Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Nacimiento : 1931-02-16, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan

Muerte : 2014-11-10

Historia

Ken Takakura (高倉 健 ) fue un actor japonés, conocido especialmente por sus interpretaciones en películas ambientadas en temática de mafia japonesa. Es apodado el "Clint Eastwood" japonés. Su adolescencia trascurrió durante los años de la postguerra nipona, con la pobreza y el florecimiento del mercado negro que ello conllevaría. Curiosamente serían los papeles relacionados con la Yakuza y estos mercados negros los que marcarían su carrera cinematográfica. Tras graduarse en la prestigiosa Universidad Meiji participa en un casting para la TOEI en 1955, adentrándose entonces en el mundo del cine. Su debut en la TOEI se produciría en 1956 en películas como “Denko Karate Uchi”, “Nippon G-men” o la comedia “Choppu sensei”. Durante los 50 participaría en diversas cintas, casi todas ellas con escasa relevancia, y ya iniciados los 60 el cine de Yakuzas adquiere un auge inusitado en Japón, convirtiéndose la TOEI, junto a la Nikkatsu, en uno de los máximos productores de este tipo de cine. El actor sería descubierto por Teruo Ishii, uno de los grandes nombres de la compañía por aquel entonces, en las primeras entregas de la saga “Gyangu”, y el director no dudaría en darle el papel protagonista de su conocidísimo drama carcelario “Abashiri Bangaichi” (1965). Este papel lo lanzaría definitivamente, convirtiéndolo en todo un ídolo popular. Por su parte la prisión de Abashiri produciría una de las sagas más conocidas de Japón, con un total de 18 entregas. En varias partes de la saga Takakura interpretaba un papel típico de estrella del Ninkyo Eiga (Cine de Caballería). Este cine de Yakuzas se caracterizaba por la adhesión a los valores tradicionales, que daban una visión romántica del Yakuza como defensor del pueblo contra los desmanes de los corruptos políticos, los avaros hombres de negocios o los invasores externos. Este papel, unido a su frío pero intenso carisma, crearon a su alrededor un aura iconoclasta tremendamente intensa que sería el fruto de su fama. Un año antes de todo esto ya había colaborado con uno de los grandes del cine Yakuza, Kinji Fukasaku, en su cinta “Wolves, Pigs and People” (1964), en contraposición al yakuza romántico, ya que Fukasaku fue uno de los precursores de la visión realista y miserable del Yakuza en el Jitsuroku Eiga. Takakura rodaría principalmente cine relacionado con el crimen o la Yakuza, pero también participaría en comedias o dramas de época y cintas de Samurais. Se le puede ver en la extensa saga “Showa zankyo-den”, rodaría dramas de época junto a directores como Daisuke Ito o Tomu Uchida e incluso colaboraría en cintas con toques de ciencia ficción o musicales. Sería muy complicado repasar su obra de aquellos años ya que cuando abandonó la TOEI en 1975 se le contabilizaban más de 180 películas. Ken Takakura se estrenaría en Hollywood en el drama bélico de Robert Aldrich, “Too Late the Hero” (1970), junto a actores de la talla de Michael Caine o Cliff Robertson. Este papel no sería demasiado destacado pero le abriría las puertas para rodar la cinta que le dio reconocimiento internacional, “The Yakuza” (1975), con Robert Mitchum de protagonista y Sydney Pollack en la dirección. Años después rodaría cintas como “Black Rain” (1989) de Ridley Scott, con Michael Douglas y Andy García, y “Mister Baseball” (1992), que marcó el fin de su periplo internacional.

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Ken Takakura
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Ken San
Self
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one man of quiet dignity became a cultural barrier-breaking film star.
Dearest
Eiji Shimakura
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea. Eiji (Ken Takakura) works as a prison officer in Hokuriku. At the age of 53 Eiji loses his wife who he loved the most. Eiji then receives a letter from his dead wife which requests that her ashes be spread by in the sea next to her hometown. Her wife never mentioned such a thing while she was alive. In order to find out her real intentions, Eiji heads to his wife's hometown of Nagasaki with his homemade camper van.
