Umemiya Tatsuo

Umemiya Tatsuo was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is the model and talent, Umemiya Anna. The son of a doctor, Umemiya, gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television…

Maeda Gin

Gin Maeda is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films, beginning with the first in the series, as Sakura's husband.

Komatsu Hosei

Komatsu Hosei is a Japanese actor.

Ishii Kenichi

Ishii Kenichi is a Japanese actor and director from Numata, Gunma, Japan, affiliated with Office Boardville (オフィスボードビル). He graduated from Gunma Prefectural Numata High School (群馬県立沼田高等学校) and initially worked for a chemical company. In 1965, he became an assistant…

Kawachi Tamio

Kawachi Tamio was a Japanese actor. He was a student at Kanto Gakuin University when Ishihara Yujiro, one of his neighbors in Zushi, Kanagawa, invited him to join the Nikkatsu studio. He made his debut in A Slope in the Sun (1958) playing Ishihara's younger brother. The studio initially sold him as…

Chii Takeo

Takeo Chii was born on May 5, 1942 in Chiba, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei (1972), Trucker Yaro IX: A 5000 Km Run (1979) and Bee Bop High School (1985). He was married to Saori Maki. He died on June 29, 2012 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Source: IMDb)

Hashimoto Hajime

Hajime Hashimoto is a director and writer, known for Shin jingi naki tatakai/Bousatsu (2002), Sakura hime (2013) and Kowareta Heart wo Urimono ni (2015).

Yue Takeyuki

Yue Takeyuki is a Japanese actor and singer.

Nagasawa Toshiya

Nagasawa Toshiya is a Japanese actor and singer born in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from University of Osaka. He is married to the actress Aso Yumi.

Fuwa Mansaku

Mansaku Fuwa is a Japanese actor.

The Front Line Showdown

Imprisoned on charges of desertion and insubordination, Omiya and Arita still refuse to give up their attempt to escape the army. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heitai Yakuza" (兵隊やくざ) by…

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

In the dying days of the Pacific War in Manchuria, Omiya and Arita confront their superior officers, who enrich themselves by running an unofficial brothel and embezzlement. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the…

The Private, the C. O.

Having escaped, Omiya and Arita are sent flying backwards by landmines set by the guerillas. Once again, they must confront their superiors. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heitai Yakuza" (兵隊やくざ)…

Wiseguy

Japanese who were thrown into poverty and disorder after Japan's defeat in the war lived on desire from the years of rapid economic growth to the crash of the bubble economy. In one corner, Ito has always gone against…

Like a Dragon

6.8

In the sweltering heat of Tokyo summer, the night begins with a hapless bank robbery and the disappearance of ten million yen belonging to the Tojo gang. Meanwhile, yakuza Majima Goro, decked in a gold suit and with…

Dice and Swords

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. While everything is being rebuilt from the ground up, and for the sole purpose of expanding their territory and gaining more power,…

Memoir Gaiden Zombie Gokudo

Koi to Dangan

6.9

When drug dealers attack feisty college student Yuri at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the young boss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in…

Ichi the Killer

7.1

Yakuza boss Anjo disappears with three hundred million yen. His loyal gang members, led by the masochist Kakihara, start a search, but their aggressive and gory methods worry the other yakuza gangs. Kakihara's most…