Acting

Tetsuya Kigawa

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Violent StreetsViolent Streets · 1974
Violent Streets
★ 6.81974
MovieCrimeDrama
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
Organized Violence IIOrganized Violence II · 1967
Organized Violence II
★ 7.51967
MovieCrimeAction
The BodyguardThe Bodyguard · 1973
The Bodyguard
★ 5.11973
MovieActionThriller
Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform MurderYakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder · 1972
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
★ 6.81972
MovieAction
A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.
Abashiri Prison: Duel in HokkaidoAbashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido · 1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
★ 8.01967
MovieActionDrama
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the KillersJapan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers · 1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
★ 10.01969
MovieCrimeDrama
An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.
Thugs of ShinjukuThugs of Shinjuku · 1970
Thugs of Shinjuku
★ 9.01970
MovieCrime
Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
Woman His PreyWoman His Prey · 1972
Woman His Prey
1972
MovieActionDrama

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The Private PoliceThe Private Police · 1969
The Private Police
★ 7.51969
MovieCrime
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.