Black Rain: Making The Film
Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain
La búsqueda
Gou-ichi Takata
Por primera vez en años, el anciano pescador Takata Gou-ichi se monta en el tren bala hacia Tokio cuando descubre que su hijo, al que apenas conoce, está gravemente enfermo. Pero en el hospital, su hijo se niega a verlo. Su nuera Rie le pide a Takata que vea una cinta de vídeo de un documental que su hijo estaba filmando en la China rural. Emocionado por lo que ve, Takata promete completar el trabajo de su hijo. Aunque llena de obstáculos, su odisea en el corazón de China y la relación que crea con un niño huérfano y los aldeanos que lo cuidan reviven una sensación de familia que él pensaba que había perdido hace mucho tiempo.
The Firefly
Yamaoka Shuji
Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Railroad Man
Otomatsu Sato
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
Keiji hebi ni yokogirareru
Starring Ken Takakura, this TV special depicts a detective (Akira Hayasaka) who lives in a harsh life with pride and conviction. Minoru Akiba, Chief of the Investigation Division 1 of the Metropolitan Police Department, is a veteran detective who has passed through the shrine in numerous incidents. His wife was killed by a criminal he caught 13 years ago as revenge. There is a report that his former subordinate, Constable Murasawa, was stabbed to death under Akiba... Suzuki Kyoka plays his daughter.
47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Oishi
El joven noble Asano decide combatir a Kira, un viejo señor feudal que ha logrado su posición mediante actos injustos y corruptos. Con este fin, Asano se niega a pagar los tributos que Kira le reclama. Al conocer la decisión, Kira pone en marcha un plan para humillarle, empujando a Asano al harakiri (seppuku). Los samuráis que sirvieron a Asano, ahora marginados ronin, prepararán la venganza.
Mr. Baseball
Uchiyama
Jack Elliot es un jugador de béisbol que llega a Japón para jugar en el equipo de Los Dragones cedido por los Yankees de Nueva York. Empieza así una nueva etapa de su vida que, al principio, no le resultará sencilla, pues, además de desconocer el idioma y las costumbres del país, tiene un entrenador muy autoritario que no está dispuesto a tolerar las malas costumbres que Jack se ha traído de Estados Unidos.
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
actor 'The Yakuza' (archive footage) (uncredited)
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films, and the actor himself.
Buddies
Kadokura
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
Black Rain
Masahiro
Una pareja de policías de Nueva York viaja a Japón para entregar a un mafioso a la policía nipona, pero éste logra escapar. De modo obsesivo decide quedarse en Japón para capturarle, pero choca con las tradiciones del país.
See You
Even while having tremendous technology, now have a funeral shop walk picking up the car was retired in the desert Honma (Ken Takakura) is invited from the team DANKAI which declined to Paris-Dakar Rally, the team because of the publicity to supporting popular star had to join. Eventually Among the various speculation of various people, rally began ....
Demon
Shuji
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.
Choji Snack Bar
Eiji
Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya [Snack Bar] Choji with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate. Eiji once had a girlfriend by the name of Sayo, but she is supposed to be happily married to a pasture owner in the countryside. Then, suddenly one day Sayo shows up at Choji before opening. Sayo is still in love with Eiji. The story expressively portrays the lives of random Choji customers and the daily interaction between Eiji and Shigeko, while also focusing on the feelings between Eiji and his past girlfriend Sayo.
Antarctica
Ushioda
Dos científicos japoneses, Ushioda y Ochi, desarrollan un vínculo especial con los perros de sus trineos durante una expedición a la Antártida. Finalmente, ambos vuelven a casa, pero regresan cuando se descubren que los perros han sido abandonados.
The Longest Tunnel
Go Akutsu
After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.
Karate Cop
三上英次 (Detective Mikami (Cameo))
A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.
Station
Eiji Mikami
A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
Llanto de Primavera
Kosaku Tajima
Un extraño busca trabajo en la granja donde vive una viuda con su hijo pequeño. La atractiva madre trabaja duro y aprecia que su nuevo empleado sea de la misma condición. A medida que pasa el tiempo se empiezan a crear lazos afectivos entre ellos.
