Hiroshi Kato

AKA: 加藤博司, Hiroshi Katō, 加藤浩
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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {83}

1962-08-22 5

Keepers of Order

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yak ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1960-11-29 5.2

Morning Breeze in Edo

The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo. ...
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1961-04-05 6

Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat

Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin. ...
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1957-10-22 6

Sasaki Kojiro

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi. ...
Genre :History, Drama

Kantarô

1957-10-15 0

Small Rats of the Edo Town

The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling against the contradictions of feudal society. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1957-08-11 5.4

Lord Mito

This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mito Komon, the sage who wanders the countryside rectifying government corruption along with his faith ...
Genre :Drama

1957-07-23 0

Sekki shichihenge

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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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1960-05-17 6

Road Warriors

A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wak ...
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Minoru

1959-03-04 0

Whistling in the morning

Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends h ...
Genre :Drama

1961-10-14 7

Restoration Fire

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances ...
Genre :Drama, History

1962-07-08 0

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

1962 Japanese movie ...
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1961-02-01 0

Unruly Lion

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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

1958-02-25 0

直八子供旅

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1958-08-27 5.2

Kunisada Chuji

Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to fin ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1963-10-19 6

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest a ...
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1965-08-25 0

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang. ...
Genre :Drama

1956-12-11 0

神変美女桜

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1959-11-24 0

The Travel notes of Choshichiro - Peregrine Goblin

The second film about the adventures of Chosichiro Matsudaira. This time he fights against conspirators whose goal is to replace the 4th Shogun Ietsuna during his visit to Nikko Shrine. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1962-12-23 0

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

1962 Japanese movie ...
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1959-03-10 5.5

Whirlwind Magistrate

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold b ...
Genre :Action

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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1966-10-28 6.8

O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo

After an American Navy base is annihilated by a secret weapon, Agent OSS 117 is sent to Japan to investigate the organization that's claiming responsibility, and threatening the US with another attack ...
Genre :Action, Crime, Thriller

1963-02-23 6

Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption

In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life. ...
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1965-08-12 6

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Miura

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

1959-07-07 5

Gentle Breeze

A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis. ...
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Yamazoe Danpachi

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

1964-06-03 7.5

The Great Killing

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1958-04-20 6.6

Souls in the Moonlight II

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explos ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1964-08-13 6.4

The Domain

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Akio Kakegawa

1964-10-03 0

Korekara no sekkusu: Mittsu no Sei　

Early pinku. ...
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Kurazo's Son, Seishichi

1957-07-14 7.014

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—bu ...
Genre :Comedy

1960-02-14 0

Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai

First "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure

1966-07-09 6

Seven Gamblers

Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys. ...
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Tônosuke Kondô

1961-12-24 6.4

The Red Shadow

Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes into Fushimi Castle. At the night, Hattori Hanzo, ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1958-03-25 5.5

Underworld Beauty

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds he had stashed before getting pinched. When he returns to his haunt to make good by friend who took a ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller

Като

1958-06-29 7.8

The Boy Who Came Back

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past. ...
Genre :Drama

1960-09-03 8.6

Hero of the Red Light District

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshi ...
Genre :Drama, History

1961-08-13 5.3

Law in Ghost Island

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become inv ...
Genre :Adventure

1960-10-09 0

Mighty Shosuke

A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord. ...
Genre :Comedy

1967-09-28 6

Showdown of Men 3

After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1972-06-21 0

The Brawling Angel

Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi. ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1965-11-20 7.3

The Flower and the Dragon

A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle. ...
Genre :Drama, 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

1960-05-29 6

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them. ...
Genre :Drama

1964-12-12 6.8

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Kikutaro

1960-12-27 0

Lord Mito Komon: World commotion

Counselor Mito and his companions departed from Mito to see Kikutaro, a young lord of the shogun family, who became the new lord of Shirataka castle with an income of three hundred thousand koku. As t ...
Genre :Adventure, Drama

1957-03-04 0

Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in poli ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Action

1960-07-31 6

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

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

1959-08-09 6.2

A Spectacular Showdown

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Bo ...
Genre :Action

1962-02-28 6

Sakura Official

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to fac ...
Genre :History, War

1960-03-15 6

Official with a Tattoo

Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit. ...
Genre :Drama

1959-02-10 0

The Unleashed Lord

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1964-02-01 0

A Laughable Journey

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1962-09-30 0

Lion Festival of Echigo

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1957-03-20 0

Sedge Hat

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1963-09-29 0

Blind Wolf

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1961-06-21 0

An Eagle Eyed Lord

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1962-02-14 0

A Warrior Generation

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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

1943-04-14 0

World of Love

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the resi ...
Genre :Drama

1967-01-28 0

The Domain: White Blade

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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

1958-04-22 0

Shōjo to fūsen

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1961-02-02 0

Kyūsenman no akarui hitomi

1961 Japanese movie ...
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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

1958-02-05 6

Noble Tasuke

The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when a small child runs into the street, a crime punis ...
Genre :Action

1958-07-23 0

Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic. ...
Genre :Drama

1963-06-09 0

Tenamonya Sandogasa

The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jirocho of Shimizu and becoming the strongest in Japan. Tokijiro is a fallen yakuza who is trying to mak ...
Genre :Comedy, Adventure

1960-04-26 0

照る日くもる日 后篇

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1958-02-05 0

Kid Magician Sasuke

In this exciting story, Sasuke Sarutobi, known as the bravest child in the world, fulfills the will of his father, growing up strong and correct, and with great success using his ninjutsu skills becom ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, History

1957-04-02 10

Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight

A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman. ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

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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1961-04-26 0

怪人まだら頭巾

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1961-02-08 0

Ninjutsu Ōsaka-jō

1961 Japanese movie ...
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1961-02-02 0

Way of Morning Mist

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato ...
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1957-05-12 0

Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief

The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in the previous film, "Kurama Tengu Kakubei Shishi" (1 ...
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The Dragon of the Bush-Dead

1963-06-30 0

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kuni ...
Genre :Drama