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Keiichi Ozawa

Born January 5, 1933 · Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (age 93)

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Outlaw: Gangster VIPOutlaw: Gangster VIP · 1968
Outlaw: Gangster VIP
★ 6.71968
MovieCrimeAction
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
Velvet HustlerVelvet Hustler · 1967
Velvet Hustler
★ 6.81967
MovieAction
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
Gambler's DilemmaGambler's Dilemma · 1969
Gambler's Dilemma
1969
Movie
The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her father's yakuza clan, after his death.
前科・仮釈放前科・仮釈放 · 1969
前科・仮釈放
1969
MovieAction
Outlaw: Goro the AssassinOutlaw: Goro the Assassin · 1968
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
★ 6.61968
MovieCrimeAction
On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 · 1968
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
★ 7.01968
MovieCrimeAction
Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill. Although Yukiko was taking care of her, she is pressed for money. Goro wants to help and knows that there is only one way to come up with fast money.
Outlaw: Black DaggerOutlaw: Black Dagger · 1968
Outlaw: Black Dagger
★ 6.51968
MovieActionCrime
A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the middle of action. Through a knife fight against Sueo, a high profile gangster from Busou-kai, Goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos - his girlfriend, Yuri. Goro had sent her to safety, but she had returned, aching to see him. Caught between Goro and his enemy knife, she reunites with her love - the price was her life.
Call of the PistilCall of the Pistil · 1971
Call of the Pistil
★ 7.71971
Movie
The directorial debut of Masaru Konuma, penned by Keiichi Ozawa using the pseudonym "Fuyuhiko Hagi". Masako is a journalist, and she is raped while researching a story. The rape causes her to develop amnesia, so her brother devises a novel way to get her memory back -- he has her boyfriend rape her again. It doesn't work, so the brother and boyfriend do more research, discovering that Masako was raped by an African-American soldier. As might be expected, they then hire a black GI to rape the poor girl yet a third time...

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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu ConspiracyChoshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy · 1984
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
1984
MovieAction
Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu Munefuyu is assigned to deal with the problem and the rebellious clans will be crushed! Meanwhile, a former vassal of the Kazama clan is shot and killed. Moments later a second man is killed by a mysterious master swordsman. Matsudaira Choshichiro and his companions arrive at the crime scene and find a new type of repeating gun. The carved seal on the gun stock belong to the Saiga; a ninja clan abolished by the shogunate many years ago. The blame for the murders is placed on the Kazama clan. Are they guilty or is this a wise cunning plan by Lord Yagyu to be able to destroy the Kazama clan? Choshichiro sets out to reveal the truth and try to save the doomed Kazama clan! In his way are the Owari, Lord Yagyu and his ninja assassins, and the mysterious master swordsman! Will Choshichiro prevail against impossible odds...?

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