The Revolt
Keisuke Miyagi
When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...
Never Give Up
Takeshi Ajisawa
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.
Winter's Flower
Hidetsugu Kano
Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
El pañuelo amarillo de la felicidad
Yusaku Shima
Mientras conducen por Hokkaido sin rumbo fijo, una pareja de jóvenes -que acaban de conocerse- se encuentran con Yusaku, un tranquilo y reservado hombre de mediana edad al que aceptan como compañero de viaje. Poco a poco, irá revelándose el pasado de Yusaku, que acaba de salir de prisión tras cumplir condena por asesinato, y que intenta volver al hogar con su mujer. Si ella espera su regreso, habrá colgado un pañuelo amarillo en la puerta de la casa. De no ser así, él deberá dar media vuelta sin haberla visto...
Mount Hakkoda
Captain Tokushima
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
Manhunt
Morioka
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.
The International Gang of Kobe
Masato Dan
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.
Pánico en el Tokio Express
Tetsuo Okita
Un grupo terrorista coloca una bomba en un tren bala que recorre el trayecto Tokio-Hakata. El Hikari 109 explotará si el tren baja de 80 km/hora. Pero un operador del tren (Sonny Chiba) se encargará de intentar salvar a los pasajeros.
Great Jailbreak
Ichiro Kozue
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Toei studios last ninkyo eiga of the 70's.
Yakuza
Tanaka Ken
La Yakuza es una mafia japonesa cuyo origen se remonta al siglo XVII. Utiliza los mismos métodos que las mafias occidentales y, como ellas, controla los negocios más turbios: la prostitución, el blanqueo de dinero, el contrabando, etc. Después de la Revolución Meijí (1868), que supuso la occidentalización del Japón, muchos samuráis pasaron a engrosar las filas de esta organización. Harry Kilman, un hombre que formó parte de las tropas de ocupación estadounidenses en Japón, vuelve a este país para ayudar a un amigo cuya hija ha sido secuestrada.
The Homeless
Jokichi Anabuki
The Homeless is a picaresque tale in the truest sense of the word. Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the acquaintance of a would-be prostitute with a childlike mind and serious problems with the yakuza. They help her escape from the mob-infested cathouse and decide to guide her on her quest for sunken contraband somewhere off the coast, whose location only she knows, but which the yakuza are very eager to learn about. It is a remake of the French film The Last Adventure (1967).
Third Generation Boss
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
Golgo 13
Duke Togo / Golgo 13
Live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Golgo 13, also known by the pseudonym Duke Togo, is a professional assassin. His age and birthplace are unknown and there is no consensus in the worldwide intelligence community as to his true identity. Most of his jobs are completed through the use of a customized, scoped M16 rifle. Golgo 13 is contracted to kill Boss Goa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking.
Yakuza of the Present
Ryoichi Shimaya
Japan's Top Gangster
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
The Pledge
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
Kuramoto
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
Hidejiro Hanada
A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
Patience Has An End
Isamu Tekada
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Dagger
Bloodiest Flower
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!
The Path of the King
Ryutaro Fudo
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.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
The Domain: Rising Dragon
The Domain: Rising Dragon
The Last Kamikaze
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.
Yukyo-retsuden
Comando en el mar de China
Major Yamaguchi
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). En la primavera de 1942, japoneses y aliados ocupan una isla del Pacífico. Un grupo de soldados ingleses son enviados a una misión casi suicida detrás de las líneas enemigas, pero las cosas no salen según lo previsto.
The Japan Derby Race
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
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?
A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.
House of Gamblers
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time. Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny
Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in 1927, the world has changed. His sister died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and his father is also gone. His brother Jukichi invites him to stay at his in-laws and works in their family pub. He lies low, helping his blind mother-in-law and slowly developing a relationship with Ikuye, the hostess who helped him before his arrest. But trouble lurks when the resident gang decides to show its strength.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.
Gambler's Legacy
Tsukuda Ginjiro
A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader.
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
The Biggest Gamble
Shuzo Honjo
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator.
