Tetsuro Tamba
Date of birth: 1922-07-17
Place of birth: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 丹波 哲郎, Tetzuro Tamba, Tetsurô Tanba , Tetsuro Tambo, Tetsurô Tamba, Tetsurou Tanba
Biography
Tetsuro Tamba (July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a distinguished Japanese actor known for his versatile talent across five decades. Recognized globally for his portrayal of Tiger Tanaka in the iconic 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," Tamba's cinematic journey was a remarkable blend of cultural bridges. Before embarking on his acting career, Tamba worked as an interpreter for the Allied Powers' Supreme Commander. Graduating from Chuo University in 1948, he later joined Shintoho company, making his debut in the film Satsujin Yougishain in 1951. Tamba's impact on Western audiences extended beyond Bond, with standout performances in films like Bridge to the Sun and The 7th Dawn. He earned acclaim in Japan as well, most notably as the lead in police dramas like Key Hunter and G-Men '75. His talents weren't confined to the screen alone. Tamba lent his voice to characters like the Cat King in Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns and graced historical roles in television dramas, leaving an indelible mark on period pieces. In 2005, Tamba faced health challenges but continued to contribute until the end. Sadly, he passed away in Tokyo at 84 due to pneumonia on September 24, 2006. His legacy lives on through his son, actor Yoshitaka Tamba, while his last appearances in the 2005 Taiga drama Yoshitsune and the 2006 film Sinking of Japan remain a testament to his enduring impact on Japanese cinema and beyond.
Movie Credits
You Only Live Twice
1967-06-13
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1991-12-31
During the late Heian era in Japan a famous duel took place between the warrior monk Musashibo Benke
Kwaidan
1965-01-06
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol
Operation Diamond
1962-12-09
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966-08-03
TULIP (The Undercover Line of International Police) is a New York-based international police force i
Pigs and Battleships
1961-01-21
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occup
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964-01-01
Demon Pond
2005-05-25
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magica
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962-01-09
1962 Japanese movie
Gozu
2003-07-11
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder take
The Wolves
1971-10-30
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- o
King of Pornography
1971-05-02
Dumb Tatsuo Umemiya / Shingo Yamashiro comedy about a young bloke whose dick grows to inhuman dimens
The Castle of Sand
1974-10-19
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a To
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002-09-21
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on
Hawk of the Harbour
1967-08-12
A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harasse
Tokyo Untouchable
1965-03-11
The Cat Returns
2002-07-19
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
1989-04-04
The Water Margin
1972-03-17
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Or
13 Assassins
1990-03-28
Gathering a band of 13, Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon sets out on a death-defying journey to c
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972-03-12
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for deser
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
1974-05-21
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills
Futari dake no toride
1963-03-24
The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002-02-23
The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first gu
Hunter in the Dark
1979-06-17
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gom
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
1970-05-16
In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever mor
The 5-Man Army
1969-10-16
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat style
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991-10-05
In 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatized, martial artist Ricky finds himself
Violent Streets
1974-04-13
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a
Samurai Spy
1965-07-10
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutob
Goyokin
1969-05-01
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
The Peking Man
1997-12-20
In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confi
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
1967-05-03
The second part of the Gamblers series.
Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
1957-11-23
Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
1957-11-17
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
1990-01-13
The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole
1994-07-13
At the end of the Edo period, nine-year-old Katsugoro told his older sister that he was the reincarn
The Political Game
1989-05-03
This is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and scriptwriter. No
Silence
1971-11-13
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Chr
Revenge
1964-11-01
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, l
The Sound of the Waves
1985-10-10
The School Deviate Waru
1973-03-31
Yoji Himuro (Hayato Tani) is a ruthless bully terrorizing the classroom with his buffoons. New teach
The 7th Dawn
1964-09-02
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Se
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
1972-10-10
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal
Shadow Hunters
1972-06-10
Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably no
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978-07-01
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964-05-13
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dic
Japanese Hell
1999-11-20
From the king of the Japanese cult movie, Teruo Ishii! A controversial film in which actual cases th
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974-12-28
When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga
Assassination
1964-07-04
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
1956-12-28
An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the O
Submersion of Japan
1973-12-29
A team of geophysicists investigating seismic activity on the seafloor discover that the islands of
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973-02-03
A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin w
Umineko ga tonde
1962-12-05
Blackmail Is My Life
1968-02-28
Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983-01-21
Samon Kamiyama, a yoriki of the Minami-machi magistrate infiltrates the Denzū-machi prison disguised
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988-07-12
From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tok
Screwed
1998-06-17
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun
1982-07-23
Kotiyama is a swindler and extortionist, the head of a whole gang of crooks, usually posing as a poo
Mount Hakkoda
1977-06-04
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the wint
Heat Wave
1991-02-09
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi househo
Twilight Saloon
1955-06-19
Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend
Aurora Borealis
1990-08-03
The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.
Bridge to the Sun
1961-10-17
Tells the true story of American Gwen Terasaki, who falls in love with, then marries a Japanese dipl
The Tale of Saikaido
1983-09-30
Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates ele
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974-08-03
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that th
Zero Fighter
1976-10-02
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
1970-04-08
Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the m
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams
2001-11-17
Biographical story, based on life of Ino Tadataka, a Japanese measurer and cartographer. Ino Tadatak
Ankoku gai jingi
1965-06-13
A big American boss landed in Japan in search of funding sources. A lone wolf trying to stop it ends
Zankokuna tsuki
1962-05-27
1962 Japanese movie
The White Tiger Battalion
1986-08-25
The Byakkotai was part of Aizu’s four-unit military, set up in the domain’s drive to finalize its mi
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970-04-18
An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stif
Standing Towards the Great Forest
1961-09-23
Strife between competing lumber mills.
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972-06-15
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
1956-02-12
Comedy-horror film by Masaki Môri.
Detective
1964-12-05
The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal,
Homicide
1964-06-20
This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Af
Hanran
1954-01-03
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta
1984-09-29
At a certain high school in Karuizawa, students relied on ordinary local trains for their commute, b
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970-08-14
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung A
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988-01-15
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
2004-02-14
With the help of the real-life pachislot gambling group "Capone," the film depicts the friendship be
Shogun's Shadow
1989-01-14
A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He rece
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967-10-21
A 1967 crime film
The Gambler
1965-07-10
A crime film released in 1965
Sky Scraper!
1969-05-14
A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963-03-09
1963 Japanese movie
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963-03-15
The Code of Man
1968-02-13
Tetsuya Watari, a modern youth idol, co-stars with Tetsuro Tamba for the first time, and a young man
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982-06-05
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties confl
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964-02-08
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
Shura Group
2002-02-16
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
Kim's War
1991-04-05
After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest ho
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory
1983-09-09
The wandering swordsman, Ino Heihachiro, defeats Ichima, the youngest of the famed swordsmanship tri
Red Flowers of Hell
1961-05-03
1961 gangster film.
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962-12-23
1962 Japanese movie
Continental Drifter
1966-06-19
Japanese crime film.
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
1957-01-09
In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighbor
Element of Surprise
1963-09-21
1963 Toei war / action film.
The Imperial Japanese Empire
1982-08-07
Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the
Zero
1984-08-11
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilo
Battle Anthem
1983-06-04
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
Monument to Holy Service
1978-09-23
A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.
Shura Group Part 1
2002-01-01
Denzaburo Kato, the third generation leader of the Horii family whose territory encompasses the Yoko
Shura Group Part 2
2002-11-25
Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the cont
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957-04-30
You're My Destiny
1987-11-16
Naomi, a corporate heiress from Japan, vacations to Hong Kong with her two colleagues. Bored, she sn
Ronin on a Mission
1987-09-17
Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and
A Picture of Madame Yuki
1975-04-01
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the tragic downfall of an old aristocratic family, it depicts t
Seven Nights in Japan
1976-08-05
Handsome Prince George arrives on board his ship in Japan. Youthful, immaculate in naval uniform and
The Gambling Samurai
1960-03-28
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has be
Never Give Up
1978-10-07
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daugh
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973-01-13
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980-04-05
The 224-minute compilation edition of Battles Without Honor and Humanity compiles these four movies:
April Fish
1986-05-31
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his mov
Tokyo Blackout
1987-01-16
Based on a science-fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu. Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome shaped electr
The Battle of Okinawa
1971-08-14
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imp
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000-12-08
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the y
Graveyard of Honor
2002-06-22
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fe
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001-06-24
A blind masseur kidnaps young women and kills them and then make sculptures of them, while a mysteri
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
2000-11-11
Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999-09-18
When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994-06-11
Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul,
Female Neo-Ninjas
1991-03-21
Three cute, sexy ninjas, around the age of 20, have been in training, building their powers for some
Tokyo Pop
1988-04-15
A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you
Night Train
1987-01-17
A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987-12-12
Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather
Be Free!
1986-08-09
Adventures of a young high school teacher and his oddball students.
Shogun's Ninja
1980-11-15
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi
Dead Angle
1979-07-04
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s
August Without Emperor
1978-09-23
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove
Flickering Flames
1977-02-26
In the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone from Ta
A Madcap Corporation
1983-12-17
A yakuza family goes into show business.
Suspicion
1982-09-11
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local
Queen of Asia
1957-12-28
Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in
Kingoro's Soldier
1956-05-11
Japanese comedy film.
President Rai of Kingoro
1956-09-05
A humorous salaryman comedy about the president of a beer company who is said to be President Rai. T
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957-04-29
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events
The Fencing Collegian
1956-02-26
Japanese sports comedy film about kendo.
Kyōen Kobanzame
1958-11-08
Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
Army Intelligence
1968-02-09
Kazuo, a Japanese army intelligence agent, reveals a foreign intelligence network in Japan and then
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973-09-25
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and e
The Shogun's Vault
1964-08-13
Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot
An Outlaw
1964-04-05
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complica
The Bad Boss
1968-05-06
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It last
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968-06-01
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dre
G-Men in the Pacific
1962-04-22
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokoha
The Challenge
1962-03-28
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the p
All Rascals
1962-03-21
Ishihama is planning a casino robbery with his wife and mother-in-law. They meet a man named Tsuneda
Kuro to aka no hanabira
1962-01-14
Crime film distributed by Taiho.
Tange Sazen
1963-11-17
In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refus
Daredevil in the Castle
1961-01-03
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
1959-01-22
Japanese crime film.
No Police
1959-04-17
Japanese crime film.
Kukai
1984-04-13
The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of Ind
Flames of Blood
1981-05-09
The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course
Conflagration
1975-07-12
Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in T
High Seas Hijack
1977-10-20
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
The Alaska Story
1977-01-22
A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes of
Human Revolution II
1976-06-19
Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966-05-30
Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yak
Samurai from Somewhere
1964-12-07
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainer
Samurai from Nowhere
1964-01-15
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of swor
Gang vs. Gang
1962-07-13
The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame f
Underwater Murder
1958-07-27
The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took o
Quick on the Trigger
1958-07-06
Early pinku.
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
1956-09-19
Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempt
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954-07-13
Japanese war film.
Speed King
1956-04-11
Japanese film about motorcycle racing.
Harakiri
1962-09-15
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemp
A Flame at the Pier
1962-09-30
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama
Abashiri Prison
1965-04-18
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped
The Wild Daisy
1981-08-08
Born in affluent families among the Japanese mountains, two close cousins fall in love and have to s
Call from Darkness
1981-09-26
Keiko Inagawa pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura. A mysterious case i
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987-06-02
In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
1984-12-28
Japanese comedy film.
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
1984-01-01
Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu Munef
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959-01-03
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the sout
Kaachan
1961-03-15
Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose t
Kingorō no kaigun taishô
1959-12-27
Japanese comedy film.
The Incident
1978-06-03
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest
Gambler's Farewell
1968-02-09
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza
The International Gang of Kobe
1975-10-14
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by U
Mysterious Dwarf
1955-02-12
The daughter of a wealthy family goes missing at the same time a mysterious dwarf is running around
All Men Are Brothers
1975-05-10
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" co
Nichiren
1979-03-10
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the
Thirst for Love
1966-04-01
Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an adve
Yakuza Ladies 3
1989-04-08
Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disci
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964-02-08
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inh
Greed in Broad Daylight
1961-11-01
After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other
The Bullet Train
1975-07-05
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows
Blood of Revenge
1965-09-18
Osaka, 1907: Asajiro lives between a rock and a hard place: he has to keep his business clean and ru
The Ghost of Kasane
1957-07-10
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, th
A Wicked Woman
1958-02-25
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second
Four Sisters
1962-07-01
A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with ea
Organized Violence II
1967-06-29
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989-06-17
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nati
King of the Gang
1967-08-25
The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and
Penitentiary Brothers
1969-07-26
Authentic action drama of modern gangsters.
The Private Police
1969-09-06
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kami
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962-03-07
In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ
The Way to The Gold Medals
1980-04-05
About Soviet and Japanese volley-ball players who are both rivals and friends. The events cover the
Fireflies in the North
1984-09-01
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warde
The Last True Yakuza
1985-11-16
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and b
Gang vs. G-Men
1962-11-02
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Dissolution Rites
1967-04-01
Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972-09-29
In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively wit
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973-03-03
Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most power
Black Lizard
1968-08-14
A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get t
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973-12-01
This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest a
Portrait of Chieko
1967-06-22
Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil p
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
1999-04-17
There's only one way to stop a filthy evil scientist from destroying the world, and it's with a powe
Shogun's Samurai
1978-01-21
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978-10-28
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells
Samurai Reincarnation
1981-06-06
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring
13 Assassins
1963-12-07
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when on
Wild Cop 2
1973-12-01
Based on the comic Gokuburi Deka.
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966-05-25
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for
The Geisha
1983-09-10
Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th centu
The Imperial Navy
1981-08-08
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the
The Yellow Climate
1961-09-23
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
The Classroom of Terror
1976-07-01
Yusaku Matsuda plays an ex-boxer who killed an opponent during a fight. He is brought into a school
The Armed Organization
1971-11-10
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurat
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969-10-01
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her fat
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982-09-25
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from schoo
Eleven Gangsters
1963-01-15
Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes
Port Arthur
1980-08-02
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified position
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987-11-21
The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of spa
The Shogun Assassins
1979-09-01
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Get 'em All
1960-11-29
Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks
L・O・V・I・N・G
1983-12-24
Murder case.
The Thousand Year Fire
2004-09-11
Having lost both his mother and father, an 11-year-old city boy is sent to live with his grandparent
Once and For All
1967-05-20
Film concerning warring yakuza families.
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand
2003-02-17
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984-11-17
During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with th
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964-02-16
Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook'
Blood and Law
1965-08-29
Based on the autobiography of Noboru Andô .
Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1970-02-21
A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971-10-14
Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has
Organized Violence
1967-02-25
A war breaks out on the streets between rivaling Yakuza clans.
Informal Dress
1972-10-12
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969-11-20
An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangste
The Kii River
1966-06-11
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and econom
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963-10-20
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, t
Mist and Shadows
1961-08-26
A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuit
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955-01-09
Female Slave Ship
1960-01-03
The year is 1945, months prior to Japan's ultimate defeat in WW2, and military lieutenant Sugawa is
The Sand Boat
1980-05-31
A Young couple find a boad buried under a beach,and are taken to another world where they must face
Japan's Top Gangster
1973-08-11
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on th
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976-01-31
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's large
The Twilight Samurai
2002-11-02
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1972-05-27
A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990-09-15
After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967-04-20
Postwar Secrets
1970-06-04
Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965-08-12
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate be
Murderer!
1976-10-16
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor,
The Bushido Blade
1981-06-19
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is sto
Love: Starting on a Journey
1985-01-26
A girl suffering from an incurable disease get in a coma, while her boyfriend visit her to the hospi
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965-02-25
Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958-03-14
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974-08-17
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of
Yakuza Warfare
1991-11-09
Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival facti
School Be-In Bully
1990-08-25
The prestigious private Sakuraryo Gakuen, which has a 90-year tradition, has now lost its glory to t
Vendetta of Obligation
1985-12-30
This is the story of the 47 ronin of the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their be
Giant Rumble
1964-09-05
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greates
The Human Revolution
1973-09-08
The Making Of The Katakuris
2001-10-31
In this contemporary documentary, the cast and the crew share their experiences of making the film.
Game of Chance 3
1967-10-21
Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped th
Company Buggers
1975-08-09
Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their d
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964-12-24
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which s
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972-08-12
Cabaret
1986-04-26
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thrill
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974-07-25
A documentary about the 1974 film Prophecies of Nostradamus, released to coincide with the latter's
Message from Space
1978-04-29
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders
The Stupid Teacher
2000-09-30
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his b
The Supernormal II
1993-03-03
Pseudo-documentary sequel.
Sugata Sanshiro
1977-10-29
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher rev
Troops of Darkness
1971-11-10
A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
2006-08-12
A documentary on Teruo Ishii, the Japanese "King of Cult".
Taira no Kiyomori
1992-07-25
The tale of Taira Kiyomori who started as a young inexperienced warrior who led the Heike into the b
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991-12-14
The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of br
Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963-02-24
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of
Lone Rebel
1969-09-13
Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was
The Corporation
1976-08-14
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion o
T.R.Y.
2003-01-11
At the turn of the 20th Century amongst tension between China and Japan, a Japanese swindler in Shan
Hell's Kitchen
1962-10-12
Drive for the Future
1980-10-25
花眞珠
1955-08-22
The Prosecutor and His Sister
1956-05-18
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989-01-14
Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who di
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956-07-21
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the Americ
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
1991-06-14
After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly h
Zero sen no jorō gun
1960-01-13
Japanese crime film.
Snake Woman's Curse
1968-07-12
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haun
Tokyo: The Last War
1989-09-15
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, th
Yakuza Demon
2003-06-25
Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
1983-12-08
During the events of the Chushingura incident, Mumyo, a disgruntled Shogunate secret agent, retires
High-Ranking Yakuza
1965-09-30
1965 youth / yakuza film
Tidal Wave
1975-05-28
Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981-04-18
In 1853, Gentetsu Nishiyama tells his students that the French prophet Nostaradamus foretells great
Diamonds of the Andes
1968-04-28
Romantic action film set against the beautiful backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. Jiro Ibuki has decided to
Emperor of Upheaval
1993-06-12
The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate l
Tokyo Untouchables
1964-04-25
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969-11-22
Ano hito wa ima
1963-03-16
1963 Japanese movie
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957-02-27
After defeat in the Battle of Skigahara, Yukimura Sanada and his Ten Braves scatter across the count
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
1991-10-13
日本敗れず
1954-10-26
In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines,
Structure of Hate
1961-11-12
Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over
Escape Man
1967-10-14
1967 Daiei movie.
機動捜査班
1961-04-03
Station to Heaven
1984-06-09
From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but mediev
Kill the Killer!
1961-06-27
JA woman is witness to a murder but flees the scene, leaving behind only a handkerchief with her nam
Tokyo: The Last War
1989-09-15
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, th
修羅のみち
2001-07-20
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960-04-17
Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective