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Bin Amatsu

Date of birth: 1921-02-16

Place of birth: Miyagi, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Bin Amatsu

Biography

Movie Credits

Henchmen
0

Henchmen

1968-04-19

The three henchmen join forces to challenge the brutal gang that is trying to control the city of Iz

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage
0

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage

1969-02-21

The third film in the Zenka-mono series.At the beginning of the Showa period, Matsukichi Iwaki was r

Killer of Seven
0

Killer of Seven

1967-08-26

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
0

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways

1967-01-14

Toru Sagara, a lone wolf assassin, is imprisoned for betraying his employer, Hanawa. After completin

Scoundrel
3

Scoundrel

1968-03-05

Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, l

Zorome no San Kyoudai
0

Zorome no San Kyoudai

1972-01-15

In Osaka, a family sets up shop in Tsuruhashi. Trouble brews for three brothers – Jinzuke, Tadayoshi

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
0

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

1972-08-25

Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered,

The Bushido Blade
2.7

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

Sister Street Fighter
3.3

Sister Street Fighter

1974-08-31

Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, hi

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
2.4

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978-06-30

A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the co

Watari the Conqueror
0

Watari the Conqueror

1967-01-01

Based on Episodes 14 , 22, and 24 through 26 of the Akakage 1967 TV Series. "A group of sorcerers c

Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas
0

Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas

1968-03-26

A strange cult spreads its evil influence across the country, and it's up to Akakage to find out wha

Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie
3.5

Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie

1969-07-20

Heroic masked ninja Akakage (Red Shadow) and his two companions fight evil warlords in feudal Japan

The Magic Serpent
3.1

The Magic Serpent

1966-03-05

In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
3.1

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

1969-04-10

The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to c

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
3.1

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

1970-03-05

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
3

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

1969-10-01

Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey afte

A Single Flower Withered
0

A Single Flower Withered

1974-10-05

Shiratori Shinichi, is released from prison and now roams the streets in search of his sister. While

Kanto Street Peddlers
0

Kanto Street Peddlers

1969-11-08

Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by

Kanto Street Peddlers:  Clan Violent Loyalty
0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty

1970-03-05

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

The Bride from Japan
0

The Bride from Japan

1959-11-22

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three

Brave Red Flower of the North
3

Brave Red Flower of the North

1970-01-09

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
3.5

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

1969-03-15

A young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her gua

Silk Hat Boss
0

Silk Hat Boss

1970-06-25

In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there'

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
3.4

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968-11-22

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting h

Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
0

Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

1968-08-27

Yakuza Kojima appeared in Yokkaichi in search of her mother who died when she was young. There he me

Hikage-Mono
0

Hikage-Mono

1972-11-22

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

Fugitive Scoundrel
0

Fugitive Scoundrel

1970-10-03

Gokudo goes politics. Gray-haired Bin Amatsu has Wakayama assist a politician, meaning trashing the

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
3.3

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

1974-02-02

The Bohachi Clan, the most vile, corrupt organization with ties deep in the Shogunate, have controll

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
0

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961-12-24

Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother J

Killer's Mission
3.3

Killer's Mission

1969-08-13

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the ho

Enlisted Yakuza
2.5

Enlisted Yakuza

1968-09-18

It is the third film in the Gokudo series. In this episode, set in 1937, the main character of the s

Hokuriku Proxy War
3.5

Hokuriku Proxy War

1977-02-26

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in tru

Third Generation Boss
0

Third Generation Boss

1974-08-10

Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamag

Story of Japanese Bad Men
0

Story of Japanese Bad Men

1971-08-26

Toei yakuza film.

Hadaka no Machi
0

Hadaka no Machi

1957-07-23

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
3

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

1968-10-25

With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life

Gambling Den Heist
3.4

Gambling Den Heist

1975-06-21

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor.

The Chivalrous Life
3.5

The Chivalrous Life

1967-05-30

Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
3

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

Human Torpedoes
0

Human Torpedoes

1968-01-03

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of th

Classmates
3.3

Classmates

1967-06-03

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

The Revolt
3

The Revolt

1980-01-15

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold in

The Spider-Man
2.4

The Spider-Man

1958-06-29

Adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's novel.