Samurai Geisha
Shimada
Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era. With a stellar all-star cast, thrilling story and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, makes this into a classic Yakuza movie!
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
Kingoro Tamai
Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 4: Second Generation Ceremony
Koji Yashiro
La revolución industrual viene a Japón con la introducción del sistema de ferrocarril. Esto condujo a choques entre barqueros, amenazado los trabajadores de la construcción de ferrocarril. Oryu la Peonía Roja vuelve a su casa en Kumamoto para aceptar su posición como el segundo líder de generación de la Familia Yano. Pero la ceremonia es interrumpida por lucha entre barqueros locales y trabajadores de ferrocarril. Y parece que una familia rival tira las cuerdas detrás de los choques...
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Hanada Hidejiro
Hidejuro is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejuro must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 3: The Flowers Cards Game
Shogo Hanaoka
Esta historia ocurre en medio de la era Meiji en Nagoya. Oryu vaga por el país, tratando de limpiar su apellido. Con una recomendación escrita de Kumatora, ella aparece en la puerta de la familia Nishinomaru. Al mismo tiempo, la familia se prepara para la competición de juego en el Festival de Netsuda, que ellos han estado recibiendo para generaciones. Mientras tanto, la familia Kinbara conspira para asumir la competencia. Y ahora fuerzan a Oryu a estar implicado en la lucha …
Brothers Serving Time
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
Gambler Biography
Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Katsuji Suehiro
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
The Day the Sun Rose
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
Rogue
Isamu Oba
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa 's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.
Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 1
Naoki Katagiri
Ambientado en la época Meiji, nos presenta una fuerte mujer independiente, llamada Oryu, más conocida como La Peonía Roja, que decide salir en busca del asesino de su padre, un jefe de un pequeño pero respetado clan yakuza, para vengarse, encontrándose por medio a diferentes e interesantes personajes, y llegando y todo a intentar recuperar el antiguo poder del clan de su padre.
Histories of the Chivalrous
A Kansai gang is up to conquer the whole country under the mask of a patriotic group. However after an assassination their henchmen will struggle to avenge the death of their master.
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
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 Hishakaku’s brother, inciting a dangerous love triangle that, in typical yakuza fashion, ends tragically.
The Drifting Avenger
Ken Kato
Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.
Prison Boss
Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
The Domain: Severed Relations
The Domain: Severed Relations
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
Shin-ichi Tachibana
Convict son revenges innocent father's death.
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Shin-ichi Tachibana
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.
Classmates
First Lieutenant Kenmochi
A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.
The Chivalrous Life
Ryuma Ibuki
Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against other yakuza gangs.
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
The Domain: White Blade
The Domain: White Blade
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Glorious Fights
Ichiro Takita
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action.
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
Yakuza families clash over a lucrative fishery business.
Showdown of Men
Part one.
The Kamikaze Guy
An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
The Bullet and the Horse
A number of recently released prisoners become involved in a racket with a rancher who is a rival to a neighboring landowner and wants to use the convicts to seize his ranch. The rancher does not know, however, that he had years before killed the parents of one of their number.
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Shin'ichi Tachibana
A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few honest dollars with which to bail a friend out of jail.
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Shinichi Tachibana
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Seiji Terajima
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 the Enko area. Iwasa has Gennosuke assassinated but before he dies, he names Shinji Terajima as his successor and makes him swear to carry on the family business and not seek revenge or use violence. Shinji tries to make his family’s marketplace a success, but with constant interruption and attacks from Iwasa’s gang, he can no longer keep his word to his former boss.
Miyamoto Musashi 05: Musashi Vs Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Shinichi Tachibana
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.
Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of climates.
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none are connected other than starring the famous Ken Takakura as the main Character. This story begins with Ken Takakura's character coming to Osaka after his brother's death. Another exciting yakuza story with superb yakuza action!!
Un fugitivo del pasado
Ajimura
Un exitoso hombre de negocios es acechado por su pasado cuando una prostituta lo reconoce como asesino.
The Boss
Storm Party
Many outlaws are gathered at the front line of the Japanese Army in a shock troop.
