Acting
Kyōsuke Machida
Born June 22, 1936 · Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (age 90)
No biography available.
Known For
Rise and Fall of Chivalry · 1970Rise and Fall of Chivalry
★ 6.51970
Movie
A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.
Main Street in the Underworld · 1964Main Street in the Underworld
★ 6.11964
Movie
Gang's Upward Strategy · 1965Gang's Upward Strategy
★ 9.01965
MovieCrime
Black Thief · 1964Black Thief
★ 7.51964
MovieAction
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell · 1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
★ 7.01972
MovieDramaCrime
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.
The Armed Organization · 1971The Armed Organization
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaCrime
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
The Gambler · 1965The Gambler
1965
MovieCrime
A crime film released in 1965
Yakuza Hooligans · 1966Yakuza Hooligans
★ 7.01966
MovieCrime
A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 million yen from the yakuza.
Movies
Rise and Fall of Chivalry · 1970Rise and Fall of Chivalry
★ 6.51970
Movie
A reformed gangster agrees to help a former yakuza member.
Main Street in the Underworld · 1964Main Street in the Underworld
★ 6.11964
Movie
Gang's Upward Strategy · 1965Gang's Upward Strategy
★ 9.01965
MovieCrime
Black Thief · 1964Black Thief
★ 7.51964
MovieAction
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell · 1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
★ 7.01972
MovieDramaCrime
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.
The Armed Organization · 1971The Armed Organization
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaCrime
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
The Gambler · 1965The Gambler
1965
MovieCrime
A crime film released in 1965
Yakuza Hooligans · 1966Yakuza Hooligans
★ 7.01966
MovieCrime
A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 million yen from the yakuza.
The Yakuza · 1974The Yakuza
★ 7.11974
MovieCrimeDrama
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
Quick Draw Joe · 1961Quick Draw Joe
1961
MovieActionWestern
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.
Seven Gamblers · 1966Seven Gamblers
★ 6.51966
Movie
Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.
Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting · 1971Delinquent Boss: Smooth Talking, Good Fighting
★ 10.01971
MovieDramaCrime
This is the Twelfth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…
Showdown of Men 3 · 1967Showdown of Men 3
★ 6.01967
MovieDramaCrime
After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business.
Gamblers: The Raid · 1968Gamblers: The Raid
★ 10.01968
MovieActionCrime
5th entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments · 1971Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
★ 5.01971
MovieActionCrime
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above. Before he can do anything for the townspeople, he must first face his nemesis, Whipmaster, the blind Priest, a master killer thirsting for revenge.
Brothers Serving Time · 1969Brothers Serving Time
★ 8.01969
MovieCrimeDrama
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
A Scarred Life · 1971A Scarred Life
★ 8.01971
MovieDrama
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf · 1979The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
★ 6.31979
MovieActionCrime
A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.
Street Mobster · 1972Street Mobster
★ 6.81972
MovieCrimeAction
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room · 1969Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
★ 6.21969
MovieActionDrama
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.
Hikage-Mono · 1972Hikage-Mono
★ 9.01972
Movie
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
Red Peony Gambler · 1968Red Peony Gambler
★ 7.51968
MovieDramaAction
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father’s death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game · 1969Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
★ 7.31969
MovieActionCrime
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 · 1965Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
★ 7.51965
MovieActionCrime
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.
