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Shirō Yanase

Date of birth: 1930-02-16

Place of birth: Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 荻志郎, 萩志郎

Shirō Yanase

Biography

Movie Credits

Jungle Block
3.5

Jungle Block

1960-06-15

A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
0

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

1971-06-10

End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of t

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
0

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962-01-14

1962 Japanese movie

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
0

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

1969-06-24

Nonaka Tetsugoro, a substitute for the Aoi group, held a flower party to celebrate the complete reco

Family Crest: Die Like a Man
0

Family Crest: Die Like a Man

1969-03-15

The story of three brothers who, after loosing their parents in the Great Kanto Earthquake, continue

Hawk of the Harbour
0

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

Break Down that Wall
3.5

Break Down that Wall

1959-06-23

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

Season of the Sun
3

Season of the Sun

1956-05-17

The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking

Man Who Causes a Storm
3.4

Man Who Causes a Storm

1957-12-28

Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determin

Girl Boss: Broken Justice
0

Girl Boss: Broken Justice

1969-02-22

Records of Bloodshed
0

Records of Bloodshed

1970-06-10

Post World War II, Minoru lives by selling supplies that had been stolen from the U.S. military. One

Greatest Boss Of Japan
0

Greatest Boss Of Japan

1970-04-18

A man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to rule t

The Rule for a Vagabond
0

The Rule for a Vagabond

1965-08-04

A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this his

Women's Police: Part II
0

Women's Police: Part II

1969-05-28

Masaaki Kagari (Akira Kobayashi) is the recruiter and protector of hostesses at the Club Rose. One

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
0

Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger

1970-02-07

Kagari (Akira Kobayashi), a scout and overseer of Ginza bar hostesses, receives an urgent phone call

Wakai tsume ato
0

Wakai tsume ato

1962-05-09

1962 Japanese movie

The Aftermath of War
0

The Aftermath of War

1967-11-18

After World War II life in Japan was hard. There was lawlessness, rapine, never enough food or money

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
0

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

1958-04-29

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father

A Man With Dragon Tattoos
0

A Man With Dragon Tattoos

1962-12-26

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth,

Blind Woman's Curse
3.1

Blind Woman's Curse

1970-06-20

Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi sl

Night of Sorrow
0

Night of Sorrow

1966-03-27

A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the fa

100 Gamblers
0

100 Gamblers

1969-05-14

Set in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss tak

Peonies And Dragons
0

Peonies And Dragons

1970-01-15

Yakuza Ryuichi, nicknamed the Dragon-killer, went on a journey with his son Tatsuo after he lost his

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
0

Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou

1963-04-28

Jūdan no arashi
0

Jūdan no arashi

1962-09-02

1962 Japanese movie

Duel in the Storm
0

Duel in the Storm

1968-08-01

It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in

Three Rogues
0

Three Rogues

1968-10-19

Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when purs

The Harbor of No Return
0

The Harbor of No Return

1966-08-13

A jazz pianist named Shiro Tsuda returns from an overseas tour unwittingly carrying drugs that have

The Symbol of a Man
3.5

The Symbol of a Man

1963-07-14

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict

Yoko o muita seishun
0

Yoko o muita seishun

1962-09-19

1962 Japanese movie

Hageshī kawa
0

Hageshī kawa

1962-10-06

1962 Japanese movie

Hitoribotchi no futari daga
0

Hitoribotchi no futari daga

1962-11-03

1962 Japanese movie

Wakai futari
0

Wakai futari

1962-11-21

1962 Japanese movie

Utau abarenbō
0

Utau abarenbō

1962-12-26

1962 Japanese movie

Everything Goes Wrong
3.2

Everything Goes Wrong

1960-10-08

Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother's relationship with a business man. The

Tattooed Life
3.5

Tattooed Life

1965-11-13

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger

The Reckless One
0

The Reckless One

1967-04-09

Kosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has disappea

The Flower and the Angry Waves
3.5

The Flower and the Angry Waves

1964-02-08

A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing

I'll Kill the Women
0

I'll Kill the Women

1958-08-05

A unique action-packed drama that tells the story of a Yakuza man who craves blood like crazy, unawa

A World For Two
0

A World For Two

1966-02-25

On a passenger ship to Japan, the journalist Kawase encounters a man who claims to be a Filipino, bu

Fight of the Gamblers
3

Fight of the Gamblers

1963-12-25

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, sec

Born Under Crossed Stars
3.2

Born Under Crossed Stars

1965-08-25

A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the ser

Red Pier
3.1

Red Pier

1958-09-23

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man di

A Turning to Hell
0

A Turning to Hell

1959-10-06

Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on whic

A Colt Is My Passport
3.5

A Colt Is My Passport

1967-02-04

A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
0

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

1962-07-15

Song of the Underworld
0

Song of the Underworld

1956-12-12

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out.

Kanto Wanderer
3.1

Kanto Wanderer

1963-11-23

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Dia

Living by Karate
3

Living by Karate

1961-04-16

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

Showdown in Gangland
0

Showdown in Gangland

1970-03-07

Rivalry between two young gangster groups who seek to extend their influence.

The Dragon Crest
0

The Dragon Crest

1963-11-10

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

The Gun Like Lightning
0

The Gun Like Lightning

1960-05-14

Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just rel

The Spiders' The Noisy Parade
0

The Spiders' The Noisy Parade

1968-01-03

Gangsters smuggle diamonds through customs by embedding them in The Spiders' tambourine, then go on

The Guys Who Put Money on Me
2.5

The Guys Who Put Money on Me

1962-12-09

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energeti

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
0

Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

1973-04-07

Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

The Perfect Game
3.1

The Perfect Game

1958-11-11

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the mon

Youth of the Beast
3.5

Youth of the Beast

1963-04-21

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with vio

Underworld Beauty
2.8

Underworld Beauty

1958-03-25

The moment he's released from prison, the honorable gangster Miyamoto recovers the stolen diamonds h

The Man of Victory
0

The Man of Victory

1967-02-25

Smashing the 0-Line
3.1

Smashing the 0-Line

1960-06-25

Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the

Tokyo Knights
3.4

Tokyo Knights

1961-02-01

A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.

Teenage Yakuza
3.5

Teenage Yakuza

1962-06-20

A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring c

I Am Waiting
3.3

I Am Waiting

1957-10-22

A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster emplo

A Slope in the Sun
2.8

A Slope in the Sun

1958-04-15

The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family

The Dragon of Macao
4

The Dragon of Macao

1965-12-18

Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollar

Friendship of Jazz
0

Friendship of Jazz

1959-01-03

Kenichi, who lives like a stray dog among fellow gangsters, finds his love for the first time while

The Call of Blood
3

The Call of Blood

1964-10-03

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.

Carmen from Kawachi
3.3

Carmen from Kawachi

1966-02-07

Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model s

Gambler's Dilemma
0

Gambler's Dilemma

1969-09-27

The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her fa

Law of the Outlaw
0

Law of the Outlaw

1971-09-15

Takei Goro leaves the gang to quit the yakuza world, but the gang won't allow it and relentlessly pu

Lone Rebel
0

Lone Rebel

1969-09-13

Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was

The Incorrigible
3.1

The Incorrigible

1963-09-21

Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as To

Frankie the Milkman
4.5

Frankie the Milkman

1956-12-05

Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to T

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
0

Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler

1969-07-12

Japanese crime film

Abare chōhan
0

Abare chōhan

1970-03-07

Shōjo
0

Shōjo

1961-01-15

1961 Japanese movie

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
0

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961-12-01

A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two b

Night Butterflies
0

Night Butterflies

1971-04-24

A 1971 crime film

The Cards Will Tell
0

The Cards Will Tell

1960-01-16

A 1960 crime film

Tatsumaki kozō
0

Tatsumaki kozō

1960-01-11

Tommy, a tornado boy who arrived at Arima Onsen in search of his father, whom he separated from when

Pacific Porters
0

Pacific Porters

1961-01-27

Tetsuji Tachibana was fired as a pilot after Jim gave false testimony in an accident caused by Capta

Elegy to Youth
0

Elegy to Youth

1959-08-30

A fresh graduate from a university in Tokyo takes a job as an English teacher at a prestigious high

Flowers in the rain
0

Flowers in the rain

1960-11-30

A song-based action drama featuring hit songs by Hiroshi Inoue about a daughter who cries over an in

Foggy Night Blues
0

Foggy Night Blues

1963-06-30

Joe of Aces: Give and Take
0

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

1961-06-11

Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays

Mighty Rules
0

Mighty Rules

1959-12-14

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
0

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967-06-28

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local

The Day of Youth
0

The Day of Youth

1960-04-29

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wi

We Live Today
0

We Live Today

1959-03-10

In a fictional mining city in northern Kanto, a Tokyo drifter named Shiro (Ishihara Yūjirō), caught

Black Strait
0

Black Strait

1964-12-31

Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new lif

Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki
0

Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki

1963-04-14

Hideo Ishizaki, who was painting on the shore of the lake, saves a woman named Keiko.

Blood Shed
0

Blood Shed

1966-04-10

Ginjiro was born to a family of nobility, though he yearned for freedom. To earn this freedom, he a

Hanayome wa jū go-sai
0

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

1964-03-25

Love and Desire in the Night Mist
0

Love and Desire in the Night Mist

1966-06-01

A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.