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Jiro, the second brother
Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
The Domain
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
Main Street in the Underworld
An Outlaw
Minami
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
Jakoman and Tetsu
Tetsu
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
Sasaki Kojiro
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Asano
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Sasaki Kojiro
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.
Duel of the Underworld
The Big Boss
A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka, whose territory is in the Jonan district, in response to Kikuya, the head of the Asahina family, refusing to join the Syndicate. Yamaoka relentlessly pursues the Asahina family and uses his brother Komatsu to kill Shibaki, Kikuya's brother, who owns Nagoya territory. When Kikuya receives information that a general meeting of the Brown and Yamaoka Syndicate is to be held in Nagoya, he is determined to root out the syndicate and rushes to Nagoya, ready to die...
Life of Hishakaku
After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes in time of crisis. Hishakaku’s humble life comes to a sudden halt when the Kogane family becomes involved in a fatal feud with their rival, and Hishakaku’s services are called upon.
Tokyo aantachibiru: dasso
Yoshio Harada
Eleven Gangsters
Sawagami
Operation Diamond
Tokyo Untouchable
Yoshio Harada
Hell's Kitchen
365 Nights
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
Tokyo's  Business District
Song of Kagoshima
Shuhei Tategami
Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt cancellation of the contract with the family-run Satsuma Inn in Kagoshima, Yumemi, launches her own investigation into the matter. Amidst her efforts to resume her company’s contract with the inn, Yumemi finds herself personally involved in the inn’s family affairs and with their guests in a surprising discover of love and friendship.
Tales of President Mito
Sukesaburo Sasa
Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a large Chinese company.
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Naomori
La princesa Sen, hija de Ieyasu Tokugawa, se ve atrapada en la contienda entre las familias Tokugawa y Toyotomi. Cuando su padre el Señor Ieyasu Tokugawa ataca el castillo de su marido Hideyori Toyotomi su vida toma un repentino giro a peor.
All Rascals
Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda who is planning the same robbery and agree to work together.
The Escape
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.
南太平洋波高し
1962 Japanese movie
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Kosuke Kindaichi
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Kenichi Oka
Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
Japanese comedy film.
Flower, Storm and Gangster
'Smiley' Ken
A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.
A Fishwife's Tale
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
Hell's Juggler
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
Kenichi Hanamura
A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
The Sand City in Manchuria
Hari
When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Popular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
Man of the World 2
An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
Bad Angel
One of the earliest of subeban/ girl boss type eiga
The Great Road
The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
The Second Bullet is Marked
Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
Man of the World
An upstanding young man who is popular with the ladies takes on a corrupt group of men in his company.
Four Hours of Terror
Captain Yamamoto
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
Hell's Companion
A Dead Drifter
A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî
Men in a Rough Town
Fumio Sone
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
The Happy Family
Japanese family drama.
Sister with Sister
Hiroshi Ishioka
Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
The Outsiders
Ichitaro Kazamori
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
With Songs in My Heart
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
Detective Duel
A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating the missing person's case from a wealthy family.
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Japanese drama film.
Romance Freestyle
The love between young college students Toki and the handsome Takaga is tested when Takaya's parents, who despise Toki's family's geisha house business, intervenes in their relationship.
Man of Thirteen Eyes
Japanese mystery film.
No Advice Taken
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
Jet Air Base 101
Jiro Nakata
Japanese war film.
Showdown in Blood
Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love with Ushijima's punch. Then Hayata decides to become Ushijima's manager and make good money on his friend's talent. Ushijima himself is a peaceful, kind guy who doesn't really like boxing, but under the wise guidance of Hayata, he starts to defeat one opponent after another...
The Deep Blue Sea
To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
Men Fighting Whales
Yosuke Yamagami
A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will have to face a giant, monstrous whale.
Employee Full of Fight
Tani
Mother Peacock
Japanese drama film.
The Chop Professor
Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital after being thrown by Nobuyoshi Shinohara during practice and injured, he met Asako, the sister of Arisawa's mother, Katsuko. When they entering a coffee shop run by Asako's best friend Hisako, Hisako misunderstood them as lovers...
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