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Asao Koike
was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing yakuza roles. He is also known as voice actor. In 1950, he joined the Bungakuza Theatre Company. In 1963, he left the Bungakuza Theatre Company and established the Kumo Theatre Company. He appeared in more than 120 films. Filmography Films *''Throne of Blood'' (1957) - Tsuzuki soldier *''Nusumareta yokujô'' (1958) *''Anyakôro'' (1959) - Mizutani *''Kenju no okite'' (1960) *''Kuroi gashû: Aru sarariman no shôgen'' (1960) *''Taiyô no hakaba'' (1960) - Black Glasses *''Banana'' (1960) *''Happiness of Us Alone'' (1961) *''Minami no kaze to nami'' (1961) - Mineo Koike *''Wakarete ikiru toki mo'' (1961) *''Netsuai sha'' (1961) - Tomonari *''Akitsu Springs'' (1962) - Osaki *''Ao beka monogatari'' (1962) *''Nikui an-chikushô'' (1962) - Toshio Kosaka *''Namida o shishi no tategami ni'' (1962) - Gen, the big man *''Hitoribotchi no futari daga'' (1962) - Utsumi *''Kiri no yoru no otoko'' (1962) *''Dorodarake no junjô'' (1963) - Hana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sympathy For The Underdog
''Sympathy for the Underdog'', known in Japan as , is a 1971 Japanese yakuza film directed and co-written by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Kōji Tsuruta and Noboru Ando. It is director Fukasaku's (''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'', '' Battle Royale'') last film featuring Kōji Tsuruta. ''Complex'' named it number 8 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. Home Vision Entertainment released the movie on DVD in North America in 2005. Summary The film's main character, Masuo Gunji, is an honorable old-school yakuza boss whose gang is driven out of Yokohama by a powerful rival from Tokyo. After serving ten years in prison, Gunji reunites with the few men still loyal to him and sets out to rebuild his old organization. However, after setting up a lucrative bootlegging operation in Okinawa, the yakuza family from Tokyo that was responsible for their previous downfall and Gunji's imprisonment comes to the island planning to seize control of the territory. Gunji and his men are soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Course of History, Viking Press 1988. p. 68. Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background as a Affinity (medieval), retainer of the prominent lord Oda Nobunaga to become one of the most powerful men in Japan. Hideyoshi succeeded Nobunaga after the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582 and continued Nobunaga's campaign to unite Japan that led to the closing of the Sengoku period. Hideyoshi became the ''de facto'' leader of Japan and acquired the prestigious positions of Daijō-daijin, Chancellor of the Realm and Sesshō and Kampaku, Imperial Regent by the mid-1580s. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 to initial success, but eventual military stalemate damaged his prestige before his death in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogun's Ninja
also known as Ninja Bugeichō Momochi Sandayū is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Norifumi Suzuki. Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first lead role in the film. Plot Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends Shiranui Shōgen to Iga in search of the Momochi clan's hidden gold. Momochi clan is destroyed by him. But Momochi Sandayū's child Momochi Ganmaru narrowly escapes and he goes to Ming dynasty. 10 years later, he goes back to Japan. Cast *Hiroyuki Sanada : Momochi Takamaru *Etsuko Shiomi : Ai-Lian *Yuki Ninagawa : Otsu *Shōhei Hino : Gosuke (Ishikawa Goemon) *Katsumasa Uchida : Shiranui Gennosuke *Masashi Ishibashi : Momochi Sandayū *Akira Hamada : Akechi Mitsuhide *Yōko Nogiwa : Chiyo *Asao Koike : Toyotomi Hideyori *Masumi Harukawa : Lady Yodo * Makoto Satō : Junka no Yatoji *Isao Natsuyagi : Hattori Hanzō * Tetsuro Tamba : Tozawa Hakuunsai *Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichiren (film)
is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Noboru Nakamura. Produced by Masaichi Nagata Based on Matsutarō Kawaguchi's novel. The film chronicles the life of Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period, Nichiren. Nichiren is the final film Noboru Nakamura directed. Cast * Kinnosuke Yorozuya : Nichiren * Kyoko Kishida : Mother of Nichiren * Takahiro Tamura : Father of Nichiren * Katsuo Nakamura : Nisshō * Toshiyuki Nagashima : Nikkō Shōnin * Kō Nishimura : Abutsu * Harue Akagi : Wife of Abutsu * Shinsuke Mikimoto : Nanbu Sanenaga * Hideo Kanze : Hiki Yoshimoto * Kunie Tanaka : Gyōdō * Shinjirō Ehara : Kudo Yoshitaka * Keiko Matsuzaka : Wife of Kudo Yoshitaka * Tetsuro Tamba : Nichijō * Yoko Nogiwa : Wife of Nichijō * Goro Ibuki : Shijo Kingo * Asao Koike : Tōjō Kagenobu * Rinichi Yamamoto : Ichi Shigenao * Takeshi Kato : Yozaburō * Kimiko Ikegami : Daughter of Yozaburō * Kanjūrō Arashi : Shogaki * Hideji Ōtaki : Dōzen * Sakae Umezu : Ninshō * Asao Sano : Yad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Resurrection Of The Golden Wolf
is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu. It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. It was directed by Toru Murakawa. Plot Tetsuya Asakura, a mild-mannered accountant works for an oil company by day and as a bank-robbing assassin by night. Hell-bent on bringing his corporation down, he finds he's not the only one as another criminal blackmails the top officials from the corporation. As loyalties are tested and double-crossed, Asakura soon finds himself in a deadly battle with the mafia. Cast *Yūsaku Matsuda as Tetsuya Asakura *Jun Fubuki *Kei Satō *Koichi Iwaki *Kyosuke Machida *Asao Koike *Mikio Narita *Yutaka Nakajima *Sonny Chiba *Kimie Shingyoji is an actress and model in Japan. She has appeared in films ''Eureka'', ''Station To Heaven'', ''Natsumeke No Shokutaku'', and '' Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl''. In the 1980s she married Hiroshi Oguchi, a Tokyo scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftermath Of Battles Without Honor And Humanity
is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Eiichi Kudo. Although originally planned as the first entry of a new series in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' franchise, ''Aftermath'' turned out to be a lone entry and Toei refers to the film as an of the series. Cast * Jinpachi Nezu as Toshio Aiba *Mieko Harada as Akiko Negishi *Ryudo Uzaki * Shigeru Matsuzaki as Keiichi Mizunuma * Tsutomu Yamazaki as Shingo Takagi *Fumio Fujimura as Hideo Hanamura *Shingo Yamashiro as Hiroshi Kamamoto *Seizō Fukumoto as Gen Kanemitsu *Nobuo Kaneko as Hirokichi Asakura *Asao Koike as Hidenobu Hanamura * Kayo Matsuo as Ikenaga Satoko *Ryuji Katagiri as Ken Oba * Guts Ishimatsu as Genji Wada * Hōsei Komatsu as Tadashi Tatsuno * Kenichi Hagiwara (Cameo) * Hiroshi Miyauchi as Detective Ozawa *Mikio Narita as Takeshi Tsugawa *Hiroki Matsukata , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor. He was the son of ''jidaigeki'' actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Sorrow And Sadness
is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. Plot The film is about a professional model Reiko (Shiraki) who is being groomed for the golf circuit by the editor of a golfing fashion magazine. During her first professional competition she has great success, winning the approval of her mentor, a TV audience and others. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece of Reiko. The plot turns sinister as one of her devoted followers develops an obsession with Reiko and starts to blackmail and threaten her. Cast * Yoko Shiraki * Yoshio Harada * Masumi Okada * Joe Shishido * Kōji Wada : Yoshizawa * Shuji Sano * Asao Koike * Keisuke Noro Reception Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye said, "Coming across like a deranged hybrid of Clint Eastwood's ''Play Misty for Me ''Play Misty for Me'' is a 1971 American psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood collaborators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Tactics
is a 1974 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is the fourth film in a five-part series that Fukasaku made in a span of just two years. Plot In fall of 1963, the police crack down on yakuza activities nationwide as the government prepares for the 1964 Summer Olympics. However, the war between the Yamamori Family and the Shinwa Group against an alliance of the Uchimoto, Hirono, and Akashi Families rages on. Bosses Noburo Uchimoto and Shozo Hirono, along with Akashi lieutenant Shinichi Iwai, recruit two additional bosses, Hidemitsu Kawada of the Kawada Family and Tomoji Okajima of the Gisei Group, to their side. One of Hirono's officers is killed by men from the Makihara Family, run by Yamamori's underboss, and Hirono vows to take revenge himself, but others, including his advisor Kenichi Okubo, urge him not to. Akira Takeda, captain of the Yamamori Family, threatens Okubo's life if he doesn't keep Hirono in Kure, as Yamamori has fled to Hiroshima City while he and Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissatsu Shikakenin
is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1972–1973. It was the first in the Hissatsu series and is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian''. Ken Ogata played Fujieda Baian. Episode 1,2 and 24 were directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot Otowaya's official job is an employment agency but also he takes charge of killing villains with money. Otowaya's targets are always villains who escape justice despite their crimes. Fujieda Baian is a doctor but also a professional killer who works for Boss Otowaya in the Edo Underworld. Nishimura Sanai is a ronin. One day Otowaya Hanemon hires him as a professional killer and he starts working for Otowaya as well as Baian. Baian and Sanai help each other to kill villains. Cast * Ken Ogata: Fujieda Baian * Yoichi Hayashi: Nishimura Sanai * So Yamamura: Otowaya Hanemon * Tamao Nakamura: Okura (Hanemon's wife) * Yumiko Nogawa: Gin * Rumi Matsumoto: Nishimura Miyo (Nishimura Sanaie's wife) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Fight In Hiroshima
Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series), an Australian children's television cartoon series * ''Deadly'' (film), a 1991 Australian film * ''Deadly'' (franchise), a British wildlife TV documentary series * Deadly Awards, also known as The Deadlys, awards for excellence given to Indigenous Australians for achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community * ''Karla'' (film), a 2006 American movie originally titled ''Deadly'' Other uses * Alan Dedicoat (born 1954), BBC announcer nicknamed "Deadly" * Deadly, a word in Aboriginal Australian English meaning excellent, similar to "wicked" or "awesome" in English slang See also * Lethal (other) *Deadly Nannas, Australian singing group *Uncle Deadly (Muppet), a Muppets character * "Too Deadly", an episode of ''Wapos Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battles Without Honor And Humanity (film)
is a 1973 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The screenplay by Kazuo Kasahara adapts a series of newspaper articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi, that were rewrites of a manuscript originally written by real-life yakuza Kōzō Minō. It is the first film in a five-part series that Fukasaku made in a span of just two years. The violent, documentary-like film chronicles the underworld tribulations of Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara), a young ex-soldier and street thug-turned yakuza in post-war Hiroshima Prefecture. Starting in the open-air black markets of bombed-out Hiroshima in 1946, the film spans a period of more than ten years. The plot consists of a changing of the guard of new families and organizations with the same feuds and people, punctuated by the gritty violence. ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' won the 1974 ''Kinema Junpo'' Awards for Best Film, Best Actor (Bunta Sugawara) and Best Screenplay (Kazuo Kasahara). In 2009, the magazine named it fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
