116 results found for: Kaoyaku
Kaoyaku
Japanese Movie - 1971
A hard-boiled police detective sets to crack a bank corruption scandal, which might involve the yakuza. (Source: MyDramaList)
Gokuchu no Kaoyaku
Japanese Movie - 19686.5
Rival gangs battle it out over ownership of a bicycle race track. The outside life for the yakuza mimics prison life in two respects,…. First, there are rules that must never be crossed and second, when an opportunity…
Ankokugai no Kaoyaku
Japanese Movie - 19594.0
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother,…
Boss Fights to the Death at Dawn
Japanese Movie - 1961
After a long stint working in Alaska, Jiro returns to his hometown. He soon learns that his father, the town's mayor, was murdered and, in his absence, the yakuza gangs have seized control of the town. Jiro quickly…
Kodo Kuninori
Kodo Kuninori was a Japanese actor born in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture. His real name is Tanigawa Saichiro. Before the war, he was active in Teikoku Kinema and Utaemon Ichikawa productions and appeared in Toho during and after the war. In 1901, after dropping out of the junior high school of Kansai…
Yamamoto Ren
Yamamoto Ren was a Japanese actor. His real name was Yamamoto Kiyoshi and he played supporting roles in tokusatsu movies, shows and stage plays. He died of cerebral hemorrhage on June 17, 2003. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)
Ito Minoru
Frequent supporting actor across a number of genres, usually in minor roles. In special effects films he appears most frequently as a reporter. He had slightly more prominent roles in television, appearing in episodes of Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultra Seven. In 1952 (Showa 27), he signed an exclusive…
Onishi Yasumasa
Although the exact time is unknown, he has been an actor since before the war, became an exclusive actor of Toho from around the 1950s, and has appeared in many movies regardless of the genre since then. He often plays the role of a foreigner because of his deeply carved Japanese features. In 1971,…
Andrew Hughes
Turkish-born businessman who lived in Japan and was recruited to play Western parts in Japanese films. For 1961’s The Last War, Hughes worked as an intermediary between the Japanese crew and the sizable Western cast of that film; although he apparently served as an interpreter on occasion, he did…
Ifukube Akira
Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914 in Kushiro, Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood…
Saidai Koyaku Show
Japanese TV Show - 1995
Each time the show confronted guests and topical figures with various promises, asking them to fulfill them. The results of the pledges were also communicated with each episode. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation…
Pirameki's Children Story
Japanese Movie - 20157.5
Due to his family’s recommendation, elementary school student Haruto auditions for the children's TV program "Piramekino." At the audition, he meets popular child actress Yui and falls in love with her at first sight.…













