Acting

Katsuo Tagawa

Born November 22, 1933 (age 92)

No biography available.

Known For

The Hoodlum BrothersThe Hoodlum Brothers · 1965
The Hoodlum Brothers
1965
MovieActionCrime
A crime film released in 1965
Night of the SuspicionsNight of the Suspicions · 1959
Night of the Suspicions
1959
MovieThriller
Tatsuo Torigoe, the president of Torigoe Industries, attempts suicide but survives and reveals his motives for suicide to his only daughter, Akiko.
Tale of Japanese BurglarsTale of Japanese Burglars · 1965
Tale of Japanese Burglars
★ 7.01965
MovieCrimeComedy
Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.
Prison BossPrison Boss · 1968
Prison Boss
★ 7.71968
MovieCrime
Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.
Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous WatersMoonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters · 1958
Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
1958
MovieActionAdventure
The masked hero 'Moon Light Mask' battles the villainous 'Skull Mask' and his numerous masked henchmen who are trying to steal the secrets of the deadly HO evaporation bomb. This movie is part one of a two-part story arc that continues in the second movie.
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port TownNew Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town · 1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
★ 6.51969
MovieDramaCrime
Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.
Glorious FightsGlorious Fights · 1966
Glorious Fights
★ 7.21966
MovieDramaAction
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 · 1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
★ 7.51965
MovieActionCrime
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.

Filmography

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Dissolution RitesDissolution Rites · 1967
Dissolution Rites
★ 7.01967
MovieCrime
Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the Kotaki clan and he discovers that the world has changed significantly in that time. The police have forced the disbanding of all yakuza groups in and around Tokyo and most of the former yakuza have moved on to legitimate jobs. Sawaki is disgusted that his yakuza brothers have abandoned their codes of honor and are abusing their newfound power in the legitimate business world to exploit the poor. Sawaki feels partly responsible for making them so powerful and enabling their corruption, so he decides to follow his traditional code of honor to save the residents of a small town where his former lover lives.