Acting
Makoto Fujita
Born April 13, 1933 · Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Died February 17, 2010 · aged 76
Makoto Fujita, born Makoto Harada, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shintaro Katsu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Red Diamond · 1964Red Diamond
★ 7.01964
MovieComedy
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Flames of Blood · 1981Flames of Blood
★ 8.01981
MovieActionDrama
The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter. As their lives become intertwined, they attempt to find a sense of peace and domesticity while caught in the crossfire of the violent Bakumatsu revolution.
Sure Death 6 · 1996Sure Death 6
1996
MovieActionDrama
When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...
23 Steps to Bed · 196223 Steps to Bed
★ 7.01962
MovieDrama
An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who stole money from his firm to repay his son's debt.
Sure Death 5 · 1991Sure Death 5
★ 8.01991
MovieDramaCrime
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.
Tsubaki Sanjuro · 2007Tsubaki Sanjuro
★ 6.32007
MovieHistoryAction
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!
True Osaka Grit · 1965True Osaka Grit
1965
MovieComedy
Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa
The Choice of Hercules · 2002The Choice of Hercules
★ 7.62002
MovieDramaAction
When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.
Movies
Red Diamond · 1964Red Diamond
★ 7.01964
MovieComedy
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Flames of Blood · 1981Flames of Blood
★ 8.01981
MovieActionDrama
The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter. As their lives become intertwined, they attempt to find a sense of peace and domesticity while caught in the crossfire of the violent Bakumatsu revolution.
Sure Death 6 · 1996Sure Death 6
1996
MovieActionDrama
When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...
23 Steps to Bed · 196223 Steps to Bed
★ 7.01962
MovieDrama
An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a brother in debt to the yakuza, and a father who stole money from his firm to repay his son's debt.
Sure Death 5 · 1991Sure Death 5
★ 8.01991
MovieDramaCrime
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.
Tsubaki Sanjuro · 2007Tsubaki Sanjuro
★ 6.32007
MovieHistoryAction
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, faster, subtler sword, talking and perception. He uses them to settle the trouble and uses them good!
True Osaka Grit · 1965True Osaka Grit
1965
MovieComedy
Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa
The Choice of Hercules · 2002The Choice of Hercules
★ 7.62002
MovieDramaAction
When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in 1972, Officer Atsuyuki Sassa was put in charge of diffusing the situation. But the task had its challenges. Upon arriving in mountainous Nagano, Sassa had to compete with freezing winter temperatures, conflicting opinions between the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and the Nagano Prefectural Police, as well as public opinion to gain entrance to the lodge that held the single woman captive.
Red Beard · 1997Red Beard
1997
MovieDrama
In this made-for-television movie, director Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa brought together Fujita Makoto and Masahiro Takashima for the remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard! A physician and his assistant work desperately to save lives in the face of budget cutbacks at their clinic.
Oh, My Son! · 1979Oh, My Son!
★ 6.11979
MovieDrama
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
Sure Death 4 · 1987Sure Death 4
★ 7.01987
MovieDrama
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?
必殺仕事人2018 · 2018必殺仕事人2018
2018
MovieTV Movie
Hunter in the Dark · 1979Hunter in the Dark
★ 6.31979
MovieActionAdventure
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
The Dropout · 1982The Dropout
★ 6.41982
MovieThrillerDrama
Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensibly a student but in reality a high-priced prostitute. Even though he has been taken off the case for beating up a suspect, he refuses to let it go and recruits his mistress to act as a decoy for the killer. Her involvement turns out to be a fatal mistake, and when her husband gets out of prison, Detective Otaki is in worse trouble than ever.
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010 · 2010Hissatsu Shigotonin 2010
2010
Movie
Sure Death · 1984Sure Death
★ 6.51984
MovieDramaCrime
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
Youth Season Continued · 1964Youth Season Continued
★ 7.01964
MovieMusicComedy
The Second movie based on a popular TV show about Pintemps Cosmetics and their struggles to make new successful products, filled with singing, dancing, and laughter.
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara · 2005Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
2005
MovieTV MovieCrime
Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site of a bloody revenge fought by Nakayama Yasubei, who late married into the Ako clan where he was one of the 47 ronin who took vengeance against the vile Lord Kira. This hallowed spot is to host a match between two of the finest swordsmen in Edo. Each is backed by a high ranking direct vassal of the shogun, who had bet their family heirlooms on the outcome. The loser was to commit seppuku and have his clan disbanded. Meanwhile a band of brigands are placing their bets on the fencer who had earlier killed their leader. Can retired master swordsman Akiyama Kohei keep this from becoming a major disaster?
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel · 2004Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
2004
MovieDrama
The samurai Akiyama Daijiro is asked to help a young boy who tries to bring the man who murdered his father to justice. In the course of their quest they uncover a plot by one of the clan officials that could change the course of history.
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon · 1974Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
★ 7.01974
Movie
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.
Baian Fujieda the Assassin · 2006Baian Fujieda the Assassin
★ 6.02006
MovieDrama
An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ruthless killer for hire by night. His tools of the trade are the same in either job: acupuncture needles that leave no trace.
Benkei · 1997Benkei
★ 10.01997
MovieDramaHistory
At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One night he tried to stop a young man who had a beautiful sword on his belt and fought him, but he could not win. Knowing that this young man Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) is looking for an opportunity to overthrow the Heike clan, Benkei asks him to let him join him.
Onihei's Detective Records · 1995Onihei's Detective Records
★ 9.01995
MovieDramaCrime
A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 · 1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
★ 6.51963
Movie
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.
TV Shows
Hissatsu Shigotonin · 1979Hissatsu Shigotonin
★ 10.01979
SeriesDrama
Nakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has retired from professional assassin. But one day he was ordered to return to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō worked behind the scenes to get Mondo back to the Minamimachi Bugyōsho. Shikazō asks Nakamura Mondo to kill a man, once Mondo refuses but he is blinded by big money and eventually take the offer. Mondo restarts killing villains again with Kazarishokunin no Hide and Nawate Samon.
Musashi · 2003Musashi
★ 8.42003
SeriesDrama
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate duel at Ganryujima.
The Naive Rogue Detective · 1988The Naive Rogue Detective
★ 8.01988
SeriesCrimeDrama
Detective Kichinosuke Yasuura, also known as "Yasu-san", A detective with a sense of humanity and justice that deviates from the framework of the police organization is popular.
Hissatsu Shiokinin · 1973Hissatsu Shiokinin
1973
Series
Ooku Dai-isho · 2004Ooku Dai-isho
2004
SeriesDrama
Mission To Kill · 2009Mission To Kill
★ 7.02009
Series
Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins.
Please Hire Me! · 1976Please Hire Me!
★ 7.01976
SeriesDrama
Ex-sword teacher Ihei Misawa is a skilled swordsman but because of his kind and judicious heart, he never fails to get caught up in trouble and therefore is unable to obtain status and success. But his wife Tayo understands him and loves him completely, always remaining by his side.
Tasukenin Hashiru · 1973Tasukenin Hashiru
1973
Series
The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki · 2008The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki
★ 7.02008
SeriesComedy
竜馬がゆく · 2004竜馬がゆく
2004
Series
At the Soul of an Actor · 2006At the Soul of an Actor
2006
SeriesFamilyDrama
It's a drama that depicts the backside of the entertainment industry. A drama about the relationship between a celebrity and her manager
Too Late to Help You · 2005Too Late to Help You
★ 8.02005
SeriesDrama
Junan, a former instructor of swordplay for the Shogun family, went to Nagasaki and studied medicine. After coming back to Edo, he becomes a highly skilled doctor that he is now also a medical examiner for the magistrate's office. But no one knows of his the other side: he goes out and punishes the evil using his secret weapon… “needle of death.”
Kenkaku Shōbai · 1998Kenkaku Shōbai
★ 10.01998
SeriesDrama
Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre · 1979Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
1979
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
«Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre» - is a 13-episode series based on classic Japanese ghost stories.
Nukata no Ōkimi · 1980Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
SeriesDrama
A historical romance about the life of Princess Nukata, a Manyo poetess who was loved by two brothers, Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu, and the formation of an ancient nation.
Kurayami Shitomenin · 1974Kurayami Shitomenin
1974
Series
Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin · 1981Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin
1981
Series
必殺スペシャル必殺スペシャル
Series
必殺仕事人・激突! · 1991必殺仕事人・激突!
1991
Series