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Shōtarō Hayashi

Date of birth: 1934-06-21

Place of birth: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: 高橋 徹, 池 徹, Shôtarô Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Biography

Japanese actor.

Movie Credits

Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
0

Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines

1960-04-01

First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
0

Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest

1959-10-09

First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh

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

Keepers of Order
2.5

Keepers of Order

1962-08-22

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama a

鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
0

鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児

1962-02-21

1962 Japanese movie

Violent Panic: The Big Crash
2.7

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

1976-02-28

Takashi, a bank robber, dreams of his final heist and escaping to Brazil... but in his way, stands a

Mukōmizu no kenka kasa
0

Mukōmizu no kenka kasa

1962-04-24

1962 Japanese movie

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
2.2

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

1977-04-29

A Japanese geologist discovers that dinosaurs still exist in caves beneath the surface of a volcanic

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

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
3

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982-06-05

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties confl

Roaring Fire
3.2

Roaring Fire

1981-08-08

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
3.1

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

1973-05-24

Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested

The Spear of Heroism
3

The Spear of Heroism

1961-06-17

Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already i

The Three Magicians
0

The Three Magicians

1960-01-21

The Beloved Imposters
0

The Beloved Imposters

1958-11-11

1958 Mito Kōmon film.

Restoration Fire
3.5

Restoration Fire

1961-10-14

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale

Hikage-Mono
0

Hikage-Mono

1972-11-22

A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

Haitoku no mesu
0

Haitoku no mesu

1961-08-06

House of Gamblers
3.5

House of Gamblers

1970-03-29

Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of h

Gray Sunset
3

Gray Sunset

1985-10-10

Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he

The Yakuza Awaits
0

The Yakuza Awaits

1969-01-09

Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama

Abekobe dōchū
0

Abekobe dōchū

1962-05-09

A History of the Japanese Underworld
0

A History of the Japanese Underworld

1968-01-14

The hero tries to unite various gangs.

River Washes Away the Moon
0

River Washes Away the Moon

1963-09-08

Girl Boss Guerilla
3

Girl Boss Guerilla

1972-08-12

Sachiko is the leader of a girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over

Hokuriku Proxy War
3.2

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

Uta matsuri akagiyama
0

Uta matsuri akagiyama

1962-12-09

1962 Japanese movie

Harakiri
4.2

Harakiri

1962-09-15

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemp

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
3.7

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

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.

Black Rain
3.3

Black Rain

1989-09-22

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They

Father of the Kamikaze
0

Father of the Kamikaze

1974-09-14

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to reali

Red Peony Gambler
3.7

Red Peony Gambler

1968-09-14

Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother die

The Gambler's Law
0

The Gambler's Law

1967-05-03

Sasuke and His Comedians
2.9

Sasuke and His Comedians

1963-12-11

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan childr

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

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

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

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
3.5

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1964-01-01

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the st

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

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

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

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

Woman Mobsters
0

Woman Mobsters

1974-03-01

Bank robbers steal 30 million yen and try to elude the cops and escape with the cash. Of the three,

Code of Wolves
3.5

Code of Wolves

1974-10-05

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of

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

Orgies of Edo
2.9

Orgies of Edo

1969-01-09

Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody fo

The Story of a Man Among Men
3

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

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

The Okinawa War of Ten Years
3

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

1978-06-03

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered.

Informal Dress
0

Informal Dress

1972-10-12

Operation Plazma in Osaka
3.3

Operation Plazma in Osaka

1976-01-31

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's large

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

Wicked Priest
3

Wicked Priest

1968-08-14

During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two fac

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

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

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
5

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

1971-07-31

Bunta Sugawara replaces Koji Tsuruta as the leading man for this sequel of Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

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

Code Between Brothers 2
3.5

Code Between Brothers 2

1966-08-13

The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend

Yakuza of the Present
0

Yakuza of the Present

1973-10-27

In the roaring 1970s, a man who has left the world of the yakuza to become the owner of a sushi rest

The Biggest Gamble
3.5

The Biggest Gamble

1969-04-19

When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do ever

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

The Blazing Valiant
2.5

The Blazing Valiant

1981-12-19

Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
3.6

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

1975-11-01

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the y

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
3.5

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

1976-04-24

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
2.9

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

1976-06-19

Reconstruction, in the form of episodes, of the most bizarre crimes that occurred in Japan after Wor

A Gambler's Certain Death
0

A Gambler's Certain Death

1969-09-06

Part 7 in the Gambling Den series. This time Koji Tsuruta is a gambler who feels sympathetic towards

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
3

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

1973-09-01

Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his broth

Message from Space
2.9

Message from Space

1978-04-29

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders

Japan's Don
3.8

Japan's Don

1977-01-22

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with

Dagger
0

Dagger

1971-04-28

Sakura Official
3

Sakura Official

1962-02-28

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is ca

The Viper Brothers and the Young General
0

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

1975-03-01

The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + side

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
0

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

1972-02-03

Part 3 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered,

Road In the Mist
2.5

Road In the Mist

1963-04-06

Okinu, the beautiful daughter of a feudal lord, discovers her true identity and leaves her lavish li

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

Shimmering Sword
0

Shimmering Sword

1962-07-01

An Eagle Eyed Lord
0

An Eagle Eyed Lord

1961-06-21

Dangerous Trade in Kobe
3.3

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

1973-06-07

Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to c

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

Chivalrous Nature
0

Chivalrous Nature

1965-08-01

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
0

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

1975-01-15

Toei studios last ninkyo eiga of the 70's.

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

Hibari is Fashion Crazy
3

Hibari is Fashion Crazy

1961-12-15

Under a decree by the Shogun, people of all classes are forced to lead a frugal lifestyle. However,

The Shogun Assassins
2.6

The Shogun Assassins

1979-09-01

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The Man
0

The Man

1971-12-03

Japanese movie.

八州血煙り笠
0

八州血煙り笠

1961-02-15

1961 Japanese movie

Yakuza Graveyard
3.3

Yakuza Graveyard

1976-10-30

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotia

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
0

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

1963-05-19

During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegi

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
3.6

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

1961-07-02

A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her s

Ninjutsu Ōsaka-jō
0

Ninjutsu Ōsaka-jō

1961-02-08

1961 Japanese movie

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'

Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel
0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel

1970-05-01

The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddl

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

1971-02-13

The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides