Tomisaburō Wakayama

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Shinsengumi Chronicles
6.7

Shinsengumi Chronicles

As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a ...
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
7.2

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former ...
Big Time Gambling Boss
7.5

Big Time Gambling Boss

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses ...
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
7.3

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen ...
Black Rain
6.6

Black Rain

Sep. 22, 1989

Black Rain

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered ...
Shogun Assassin
7.3

Shogun Assassin

Nov. 11, 1980

Shogun Assassin

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai ...
Oh, My Son!
6.7

Oh, My Son!

Sep. 15, 1979

Oh, My Son!

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims’ families.
The Phoenix
6

The Phoenix

Aug. 12, 1978

The Phoenix

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The ...
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
3.7

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country’s best little league baseball ...
Lullaby to Kill
6.8

Lullaby to Kill

Apr. 02, 1977

Lullaby to Kill

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old ...
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
6.9

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

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 ...
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
7.5

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their ...
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
7.7

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub’s ...
Sympathy for the Underdog
7.3

Sympathy for the Underdog

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
Red Peony Gambler
6.9

Red Peony Gambler

Sep. 14, 1968

Red Peony Gambler

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 ...