA
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 to crack his most difficult programming code yet, the detective embarks for Shanghai where he crosses paths with a sniper, an informant, the head of the Blue-Dragon Mafia, and beautiful singer on the run, Meilan. As 507 stumbles deeper into a t...
Shura Group
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Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)...
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
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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 lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU....
Waka zakura kenka matoi
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1962 Japanese movie...
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
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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 Uchida at a time when the yakuza had eclipsed the samurai genre as Toei's main cash crop. Protagonist Hishakaku murders a man in a quarrel over a barmaid and goes to jail. In his temporary absence, his girlfriend Otoyo, a former geisha, falls for ...
Code Between Brothers
Character: Yukichi
Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road....
True record The Last Gurentai
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The Domain
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The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill....
Agitator
Character: Kaito
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 temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions....
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Character: Tetsuya Sakai
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza....
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
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Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld....
Gambling Den Heist
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After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor....
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
Character: Bunzo Kazama
The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty....
The Boss' Wife
Character: Junichi Konno, Boss
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....
The Shogun Assassins
Character: Sanada Yukimura
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu....
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Character: Ryuji Yoshioka
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....
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
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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 Masa to live on after prison. Together, the two decide to blackmail the woman (Yoko Horikoshi) who hit Katsu, who happens to be the daughter of a rich company president (Seizaburo Kawazu). 6th film in a series of 8....
Yokosuka Navy Prison
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When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison....
極道甲子園
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Three Yakuza
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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 Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. ...
Kura
Character: Izou Tanouchi
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....
Shura Group Part 2
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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 Yokohama to the Tokaido region. The world of yakuza then enters the era of Ryuji Inahara and Masao Tashiro, the third generation member of the Yamaga-gumi....
Shura Group Part 3
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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 the Inahara-kai....
Big Time Gambling Boss
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Classmates
Character: Second Sublieutenant Shiratori
A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II....
Human Torpedoes
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Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War....
最後の神農
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Yakuza Hooligans
Character: Jiro Taniguchi
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 10 million yen from the yakuza....
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
Character: Takakura Mitsugu
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws...
Heavenly Sin
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Elite lawyer Ryoko enlists the help of a foreign mafia in rescuing her son from a criminal who holds grudge against her....
PAZUZU
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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....
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
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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 is information other than the techniques of the Yagyu Shin-kage style. They contain a secret that could throw the country into turmoil. Clan founder Yagyu Sekishusai had split the scroll into two parts to prevent its contents from being known ...
実録 柳川組 柳川次郎伝説 －完結－
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Character: Tetsuya Sakai
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....
The Black Cat Mansion of Hatred
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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 district, appears and saves her, finally unraveling the fate of the woman....
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
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In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life....
Soup
Character: Tsutomu Ishida
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. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, h...
Nagasaki Blues
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Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by Mina Aoe....
Kagemaru of the Iga Clan
Character: Iga no Kagemaru
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 effects! It splendid cast includes Matsukata Hiroki as 'Kagemaru' and Yamashiro Shingo as 'Amanojaki', Kagemaru's arch-enemy....
Law in Ghost Island
Character: Isakichi
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 in an intrigue extending beyond petty gang rivalries, involving a plot by Daimyo in Kyoto to overthrow the government....
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
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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 mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The ...
The Man in White
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After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge....
The Pledge
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When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins....
The Seven Chefs
Character: Ryuji Rindo
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 the art of culinary excellence and running a successful business....
The Sentencer
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A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs....
Father of the Kamikaze
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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 logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. ...
Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
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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 that he has not lost a step as he portrays an older and wiser Yagyu Jubei in a movie that brings the best of samurai filmmaking into the 21st century. Summoned from semi-retirement by Shogun Iemitsu, Jubei is asked to take to the road and inve...
Doberman Cop
Character: Kaiji Hidemori
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 truth....
Hokuriku Proxy War
Character: Kawada Noboru
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 Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition....
The Last True Yakuza
Character: Masayuki Aratani
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld....
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
Character: Hiroshi Jinno
After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer....
The Legend of Ando Family: The Road to Hell
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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 generation of criminals, and discovers that his old gang is now more concerned about money and finance. Taking up his guns once more, Genji sets out to teach the younger generation a lesson they will never forget....
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Character: Masa
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 gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area....
Broken Swords
Character: Tenzen Tange
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....
Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang
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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 Yakuza clan in Osaka. This sparks a bloody territory war with the Devils Dragons....
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Character: Kanenobu Ijuin
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 suppressed....
Never Give Up
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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 job as a claims adjuster where he is subsequently arrested for his suspected involvement. But the threat of jail time is the least of his worries as his former organization comes gunning for him....
Whistling Drifter
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Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido....
The Warrior from Kishu
Character: Tokugawa Genrokuro
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, hopefully in time to be a great lord for the people. A story of young Yoshimune, the future Shogun....
The Bandits
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Friendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period....
Golden Ninja
Character: Inazuma no Denji
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 image haunts the pair for the next twenty years. As they are serving a prison sentence a plan is hatched to get them released so they can lead their captors to the hidden gold on Hikone Beach. Danger and excitement await the two as they run into...
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
Character: Ueda
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....
Shibuya Story
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Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography....
Modern Lady Gambler
Character: Tatsumi
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 Tatsumi, a raising star in the Horikawa Family. She quickly falls in love with him and his yakuza lifstyle. But when Tatsumi is chosen to but the next Boss of the family, his jealous sworn brother Morito kills him with the help of a mysterious...
The Fall of Ako Castle
Character: Denhachiro Tamon
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 drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and land...
Theater Of Life
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Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel....
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
Character: Shinbei
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 clan, secretly using deadly ninja to foment riot and rebellion? Narumiya Shinbei, a lone samurai spy adept at ninjutsu must uncover the hidden hand orchestrating these shocking crimes. Shinbei enlists a small band of dedicated ninja to lay siege t...
The Ako Retainers
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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....
Yakuza G-Men
Character: Shuntaro Hibiki
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....
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
Character: Shimazu Mitsuhisa
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 Shogunate. This is the most exciting film in the long-running series about one of the greatest swordsmen in Japanese history. Konoe Jushiro gives one of his finest performances in this classic tale....
The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
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Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago....
The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja
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The famed ninja Yagyu Jubei fights to suppress a coup d’etat plotted against Tokugawa Shogunate....
Shimane Prison Riot
Character: Tamotsu Sawamoto
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 assault ever attempted?...
Lady Yakuza: Final
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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 Hiroyuki Tsuji....
Lady Yakuza
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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 Hiroyuki Tsuji....
Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle
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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 about to rise against the Tokugawa shogunate using a stash of muskets being guarded by Jinza the leader of the Koga ninja. The Iga ninja are called upon to stop the revolt under the leadership of Hattori Hanzo setting off a spy versus spy battle ...
Festival Champ
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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....
The Path of the King
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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....
The Story of a Man Among Men
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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....
Prison Break
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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 entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!...
Evil Doers
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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 from Hiroshima Prison (1974) and Riot in Shimane Prison (1975), both directed by Sadao Nakajima....
Gambling Code and Feuds
Character: Denkichi Umino
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 killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region....
The Racketeer Ishimatsu
Character: Ishimatsu
Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero....
A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
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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....
The Angry Sword
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Story about a gambler who gets involved in a struggle between companies....
The Killer's Killer
Character: Takeshi Ijuin
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....
Born Fighter
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Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city....
Shingo's Final Duel
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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 anymore his plan is to stay away from the city and enjoy life like a normal man. Unfortunately for him, his past comes back to haunt him in the person of his mortal enemy, the one swordsman that is skillful enough to defeat him. This is the most pe...
Judo vs. Karate
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A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth....
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....
Taikoki
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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....
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...
Operation Plazma in Osaka
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Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover....
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
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A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss....
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
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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....
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Character: Yasuharu Ikenaga
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, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge......
Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
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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 orchestrates an original chambara scene for the documentary....
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 4 - The Fire Chapter
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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 days left until the final battle, the invasion of Osaka castle, the need to recover it grows, and they will do it by any means possible. Final movie in the Sarutobi Sasuke Series....
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
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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 Sasuke Series....
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
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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, and a spy hides among the students. Part 1 of a 4 part series about Sarutobi Sasuke....
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
Character: Nobunaga Oda
Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa....
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Character: Shiro Matsugae
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association....
Tokaido Fullhouse
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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, Nikichi faces off against the vile combination of Ano-Toku and Kurokoma Katsuzo, villains so low as to ambush their foes using snipers. Nikichi, who owes allegiance to Boss Jirocho of Shimizu asks Jirocho to spare Ano-Toku’s life until events force a...
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Character: Musahibo Benkei
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....
Knightly Advice
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Company Buggers
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Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain....
Gamblers and Racketeers
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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 protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal ...
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Character: Sadao Ise
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....
Sensei
Character: Kan Yoshii
In one of the districts of Tokyo, an old school is planned to be torn down after the summer holidays. The only person who is seriously worried about this is the Japanese language teacher Nakajima. He decides to hold special additional classes for the lagging students during the summer holidays, which they will keep as a memento of the old school....
Okite
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Yakuza film directed by Hiroki Matsukata....
Japan's Don
Character: Shiro Matsugae
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters....
Gambler
Character: Unokichi
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 Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless. Tachibana engages in a fierce battle with villains for the poor....
Taira no Kiyomori
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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....
The Great Shogunate Battle
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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....
Lord of Steel Heart
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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 plots to kill Matabei. He finally convinces Lord Honjo of Matabei's guilt. Now Matabei must fight to survive....
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
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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…...
Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2
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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 usurp their western territory....
Lion Festival of Echigo
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The Tattooed Hitman
Character: Shoichi Gunji
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 as he searches for the man who wants him dead?...
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
Character: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The live of the daimyo Date Masamune...
Sword of Wind and Clouds
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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 Hiroki Matsukata....
Delinquent Street
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Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Character: Katsura Kogorou
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The Yagyu Conspiracy
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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 succession of Iemitsu as shogun encounters obstacles on all sides. Loaded with action and featuring many of Japan’s new up and coming sword stars this exciting movie brings back the feelings of the golden age of motion pictures. Stunning cinematograp...
Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
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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 contractors who are plotting wrongdoing. Actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata performed well with the men living in Shuraba....
Gokudô seisen: Jihaado II
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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 lot of money in a villainous way. Big actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata set aside....
Gokudô seisen: Jihaado III
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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 general contractors who are plotting wrongdoing. Actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata performed well with the men living in Shuraba....
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 3 - The Wind Chapter
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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 up, dubious allies and dangerous enemies, and the fight begins. Part 3 of 4 about Sarutobi Sasuke....
53 Stages of Action
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The Bandits
Character: Shinji Miki
Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits....
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
Character: Matsumoto
Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister....
Botchan yarō seizoroi
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1961 Japanese movie...
Takeda Shingen
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During the 16th century, Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of civil wars and the powerful warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Lord Takeda Shingen, a tremendous military genius....
修羅のみち9 北九州烈死篇
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修羅のみち8 大阪最終血戦
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The Man Who Became The Don
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Traveling of Two Young Men
Character: Sanjiro
At the crowded Komatsuya in Kawadome, travellers are holding a secret art contest to relieve boredom. However, a thief goes around. During the sudden commotion, a young man called Gentaro begins to perform magic tricks. This magic trick brings out the lost wallets of the travellers one after another. Even the thief himself, Shinzo, is surprised by this trick. Gentaro hears that Okinu, daughter of Kutsukake Jinbei, is looking for Eijiro, the young boss of Omaeda. Gentaro arrives and introduces hi...
間諜
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Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Character: Ramen Shop Customer (Uncredited)
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan....
修羅のみち4 北九州代理戦争
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修羅のみち12 完結篇
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修羅のみち6 血染めの海峡
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修羅のみち5 東北殺しの軍団
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修羅のみち3 広島・四国全面戦争
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修羅のみち2 関西頂上決戦
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修羅のみち7 暴力金融列島
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十七才の逆襲 暴力をぶっ潰せ
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1960 Toei movie....