Yuzo Kiura

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Yuzo Kiura

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Tokyo DrifterTokyo Drifter · 1966
Tokyo Drifter
7.11966
MovieThrillerCrime
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
Story of a ProstituteStory of a Prostitute · 1965
Story of a Prostitute
6.71965
MovieDramaRomance
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
Cruel Gun StoryCruel Gun Story · 1964
Cruel Gun Story
6.71964
MovieActionCrime
Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair. They want Togawa to hijack an armored truck loaded with 120 million yen; their leverage is to promise him money for surgery for Rie. Togawa consents and plans the heist with three others. The plan is solid, but it doesn't go smoothly. Togawa must improvise, there are traitors somewhere, and double-crosses mount. Can Togawa escape with enough money to help his sister and ensure a passage out of Japan?
Youth of the BeastYouth of the Beast · 1963
Youth of the Beast
7.01963
MovieThrillerCrime
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Women of the Night - Butterfly FlowerWomen of the Night - Butterfly Flower · 1969
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969
MovieAction
A flower is a woman or a man is a butterfly... Love and melancholy bloom wildly in the nighttime garden! This is a moody entertainment work depicting the love, laughter, melancholy, and human drama of an iron-fisted daughter of a family of expositors who, after her father's death, disbanded her gang and moved to Tokyo by herself, where she becomes a hostess and demonstrates her natural chivalrous temperament, risking her life in the neon-lit Ginza district.
Blood for BloodBlood for Blood · 1971
Blood for Blood
7.01971
MovieCrimeDrama
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees.
The Dragon of MacaoThe Dragon of Macao · 1965
The Dragon of Macao
8.01965
MovieCrimeAction
Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong to retrieve a certain diamond that was stolen from them. The "Himalayan Star" is worth couple hundred million yen and unbeknown to Ryu, it now lays in the hands of Aizu (Jo Shishido), the infamous ”Pirate of the Tokyo Bay."
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad LoveDahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love · 1962
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
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