Shunji Sasaki

Nacimiento : 1941-02-10, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Películas

Yakuza Ladies
While her husband is in prison doing time, Tamaki, the wife of a yakuza capo, runs her spouse’s gang with an iron hand. Meanwhile, Makoto, her younger sister, marries a member of a rival band after being raped by him. The two sisters, united by blood ties but married to enemy yakuzas, will ultimately have to decide whose side they’re on.
Fireflies in the North
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
El guerrero ninja
Uiri Cho
On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective 'Smitty' Smith, determined to stop Togo no matter the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong.
Doberman Cop
Luger Matsukawa
Joji Kano (Sonny Chiba) es un detective de una pequeña ciudad de Okinawa que ha sido contratado por una mujer que quiere encontrar a su hija Yuna que desapareció hace cinco años. Cuando el cuerpo de una prostituta es quemado de forma que es imposible de reconocer quien era en un incendio provocado, la policía vincula este cuerpo con el de la niña desaparecida llamada Yuna que Jiro ha estado buscando. Poco convencido de que ese cuerpo es verdaderamente el de Yuna, Jiro comienza a investigar por su cuenta.
Nuns That Bite
A woman on the run is raped, rescued, then raped again. Escaping, she heads for the hills and finds safe haven at a convent. After becoming a postulant (trainee nun), she catches her fellow sisters engaging in lesbianism, fighting over nothing, hurling snakes at each other, and engaging in mild flesh eating.
Hokuriku Proxy War
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.
El general y su imperio de los sentidos
Para una dama de palacio, el más alto honor es tener un hijo con el poderoso gobernador. Pero estas ilusiones tienen un peligroso camino..
Japan's Don
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
Oxen Split Torturing
Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1 - During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as his personal slave to torment Iori, and tries breaking her spirit by means of rape, torture and pure sadism. After Iori refuses to participate any longer he is exiled, but vows to get her back no matter what it takes. 2 - When Sutezo is forced to serve the barbarous master of a brothel in order to repay his debts, he becomes friends with a young girl named Sato in process. Together, they both escape and try to get by on scams and petty theft.
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
Norio Osawa
Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
The Power of Aikido
Fujishima
Esta película trata de cómo Morihei Ueshiba desarrolló el aikido aprendiendo diferentes artes marciales, y de algunas de las cosas que le fueron sucediendo a lo largo de su vida para llegar a crear este arte marcial.
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer
Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike and Satomi Kôe.
The Street Fighter 3: Last Revenge
Yokomitsu
Tercera y última parte de la saga The Street Fighter, con Sonny Chiba retomando el papel de Takuma “Ferry” Tsurugi. Esta vez infiltrándose en el clan criminal de Owada, para recuperar dos cintas que contienen la fórmula para fabricar heroína. Pero es traicionado por quien lo contrató y decide hacerse con las cintas de nuevo. Un grupo de peligrosos asesinos serán contratados para darle caza y arrebatarle las codiciadas cintas.
The Karate 2
Liu Wantie
This is the second film of the ZA KARATE trilogy (AKA BRONSON LEE CHAMPION). Tadashi Yamashita reprises his role as the Karate World Champion and must faces dozens of worldwide pretenders, such as the Guillotine Brothers of New Guinea, Killer Samson, Dracula Jack (Bolo) who all want a shot at him at all cost and also to steal the famous Orikirimaru Sword.
The Tattooed Hitman
The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo'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?
The Street Fighter 2: Return of the Street Fighter
Vuelve Sonny Chiba en esta secuela de The Street Fighter. Esta vez, Takuma "Terry" Tsurugi es contratado por un mafioso japonés, Otaguro, para asesinar a dos empleados de este que están informando a la policía. No obstante, cuando Otaguro ordena a Terry que mate a su viejo amigo Masaoka, Terry se niega y huye. Pero aquí no se acaban los problemas para Terry ya que su eterno enemigo Junjo ha regresado para acabar con él.
The Street Fighter
Lam Bak-Jung
Sonny Chiba es Takuma Tsurugi, un mercenario experto en artes marciales que es contratado por un grupo de yakuzas para secuestrar a la hija de un millonario fallecido, la cual ha heredado toda la fortuna de su padre. Pero cuando los yakuzas se niegan a pagarle lo prometido. Takuma decidirá proteger a la niña y enfrentarse a los temibles yakuza.
Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture
One-eyed Man
Ocho (Reiko Ike) es una mujer yakuza que se ve involucrada en una trama de tráfico de drogas, cuando investiga una serie de misteriosos asesinatos de mujeres en Tokyo. Pronto se dará cuenta de que detrás de ellos hay un grupo yakuza que explota mujeres obligándolas a transportar la droga en sus vaginas.
Sex and Fury
Kizaki
Ochô, una muchacha de la era Meiji, presencia el asesinato de su padre, y años después lleva a cabo su venganza, teniendo tres cartas ensangrentadas como única pista para encontrar a los culpables. Ese mismo año se rodó la secuela, "Female Yakuza Tale".
Prison Tales
Brave Red Flower of the North
An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Since the death of death of her father, Yuki who has traveled from her home in the southernmost part of Japan must fight corrupt local officials seeking to fill her late father's post. As her life is in danger a mysterious rifleman, played by Takakura Ken watches from the shadows. Can she finish the work her dear departed father started in an untamed land?
Heiji, the Detective
Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an investigation into the mysterious murder of his friend Seigoro.