Acting
Akiko Kudō
Born January 1, 1944 · Tokyo, Japan (age 82)
Japanese actress.
Known For
Sympathy for the Underdog · 1971Sympathy for the Underdog
★ 7.11971
MovieDramaAction
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
The Man Without a Map · 1968The Man Without a Map
★ 6.71968
MovieMystery
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man for whom he is searching.
The Viper Brothers Rage Again · 1971The Viper Brothers Rage Again
★ 10.01971
MovieActionCrime
Part 2 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang · 1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
★ 6.81972
MovieActionCrime
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?
A Wad of Notes · 1970A Wad of Notes
★ 7.21970
MovieAction
A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.
Woman His Prey · 1972Woman His Prey
1972
MovieActionDrama
Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering · 1970Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
1970
MovieCrime
A fairly entertaining yarn told in somewhat broad strokes with Wakayama playing against type as a reformed-gambler-turned- Christian minister. Of course, before the tale is finished he is forced by the utterly nefarious, heinous villains to once again pick up a sword and join fellow anti-hero Sugawara in wiping out Evil.
The Gambler's Counterattack · 1971The Gambler's Counterattack
★ 8.51971
MovieDramaCrime
Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town. Aiba proves a crafty tactician, and does very well at playing gangs off against each other in order to save the smaller gang. His advice is not always taken by those he tries to help, but he is generally proved right.
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