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Kōjirō Kusanagi

Date of birth: 1929-09-19

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Kōjirō Kusanagi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Biography

Movie Credits

The Sun
3.4

The Sun

2005-02-17

A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

Angel and the Outlaw
0

Angel and the Outlaw

1962-02-11

1962 Japanese movie

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
2.4

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

1986-10-10

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful

Kimagure tosei
0

Kimagure tosei

1962-02-18

1962 Japanese movie

Alone Across the Pacific
3.5

Alone Across the Pacific

1963-10-27

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to

Black Dice
0

Black Dice

1962-03-25

1962 Japanese movie

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.

I Hate But Love
3.5

I Hate But Love

1962-07-09

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced To

I Love The Sun
0

I Love The Sun

1966-05-11

A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.

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

Heisei Zankeiden: Gaido is Killed!
0

Heisei Zankeiden: Gaido is Killed!

1997-02-14

Takanezawa, a young head of the Yokohama Kibe group, confronts the Kansai organization that forces t

Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears!
0

Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears!

1999-06-11

Seven years have passed since the incident of the previous work. Yakuza Seiji, who was called a "Bod

零戦黒雲一家
0

零戦黒雲一家

1962-08-12

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
3.5

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

1976-08-07

Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.

Carlos
3

Carlos

1991-01-25

V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.

The Man Who Stole the Sun
3.6

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979-10-06

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on

Facing to the Clouds
0

Facing to the Clouds

1962-05-01

A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he

Intimidation
3.5

Intimidation

1960-03-23

Koreyoshi Kurahara's ingeniously plotted, pocket-size noir concerns the intertwined fates of a despe

The Warped Ones
3.5

The Warped Ones

1960-09-03

A juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and immediately embarks on a rampage of untethered anger,

Yami wo saku kuchibue
0

Yami wo saku kuchibue

1960-09-28

A unique action film about a battle between two students and a yakuza over the eviction fee for a fa

Wakai tsume ato
0

Wakai tsume ato

1962-05-09

1962 Japanese movie

Lost Love
2.8

Lost Love

1978-02-24

At a seaside city somewhere in the Tohoku area, the corpses of Nozomi, daughter of an affluent famil

Modern Children
0

Modern Children

1963-02-02

After their father dies, his children try to get by on a house boat.

Girl in the Glass
0

Girl in the Glass

1960-11-09

The film starts with a short scene ending with shot of Sayuri Yoshinaga's character floating dead on

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad
3.5

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988-09-15

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's

Hitori tabi
0

Hitori tabi

1962-06-24

1962 Japanese movie

Streetlights
0

Streetlights

1957-02-13

A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropp

Second Generation Young Boss
0

Second Generation Young Boss

1969-11-01

Takeshi Nanjo, a junior lieutenant in the navy whose father, the head of the Nanjo-gumi yakuza famil

Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
0

Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room

1977-12-24

田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
0

田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ

1977-07-02

A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limita

Yakuza Lawyer Haruhiko Ayanokoji
5

Yakuza Lawyer Haruhiko Ayanokoji

1994-08-26

The fourth head of the Masashimizu group suddenly died. It was good until his adopted son Haruhiko A

Dorei kōjō
0

Dorei kōjō

1968-01-25

After the death of a colleague, the workers at a factory form a labor union.

Karate Cop
0

Karate Cop

1982-04-17

A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendan

Song of a Traveller
0

Song of a Traveller

1962-05-20

A crime film released in 1962

The Scarred Angel
0

The Scarred Angel

1966-12-24

A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention ce

The Night is Mine
0

The Night is Mine

1958-07-13

Four criminals break into the home of a jewelry merchant, Sanpodo, rob the diamonds, and escape. How

Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
2.1

Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice

1985-09-07

A young virgin is captured by an abnormal couple. The girl is kept locked in a wooden box, and subje

Chivalrous Life
0

Chivalrous Life

1965-03-07

In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the polic

Madadayo
3.6

Madadayo

1993-04-17

In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by

Shinobu Otake's Inspirational Girl: Youth Lived by Love and Psychic Powers
0

Shinobu Otake's Inspirational Girl: Youth Lived by Love and Psychic Powers

1980-09-25

The biography of Mifune Chizuko a woman clairvoyant.

The Sleeping Beast Within
3.4

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960-04-09

A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the crimina

The Sands of Kurobe
3.3

The Sands of Kurobe

1968-03-01

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for th

Nowhere Man
2.6

Nowhere Man

1991-11-02

Sukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a shed b

Dead Angle
3.5

Dead Angle

1979-07-04

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s

Memories of You
0

Memories of You

1988-03-05

A mother discovers that her 14-year-old daughter Yumi has leukemia and only six months to live. She

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
0

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

1983-02-11

After two thugs are killed, Dobu and his crew have three days to catch the murderers. Dobu suspects

No More God, No More Love
3

No More God, No More Love

1985-03-23

Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as

Strike the White Ball
0

Strike the White Ball

1980-02-16

1980 Japanese film distributed by Shochiku.

The Skies of Haruo
0

The Skies of Haruo

1977-12-19

1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.

Barefoot Gen
3.5

Barefoot Gen

1976-01-24

First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.

The Long Death
0

The Long Death

1964-04-12

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the ba

The Fugitive Samurai
0

The Fugitive Samurai

1984-01-03

Itto Ogami- High Executioner to the Shogun- has been betrayed by his political enemies and sentenced

Danger Pays
3.5

Danger Pays

1962-12-01

Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million ye

At Noon
1.6

At Noon

1978-12-29

Tadao decides to comes back from Tokyo to live in his home town, in the countryside. He stays at his

Harbor Rats
0

Harbor Rats

1957-08-21

A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller

Be-Bop Highschool: The Power
0

Be-Bop Highschool: The Power

1988-12-17

A heated argument between middle school thugs leads to a fierce war between two rival high schools w

Be-Bop High School: A Delinquent Student March
0

Be-Bop High School: A Delinquent Student March

1987-03-21

A sly prep school thug uses his girlfriend to lure Hiroshi and Toru to a fight, but the scheme escal

The Gentlemen’s Alliance
3

The Gentlemen’s Alliance

1986-12-13

Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets sca

The Execution Game
3.6

The Execution Game

1979-11-17

The third movie in Tōru Murakawa's Game trilogy about a hitman. Narumi is set up by a mysterious wom

The Killing Game
3.7

The Killing Game

1978-12-02

The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gon

Target
0

Target

1980-04-19

Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama.

The Tragedy of "W"
3.8

The Tragedy of "W"

1984-12-15

A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrif

The Days of No Return
3.5

The Days of No Return

1978-08-09

The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano u

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
2.9

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

1979-08-04

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night.

Sexual Crime
0.5

Sexual Crime

1983-07-22

Three people whose lives have taken a turn for the worse retreat into a world of erotic dreams made

Shadow Hunters
3.3

Shadow Hunters

1972-06-10

Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably no

Cruel Gun Story
3.3

Cruel Gun Story

1964-02-01

Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the

Stranger
3.4

Stranger

1991-02-08

After serving time for bank fraud, Kiriko now lives a quiet life as a taxi driver working night shif

Darkness at Noon
3.3

Darkness at Noon

1956-03-26

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a

Woman from the Sea
3.6

Woman from the Sea

1959-09-13

While in vacation in a sea side house, a young man fall in love with a beautiful woman who pretends

The Last Hero
2.8

The Last Hero

1982-12-18

The 8th All-Japan Road Race Championship. The internationally ranked A-level SUGO circuit is on the

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
0

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1960-02-14

When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight b

A Killer Without a Grave
3

A Killer Without a Grave

1961-02-11

Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in hi

Be-Bop High School 2
3

Be-Bop High School 2

1986-08-09

Teen thugs Hiroshi and Toru get caught in a street war when their prized school trousers are forcefu

XX: Beautiful Target
2

XX: Beautiful Target

1995-03-10

When beautiful forensic scientist Kyoko and her colleagues fail to uncover clues to the identity of

Farewell to the Land
2.1

Farewell to the Land

1982-04-09

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two

Sign of the Jack
0

Sign of the Jack

1970-10-14

Hanamura, widely known in gangland a professional trouble shooter has the sign of the Jack tattooed

The Beast to Die
2.6

The Beast to Die

1980-10-04

A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who

Lowly Ronin
0

Lowly Ronin

1981-10-30

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro s

Woman's Trail: Wet Path
2.8

Woman's Trail: Wet Path

1980-04-12

A stripper reluctantly returns to her manager and husband with her new lover in tow. The lover tries

Zatoichi Challenged
3.4

Zatoichi Challenged

1967-12-30

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father,

Night Drum
2.9

Night Drum

1958-04-15

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return

Break Out
3.4

Break Out

1988-07-30

An accidental shooting on the job and a recent divorce take a toll on the personal and professional

The Young and Bad
0

The Young and Bad

1962-09-09

Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business

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

Wait for Tomorrow
0

Wait for Tomorrow

1960-10-26

Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his

The Highest Honour
2.9

The Highest Honour

1982-05-15

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expeditio

The Vanished
2.5

The Vanished

2006-03-25

A young reporter is covering the mysterious case of a child found dead with missing internal organs.

Jigokudo Spiritual Press
0

Jigokudo Spiritual Press

1996-04-13

Upon rescuing a friend who is being held captive by a wicked classmate and his gang of bullies, 11-y

An Ocean to Cross
0

An Ocean to Cross

1980-01-26

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and br

Appassionata
2.5

Appassionata

1984-01-14

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter S

The Passionate Spinster
0

The Passionate Spinster

1965-11-23

She'd watched them go one by one. Friend after friend. White dress after another. Yet again, Shimako

The Front Line Showdown
0

The Front Line Showdown

1966-07-13

Disciples of Hippocrates
3.2

Disciples of Hippocrates

1980-11-21

The story revolves around Ogino, who is in the last year of his medical studies. Between lectures, e

Playtime Never Ends
3.5

Playtime Never Ends

1991-10-05

A serious-minded policeman plays the role of robber in a police training operation against bank robb

The Hidden Trail of the Beasts
4

The Hidden Trail of the Beasts

1981-09-12

A star tennis player takes revenge on the blackmailers out to ruin his athletic career.

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
0

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light

1978-10-28

Film distributed by ATG.

Akitsu Hot Springs
3.3

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962-06-15

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal s

Nomugi Pass
3.1

Nomugi Pass

1979-06-30

The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in

Willful Murder
3.6

Willful Murder

1981-11-07

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service

The Deep Red
2.6

The Deep Red

2005-09-17

Shinku is a compelling drama that focuses on the strange relationship that develops between two peop

Isseki Nicho
0

Isseki Nicho

1961-02-25

The Gambler
0

The Gambler

1992-09-01

The Forest of the Little Bear
0

The Forest of the Little Bear

1987-09-05

Hunting master Ginzo kills a man-eating bear. When he finds out the bear had a cub, Ginzo decides to

Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip
0

Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip

1969-08-09

14th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series

Snake and Lady Slave
1

Snake and Lady Slave

1976-10-16

Hisayoshi, who was known as "Matahisa" and was a famous bondage artist in the Kansai region, is now

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun
0

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun

1967-06-03

A film about a juvenile delinquent who swears, yet fails, to rehabilitate.

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

Umi e, See You
0

Umi e, See You

1988-05-18

Team DANKAI are set to compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally, an off-road endurance race spanning thousan

Traveling Alone with a Guitar
0

Traveling Alone with a Guitar

1964-12-19

Kobayashi Akira stars as a wandering musician, who lost his brother and lover to dishonest rival Hen

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei
0

Hamuretto wa yukue fumei

1981-12-22

A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Dead
0

A Woman Embraced by a Ghost: Departures from the Dead

1980-08-16

The ghost of a murdered husband appears nightly to his loving wife. A mystery of resentment surround

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
3.3

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

1968-01-13

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involv

Tokyo: The Last War
3

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