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Street Mobster
''Street Mobster'', known in Japan as , is a 1972 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Ando. It is the sixth installment in Toei's ''Gendai Yakuza'' series of unrelated films by different directors, all starring Sugawara. Shot on location in Kawasaki, the plot centers around Okita, a street thug and troublemaker released from prison after ten years only to discover that the criminal underworld in which he used to operate and the socio-political landscape of Japan has changed dramatically. ''Complex'' named it number 3 on their list of "The 25 Best Yakuza Movies". Home Vision Entertainment released the movie on DVD in North America in 2004. Arrow Films released a special edition blu-ray in Europe and North America in June, 2018. Plot The protagonist, Isamu Okita, mentions how he has the same birthday, August 15, and was born the same year, 1945, that Japan surrendered at the end of World War II, which he considers inauspicious. He ...
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Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' series (1973–1976). According to the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, "his turbulent energy and at times extreme violence express a cynical critique of social conditions and genuine sympathy for those left out of Japan's postwar prosperity." He used a '' cinema verite''-inspired shaky camera technique in many of his films from the early 1970s. Fukasaku wrote and directed over 60 films between 1961 and 2003. Some Western sources have associated him with the Japanese New Wave movement of the '60s and '70s, but this belies his commercial success. His works include the Japanese portion of the Hollywood war film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970), ''jidaigeki'' such as ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978), the space opera ''Mes ...
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Hideo Murota
was a Japanese actor who specialized in playing villains and tough guys. In 1957, he signed a contract with Toei Studio and appeared in over 1000 films. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his role in ''Shinde mo ii''. Selected filmography Film *1953: ''Daibosatsu Tôge - Dai-ni-bu: Mibu to Shimabara no maki; Miwa kamisugi no maki'' - Takagawa *1960: ''Bôso omote he derô'' *1961: ''Hachi-nin me no teki'' *1961: ''Shin jinsei gekijô'' *1962: ''Ankoku-gai saigo no hi'' *1962: ''Nerai uchi no buraikan'' *1963: ''Tokubetsu kidô sôsatai'' *1963: ''Tokubetsu kidô sôsatai: Tokyo eki ni harikome'' *1963: ''Ankokugai saidai no kettô'' - Ishigami *1963: ''Asakusa no kyôkaku'' *1963: ''Showa kyokyaku den'' *1963: ''Yakuza no uta'' *1963: ''Tôkyô gyangu tai Honkon gyangu'' *1964: ''Wolves, Pigs and Men'' - Mizuhara *1964: ''Doro inu'' *1965: ''A Fugitive from the Past'' - Pressman *1965: ''Himo'' *1965: ''Kuroi neko'' - Sagawa *1965: ''Nippon ...
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Koji Fujiyama
Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus cultivar *Andrew Koji Shiraki (born 1987), singer/songwriter known as ''Koji'' *Koji, the software that builds RPM packages for the Fedora project *''Koji'', the common name of the fungus ''Aspergillus oryzae'' *Koji, an interactive content creation tool from GoMeta See also *Kojii, music project by Kojii Helnwein *''Coji-Coji'' (コジコジ), an anime series sometimes romanized ''Koji Koji'' *Kōji mold Aspergillus oryzae ''Aspergillus oryzae'', also known as , is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in East Asia to saccharify rice, sweet potato, and barley in the making of alcoholic beverages such as ''sake'' and '' shōchū'', and also to ferment soybeans for m ...
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Chie Kobayashi
is a Japanese actress and singer. Discography Single * Itsumo kata omoi (いつも片想い) ** Released: 21 March 1983 * Zutto rhapsody (ずっとラプソディ) ** Released: 21 June 1983 * Mizuiro no kachūsha (水色のカチューシャ) ** Released: 21 September 1983 * LOVE WITH YOU ** Released: 21 January 1984 ***used as opening song of the anime ''Katri, Girl of the Meadows is an anime series based on the Finnish novel '' Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' (''The Shepherd, the Servant Girl, and the Hostess'') by Auni Nuolivaara. The series was broadcast originally in Japan in 1984 as part of the children's anthology seri ...'' * Chiguhagu KISS (ちぐはぐキッス) ** Released: 21 May 1984 * Ojisan no kimochi mo shiranaide (おじさんの気持も知らないで) ** Released: 21 September 1984 * Hotel Osaka (ホテルOSAKA) ** Released: 21 May 1985 * Kimagure MY LOVE (気まぐれマイ・ラブ)  ** Released: 21 July 1986 * Tsuyogari (つよがり) ** Released: 5 ...
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Mariko Jun
Mariko may refer to: Places * Mariko-juku (鞠子宿), a post station along the Tōkaidō * Mariko, Mali * Mariko (crater), an impact crater on Venus People * MC Mariko (Mari Pajalahti, born 1979), Finnish music group Kwan * Bourama Mariko (born 1979), a Malian judoka * Oumar Mariko (born 1959), a Malian doctor and politician * Mariko (given name) is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings in Japanese The name ''Mariko'' can be written using various ''kanji'' characters, each of which has a different meaning, such as the following: * , "ball" + "child" * , "truth" + "child" * , ...
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Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Toshiyuki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshiyuki can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *敏幸, "agile, happiness" *敏行, "agile, go" *敏之, "agile, of" *敏志, "agile, determination" *敏恭, "agile, respectful" *俊幸, "talented, happiness" *俊行, "talented, go" *俊之, "talented, of" *俊志, "talented, determination" *俊恭, "talented, respectful" *利幸, "benefit, happiness" *利行, "benefit, go" *利之, "benefit, of" *寿幸, "long life, happiness" *寿行, "long life, go" *寿之, "long life, of" *年幸, "year, happiness" *年行, "year, go" *年之, "year, of" The name can also be written in hiragana としゆき or katakana トシユキ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese footballer. *, Japanese Go player. *, Japanese composer. *Toshiyuki Fujiwara (藤原 敏行, birthdate unknown – 901 or 907), Japanese poet and nobleman. *, Japanese rugby union player. *Toshiyuki Igarashi ...
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Nenji Kobayashi
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 23rd Japan Academy Prize for ''Poppoya''. Kobayashi signed with Toei in 1961 and started his acting career with small roles. Filmography Film * '' Soshiki Bōryoku'' (1967) * '' Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion'' (1971) * '' Street Mobster'' (1972) * ''Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothersr'' (1972) * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) : Shimura * ''The Bullet Train'' (1975) : Morimoto * ''Karate Warriors'' (1976) : Higashida * '' The Classroom of Terror'' (1976) : Fumio Odagiri * ''Yakuza Graveyard'' (1976) : Akira Kitajima * ''The Doberman Cop'' (1977) ; Katsuo Koyama * ''Hokuriku Proxy War'' (1977) * ''Message from Space'' (1978) : Fox * ''Shogun's Samurai'' (1978) * ''Nihon no Fixer'' (1979) : Shunsuke Mizumaki * ''Virus'' (1980) * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) * '' Eijanaika'' (1981) : Matakichi * '' Station'' (1981) : Tatsumi * ''Theater of Life'' (1983) * '' The Ballad ...
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Sayoko Tanimoto
Sayoko (written: 小夜子, 紗代子, 佐代子, 沙代子, 彩世子 or 咲世子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress *, Japanese archer *, Japanese sports journalist and television announcer *, Japanese actress and model *, Japanese model *, Japanese model and actress Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Oh My Goddess!'' *, a character in the anime series ''Code Geass'' *, a character in '' The Idolmaster Million Live!'' See also * Sayaka * Yoko (name) Yoko and are Japanese feminine given names. ''Yōko'' is sometimes transliterated as Yohko and Youko. The name ''Yoko'' is almost always written with the kanji (''ko''), meaning "child". The syllable ''ko'' is not generally found at the end ... {{given name Japanese feminine given names ...
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Mayumi Fujisato
Mayumi may refer to: *Mayumi (name) Mayumi (まゆみ, マユミ) is a common Japanese given name, particularly for females. Possible writings Mayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *真弓 or 眞弓, "truth, bow" or "spindle tree" *檀, "spindle tree" ... * ''Mayumi'' (film) (真由美), a 1990 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok * 9418 Mayumi, a minor planet {{disambiguation ...
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Takeo Chii
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1968 and 2012. Biography Chii was the youngest of eight brothers. He made his acting debut in 1968. He made his film debut with Kihachi Okamoto's '' Kill!''. Chii married actress Saori Maki in 1974 and had one daughter with her. Maki died in 2001 from breast cancer. Chii was initially diagnosed with angina after a hospitalization in 1996, and warned by a doctor to not push himself too hard. Chii had multiple hospitalizations in 2012, after initially going to the hospital in January of that year due to concerns of vision loss. On 29 June 2012, Chii died of heart failure at the age of 70. Filmography Film * '' Kill!'' (1968) – Yaheiji Yoshida * '' Red Lion'' (1969) – Spy * ''Hangyaku no Melody'' (1970) – Hoshino * ''Hiko shonen: Wakamono no toride'' (1970) – Jiro Iwami * ''Hashi no nai kawa 2'' (1970) * ' (1970) – Movies starring * '' Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo'' (1970) – Taki * '' Shinjuku outlaw: Step ...
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Asao Uchida
Asao is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Eliran Asao (born 1985), footballer *, politician *, volleyballer *, baseballer Given name: *, Japanese physician, academic and medical researcher *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor See also * Asao (codec) * Asao-ku, Kawasaki is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 167,792 and a density of 7,210 persons per km². The total area was 23.28 km². Geography Asao Ward is located ... {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ...
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