Kangofu Tantei Toda Ayuko 2: Shi no Tanjo Party

~~ Adapted from the story "Shi no Tanjo Party" (死の誕生パーティー), within the novel "Satsujin Yokoku wa Redial" (殺人予告はリダイヤル) by Yamamura Misa (山村美紗).

The Notorious Bandit

The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather." (Source: IMDB)

New Shaolin Boxers

International favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance as an honorable carriage driver…

Monkey Kung Fu

6.9

A small-time crook goes in search of the other half of a wooden keepsake which will lead him to the legendary kung fu technique of the Gibbon Clan Fist. (Source: Letterboxd)

Lady Exterminator

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, a staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate…

Mismatched Nose

6.3

Two ruined, old adversaries meet in a rehab center and reassess the conflict that dominated their lives since the Korean War. One man is a former cop and the other is a former communist guerrilla. The film flashes…

Kung Fu of Seven Steps

A ruthless white-haired general intends to take over a small town with the help of his "Five Hands Gang". (Source: IMDb)

Karate Bearfighter

6.7

Based on the true-life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae Dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan. Young karate prodigy Oyama denounces martial arts after…

Nishimura Kyotaro Travel Mystery 14

4.0

~~ Adapted from the novel series "Totsugawa Police Department" (十津川警部シリーズ) by Nishimura Kyotaro (西村京太郎).

Sangaku Mystery 3

Hino Michio

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Aoe Shunjiro

Aoe Shunjiro, whose real name is Oshima Chosaburo (大嶋長三郎), was a Japanese playwright and critic. He was born in Akita, Japan, as the eldest son of the drug merchant Eiseido. Initially named Eiichi (衛一), he adopted the name Chosaburo after his father's death in 1915. Aoe attended Akita…

Akagi Keiichiro

Born Akatsuka Chikahiro in Tokyo, Akagi and his family moved to Shonan, during World War II, to avoid air attacks, eventually settling in Hayama. His childhood was largely a pleasant affair, though it was sometimes punctuated by hardships typical for most Japanese families during the postwar years.…

Shimizu Kinichi

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Nagisa Mayumi

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Takasugi Sanae

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Ito Daisuke

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Kawazu Seizaburo

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Taniguchi Senkichi

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left-wing theater troupe. He joined P.C.L. (a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamamoto alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker,…

Kataoka Chiezo

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