Acting

Seishirō Iwate

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The Sands of KurobeThe Sands of Kurobe · 1968
The Sands of Kurobe
7.01968
MovieDrama
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.
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.
Fighting ElegyFighting Elegy · 1966
Fighting Elegy
7.01966
MovieComedyDrama
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
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.
Ex Convict: Sword StormEx Convict: Sword Storm · 1969
Ex Convict: Sword Storm
1969
MovieActionCrime
1969 yakuza movie.
零戦黒雲一家零戦黒雲一家 · 1962
零戦黒雲一家
1962
Movie
The Man with a ShotgunThe Man with a Shotgun · 1961
The Man with a Shotgun
6.51961
MovieCrimeAction
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
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.

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