Daisuke Awaji

AKA: Daisuke Awachia, 阿波地大辅

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1932-02-06

Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {86}

1972-09-02 7.065

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain. ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1963-05-19 0

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1962-02-14 0

八幡鳩九郎

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1977-10-29 8.8

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1968-03-26 0

Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas

A strange cult spreads its evil influence across the country, and it's up to Akakage to find out what the nefarious organization is up to. Based on Episodes 1 through 3 and Episodes 5 through 6 of t ...

Genre :Action, Science Fiction

1969-07-20 7

Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie

Heroic masked ninja Akakage (Red Shadow) and his two companions fight evil warlords in feudal Japan with their superhuman powers and high tech gadgets. Theatrical film with 3-D sequences based on the ...

Genre :Action, Science Fiction

1967-07-08 6

Gambler: Victory Without Death

Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by serving as a pit boss for a struggling coal mine in ...

Genre :Crime, Action

1962-04-24 0

Mukōmizu no kenka kasa

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1969-10-01 5.9

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fish ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Muneo Taguchi

1970-03-05 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty

The second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1977-01-22 7.5

Japan's Don

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1963-08-07 6

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago. ...

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Itagaki

1968-11-22 6.8

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, mu ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1969-05-03 8

Brothers Serving Time

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t re ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-06-17 6

The Spear of Heroism

Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosu ...

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1972-11-22 0

Hikage-Mono

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita ...

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1962-10-27 0

While Traveling

In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanagasa for an incognito Lord (Kotaro Satomi) to overthrow an attempted usurpation of his domain, while b ...

Genre :Adventure, Music, Drama, Romance

1972-01-11 7.4

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1961-07-09 5.2

The South Sea Wolf

Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a band of pirates who are also hunting the hidden stash. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1968-08-14 5.9

Wicked Priest

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai inter ...

Genre :Drama

1968-09-18 5

Enlisted Yakuza

It is the third film in the Gokudo series. In this episode, set in 1937, the main character of the series gang leader Shimamura is drafted into the military and fight in China. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1972-01-22 7

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime group ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1961-04-18 0

Magistrate of Dice

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1967-01-28 0

Gamblers

Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

1962-10-21 0

Skull Coins

The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat faster. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1977-02-26 6.4

Hokuriku Proxy War

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over t ...

Genre :Drama, Crime, Action

1974-08-10 0

Third Generation Boss

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan. ...

Genre :Crime

1961-10-22 6.3

Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws

This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend, a samurai named Matashichiro. This spaghetti western style action swordplay film is exci ...

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1963-05-25 6

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This time, Jubei must stop the evil plot of Lord Hayato ...

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1974-04-24 5

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfigh ...

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1961-03-19 6

Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword

This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival Kasumi spies, Yagyu Jubei is called to action to protec ...

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Jubei

1963-07-24 5.5

Kagemaru of the Iga Clan

A group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja. Kagemaru uses his amazing Iga ninja skills to fight the evil Koga Ninja in the name of justice! A stunn ...

Genre :Comedy

Ohashi's Man

1989-09-22 6.583

Black Rain

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manag ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Thriller

1968-09-14 7.357

Red Peony Gambler

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a strange ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance

Makoto Shimokawa

1977-07-02 6.357

Doberman Cop

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency ...

Genre :Crime, Action

1964-11-01 7.5

Revenge

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller, Action

1973-09-25 7.048

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

Kosaku Maejima

1974-01-15 7

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza fami ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1987-06-06 6.6

Sure Death 4

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the w ...

Genre :Drama

Master of Martial Arts

1962-11-17 7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philos ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

1969-02-01 7

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and hono ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

1982-10-09 6.2

Fall Guy

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

1964-01-01 7

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Mu ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

Go

1969-03-30 5

Yakuza on Foot

An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel ...

Genre :Crime, Comedy

Furukawa

1976-12-04 7

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1966-11-19 7.2

Samurai Wolf

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send agains ...

Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

1967-05-13 7.139

Samurai Wolf II

Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautif ...

Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

1970-04-10 0

Prison Tales

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1979-05-26 7

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different ya ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1971-11-19 6

Trials of an Okinawa Village

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She mu ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

Torakichi Ishiguro

1967-08-12 6.5

Code Between Brothers 5

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji from Asakusa, a wandering yakuza, joins the Narumi Famil ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1966-04-23 7

Code Between Brothers

Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Tosuke Ishiguro

1967-12-23 6.5

Code Between Brothers 6

Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan. ...

Genre :Drama

Shuriken

1965-11-13 0

Yakuza G-Men

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold. ...

Genre :Crime

1966-08-13 7

Code Between Brothers 2

The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1973-10-27 0

Yakuza of the Present

In the roaring 1970s, a man who has left the world of the yakuza to become the owner of a sushi restaurant decides to rise up again when he sees his former family being overrun by a modern yakuza grou ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1962-09-22 5

A Revengeful Raid

In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young yakuza named Eijiro after he runs afoul of the new samu ...

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1964-09-05 6

Giant Rumble

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home town. Swearing allegiance to his fiancée’s father, ...

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1975-08-09 7

Company Buggers

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain. ...

Genre :Crime

1967-06-17 0

Tears of Banishment

Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1965-01-30 3.2

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none are connected other than starring the famous Ken ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1971-06-01 7.3

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her father was killed. In her travels, she meets villa ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1976-01-31 6.5

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover. ...

Genre :Action, Crime

Daishichi of Kokagura

1963-11-20 8.5

Yakuza of Seki

A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wis ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1971-04-28 0

Dagger

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1968-01-27 5.571

Ninja's Mark

When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she is Ninja Magic, used to frighten the lord off women so that there will be no heir. Tôma, a famous s ...

Genre :Action

1974-04-27 6

The Tattooed Hitman

The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1963-10-05 0

Sword of Wind and Clouds

This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take possession of the “Sword of Heaven and Earth.” The ...

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1973-06-07 6.5

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1962-03-14 0

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

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1963-01-03 7

Tokaido Fullhouse

When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the sit ...

Genre :Action, Drama

寅吉

1967-04-20 0

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song. ...

Genre :Comedy

Kitamura

1968-05-21 0

The Bandits

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits. ...

Genre :Action, Crime

1967-01-28 0

The Domain: White Blade

The Domain: White Blade ...

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Kondo Shinichi

1974-06-29 7.238

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power. ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1962-07-29 0

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard. ...

Genre :History, Mystery, Action

1966-07-21 6.3

Watari, the Ninja Boy

Adapted from Sanpei Shirato's classic manga, a legend unfolds as Watari, a young boy skilled in ninjutsu, takes on the corruption inside the Iga clan and avenges many unjustly killed ninja by the acts ...

Genre :Music, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

1979-09-01 5.111

The Shogun Assassins

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1961-05-17 0

Traveling of Two Young Men

At the crowded Komatsuya in Kawadome, travellers are holding a secret art contest to relieve boredom. However, a thief goes around. During the sudden commotion, a young man called Gentaro begins to pe ...

Genre :Adventure

1977-05-28 7

Japanese Humanity and Justice

When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1963-02-06 0

関東遊侠伝　利根の朝焼け

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1985-01-05 0

Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

When the seventh shogun, Ietsugu died, shogunate officials chose Yoshimune, Lord of Kishu, to succeed him. Since then Yoshimune has led a double life.In court he remains a dedicated leader, but outsid ...

Genre :Action, Comedy, History

1961-05-11 0

Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume

A two-part series of ninjutsu films directed by Masahiko Izawa, director of Yagyu Bugeichou (1961), based on an original scenario by Yasuo Yokoyama. ...

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1961-07-02 0

Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henka

1961 Japanese movie ...

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Horikawa Takeo

1969-11-08 0

Kanto Street Peddlers

Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into conflict with an unholy alliance of evil Yakuza bos ...