Acting

Hachiro Tako

Born November 22, 1940 · Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Died July 24, 1985 · aged 44

Hachiro Tako was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He came close to losing the vision in his left eye in a childhood accident. He went on to become the professional flyweight boxing champion of Japan in 1962. After retiring from the ring, he became a popular comedian and eventually appeared in films such as Toei's The Transgressor. He also appeared in television commercials and dramas. He …

Known For

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House · 1984

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion · 1972

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

MovieActionDrama

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki · 1979

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki

Pink film distributed by Nikkatsu.

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief · 1977

The Yellow Handkerchief

MovieComedyDrama

A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again · 1979

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

Softcore porn collaboration between Nikkatsu director Shinya Yamamoto and gag manga artist Fujio Akatsuka, utilizing both creators' comedy techniques in an erotic setting.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable · 1973

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

MovieDramaAction

Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.

The Transgressor

The Transgressor · 1974

The Transgressor

MovieDramaThriller

18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige · 1979

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige

Filmography

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Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House · 1984

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

Constable Tako ('Octopus')

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion · 1972

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

MovieActionDrama

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki · 1979

Mibôjin geshuku: Hatsunaki

Pink film distributed by Nikkatsu.

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief · 1977

The Yellow Handkerchief

MovieComedyDrama

A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

Yakuza

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again · 1979

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

Softcore porn collaboration between Nikkatsu director Shinya Yamamoto and gag manga artist Fujio Akatsuka, utilizing both creators' comedy techniques in an erotic setting.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable · 1973

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

MovieDramaAction

Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.

The Transgressor

The Transgressor · 1974

The Transgressor

MovieDramaThriller

18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.

Tatsuhei Kameda

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige · 1979

Mibōjin geshuku: Norinige

Gemini Woman

Gemini Woman · 1984

A man catches the eye of an elegant lady at a bar. She relents to his advances. In the morning he throws her out of his apartment. He will soon regret his mistake when she slowly plots revenge.

Patient

Porno: Chan-chaka-chan

Porno: Chan-chaka-chan · 1978

Porno: Chan-chaka-chan

Mysterious aliens help a salaryman and his boss with their problems in bed.

Hole in the Pants

Hole in the Pants · 1984

Hole in the Pants

MovieComedyRomance

A boy transfers into a new high school in the big city. He gets bullied, but meets a pretty girl. He tries to win her heart, but rivals abound. Debut video release from Pantsu no ana, a subsection of "BOMB" magazine.

Violent Streets

Violent Streets · 1974

Violent Streets

MovieCrimeDrama

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.

Capone Cries a Lot

Capone Cries a Lot · 1985

Capone Cries a Lot

MovieDramaAction

Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.

Boss of beggars

Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi

Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi · 1980

Mibōjin geshuku: Hatsu nurashi

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness · 1985

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness

MovieAnimationWar

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.

The Casino Owner (voice)

Big Magnum Kuroiwa

Big Magnum Kuroiwa · 1985

Big Magnum Kuroiwa

MovieActionComedy

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?

Tako

Military Comfort Woman

Military Comfort Woman · 1974

Military Comfort Woman

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army during WW2.

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread · 1974

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

MovieActionCrime

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if unhappily, involved with the gangsters.

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder · 1972

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

Hachiro Sato

Patience Has An End

Patience Has An End · 1971

Patience Has An End

MovieCrimeDrama

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu

Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu · 1975

Zoku mibōjin geshuku: omote mo kashimasu ura mo kashimasu

A young man named Jun Umemura, with the look of a radical student, arrives at the boarding house run by widowed 'Mama' Katsu. Struck by his handsome features, she showers him with attention and gradually coaxes him into her bed. But just as he's faced with Mama’s seductive, bare body, he spots a fellow activist ... and bolts out the door.

Sure Death

Sure Death · 1984

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.

New Widow Boarding House: Back Room for Rent

New Widow Boarding House: Back Room for Rent · 1975

New Widow Boarding House: Back Room for Rent

One day, when a vacancy opened up at the boarding house, an ostentatious move began. An elderly man arrived in a luxury car and directed the movers as fine items—luxurious bedding, a paulownia wood wardrobe, and other furniture—were hauled in. The new boarder turned out to be Ayamaro, the legitimate heir of the former noble Ura Komichi family. Perhaps due to his aristocratic upbringing, he just couldn’t quite match everyone else’s pace.

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police · 1973

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

MovieDramaAction

Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious group of war veterans and gamblers struggle to take control of the Ginza district's underworld with the help of a deranged soldier.