A Scarred Life
4

A Scarred Life

1971-07-17

Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set abo

Mr. Moonlight
3

Mr. Moonlight

1991-09-21

Time Traveling Samurai

Ore no sora
0

Ore no sora

1977-05-28

Based on the manga of the same name. Originally published in the Japanese magazine Weekly Playboy. I

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
3.3

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

1968-11-30

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
3.3

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

1970-11-11

Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
3.5

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

1972-01-22

President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the mil

Trials of an Okinawa Village
3

Trials of an Okinawa Village

1971-11-19

A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinaw

Karate Warriors
3.5

Karate Warriors

1976-04-10

Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
3

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

1972-03-04

The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When t

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
2.6

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban

1973-01-13

The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territo

The Detective Fencer
0

The Detective Fencer

1964-03-28

Young swordsman Shintaro must fight against evil officials who plot to overthrow the youthful Shogun

The Viper Brothers
3.3

The Viper Brothers

1971-06-01

After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
3.5

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

1969-02-01

The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Ory

The Fort of Death
3.3

The Fort of Death

1969-12-13

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of f

Brothers Serving Time
4

Brothers Serving Time

1969-05-03

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Af

Death on the Mountain
3.3

Death on the Mountain

1961-06-17

Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
0

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

1965-09-18

Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.

The Ninja Hunt
3.8

The Ninja Hunt

1964-09-05

Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional ba

Prison Boss
3.5

Prison Boss

1968-04-18

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

Fate Deals the Card of Death
3.5

Fate Deals the Card of Death

1971-02-13

Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and

Yakuza G-Men
0

Yakuza G-Men

1965-11-13

34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to fin

Bloodiest Flower
2.6

Bloodiest Flower

1971-04-03

A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator an

Gambler's Legacy
3.3

Gambler's Legacy

1969-12-27

A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mit

Yakuza Skirmishes
0

Yakuza Skirmishes

1972-09-29

In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively wit

Wolves on Motorcycles
0

Wolves on Motorcycles

1971-07-31

Hoodlum group helps fishermen against firm polluting their fishing ground.

Hooligans on Buggies
0

Hooligans on Buggies

1970-10-29

Rivalry between a hoodlum group and a gangster organization.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
3.1

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

1967-07-08

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction busi

Winter's Flower
3.1

Winter's Flower

1978-06-17

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year

The Domain: Flower and Dragon
0

The Domain: Flower and Dragon

1969-05-31

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
0

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

1973-09-15

A truck driver arrives in Seoul to receive his dead sister's ashes. While there, he discovers the de

Dragon Princess
2.9

Dragon Princess

1976-01-31

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He train

The Sea of Genkai
2.5

The Sea of Genkai

1976-05-29

Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean wome

The Path of the King
3

The Path of the King

1971-03-06

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have

The Domain
3.2

The Domain

1964-08-13

The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamas

The Cheating Underworld
0.3

The Cheating Underworld

1968-08-14

Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yen.

The Hard Core Criminal
3.8

The Hard Core Criminal

1973-05-12

In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a co

The Great Chase
3.3

The Great Chase

1975-04-26

Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Servic

Code Between Brothers 5
3.3

Code Between Brothers 5

1967-08-12

Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi s

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
3.5

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969-10-16

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assass

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
3.3

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

Lullaby for a Tough Guy
0

Lullaby for a Tough Guy

1972-04-01

A ruffian joins the ranks of the emperor’s guards.

Born Fighter
0

Born Fighter

1970-02-21

Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.

Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy
2.5

Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy

1967-11-23

Matsukichi, a worker at a fish market, tries to settle the business between the two competitors on h

Desperate Hoodlum
0

Desperate Hoodlum

1968-11-02

Second part of the Zenka mono series.

Showdown of Men 2
0

Showdown of Men 2

1967-03-10

Part two.

A Wad of Notes
3.6

A Wad of Notes

1970-09-09

A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away f

Seven Fugitives
0

Seven Fugitives

1966-11-19

A Kamikaze Cop
2.9

A Kamikaze Cop

1970-05-23

An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two riv

Samurai Wolf II
3.6

Samurai Wolf II

1967-05-13

Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their execut

Girls of the Night
3.2

Girls of the Night

1961-09-04

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Jap

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
0

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

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
3.6

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

1973-08-11

Ogami Itto is challenged by a quintet of warriors, each armed with one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee

The Blazing Sword
3.6

The Blazing Sword

1966-11-12

Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo

The Karate Man and the Spy
3

The Karate Man and the Spy

1974-07-04

In the beginning of the World War I in 1914, Japan is being invaded spies from Russia and Germany. T

Code Between Brothers 6
3.3

Code Between Brothers 6

1967-12-23

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

Tarao Bannai
4.5

Tarao Bannai

1978-04-08

Legendary detective returns.

The Murder Corps
0

The Murder Corps

1975-05-24

A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lin

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
3.5

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

1968-01-27

Tetsu, is a honourable and noble yakuza caught in a conflict between rival clans, and obligations ea

A Yakuza Goes Home
0

A Yakuza Goes Home

1970-01-20

Shimamura & Mineko return to Kamagasaki in Osaka. In their return Shimamura quickly finds himself de

Showdown of Men
0

Showdown of Men

1966-07-01

Part one.

The Brawling Angel
0

The Brawling Angel

1972-06-21

Ninkyo with Hideki Takahashi.

Tears of Banishment
0

Tears of Banishment

1967-06-17

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

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
4.1

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

1965-01-03

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a p

The Rickshaw Man’s Son
0

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

1967-12-01

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to becom

The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1.6

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

1965-01-30

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The

The Drifting Gambler
0

The Drifting Gambler

1970-04-18

8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

Gambling Den's Master Clan
0

Gambling Den's Master Clan

1968-09-03

Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.

Prison Gambler
5

Prison Gambler

1964-10-21

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight
0

Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight

1969-09-19

Sumi Muraoka, nicknamed "Sumi Banten", due to the fact that her back is decorated with a tattoo of t

The Street Fighter
3.4

The Street Fighter

1974-02-02

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnapper

Japan's Most Chivalrous
0

Japan's Most Chivalrous

1966-03-19

The Tattooed Hitman
3

The Tattooed Hitman

1974-04-27

The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and n

Delinquent Street
0

Delinquent Street

1972-02-22

Chivalrous Nature
0

Chivalrous Nature

1965-08-01

Yukyo-retsuden
2.5

Yukyo-retsuden

1970-07-04

A street vendor who eloped with his girlfriend and injured her brother loses her to illness, and now

G-String Geisha
0

G-String Geisha

1975-10-18

A young geisha/prostitute working in Tokyo's entertainment district earns a measure of reknown throu

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
0

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

1967-09-15

The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
0

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

1966-02-03

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate
0

The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

1966-09-17

The life of entertainers in Asakusa’s pleasure quarters. An exciting yakuza story with superb action

The Domain: White Blade
0

The Domain: White Blade

1967-01-28

The Domain: White Blade

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
3.6

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974-06-29

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party,

The Tattooed Lord
4

The Tattooed Lord

1965-02-25

Gokudo of Kamagasaki
0

Gokudo of Kamagasaki

1973-06-20

Ninth installment in the "Gokudo" series. Depicts the activities of Shimamura Seikichi and his hench

Watari, the Ninja Boy
3.1

Watari, the Ninja Boy

1966-07-21

Adapted from Sanpei Shirato's classic manga, a legend unfolds as Watari, a young boy skilled in ninj

The Man
0

The Man

1971-12-03

Japanese movie.

間諜
0

間諜

1964-09-16

Talkative Company President
0

Talkative Company President

1957-01-03

A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold

Skin-Colored Moon
0

Skin-Colored Moon

1957-10-08

After the heartbreak of losing a close colleague, a television star vanishes, presumed to have drown

Go and Get It
0

Go and Get It

1958-06-08

Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko.

Black Flower Petal
0

Black Flower Petal

1960-01-27

A reformed bartender is blackmailed into aiding a heist by former gang associates, leading to betray

The Parting
0

The Parting

1960-05-10

A university boxing captain struggles between love and ambition as he secretly longs for a woman pro

Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
0

Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku

1957-04-08

A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu