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Takayuki Yamaga

Born July 7, 1982 · Japan (age 44)

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Bad CityBad City · 2022
Bad City
★ 6.92022
MovieActionCrime
Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.
Black FaceBlack Face · 2013
Black Face
2013
Movie
The man (Choi Fi-yeol) has no name. His codename is "008 (Gong Gong Pal)." A cold-hearted Korean hitman is summoned to Japan for a job. While hiding his identity and working at Donhyun's (played by Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) yakiniku restaurant, he saves a woman and ends up meeting Kaneda of the Hayamikai. “Let’s be chingu (friends).” Kaneda, a regular at the restaurant, naturally works his way into 008’s life, forming a bond. However, Kaneda becomes a target of the invading Sakaki family and loses his life. For the first time, 008 has lost a chingu. A hitman who once had no emotions now begins to act on his own will.
Groper Train: Pervert's Dreams and RealityGroper Train: Pervert's Dreams and Reality · 2017
Groper Train: Pervert's Dreams and Reality
★ 2.02017
Movie
A salaried man plays with the crotch of a woman. Eventually, the man in tune reached into his underwear and put his finger in the female organ. At that moment, his finger was cut with a sharp object. The murderous hunter, Wolff, pretending to be the victim, had a metal knife on his right hand resembling a Wolverine claw. Poetry and Rosalie, who witnessed the whole story while doing a beauty station of molesters, were staring at the wolf fangs with envy.
Himuro RenjiHimuro Renji · 2024
Himuro Renji
★ 2.02024
MovieActionCrime
A message arrives on Himuro's smartphone from his son Yuta, who is now a high school student. Himuro stares at the message with a startled expression. The message is a single word - Revenge. Then, there is a picture of Yuta, gagged and staring resentfully at the lens. "A school trip to Taiwan... Revenge..." Himuro assumes that the remnants of the "Black Dragon" who killed Kaku and his friends in Okinawa have kidnapped Yuta to take revenge on him, and immediately decides to go to Taiwan to rescue his son.
Loser 2Loser 2 · 2013
Loser 2
2013
MovieCrime
Sequel to 'Loser'.
Japan Gangster War Chapter 11Japan Gangster War Chapter 11 · 2021
Japan Gangster War Chapter 11
2021
Movie
The eleventh 'Japan Gangster War' film.
New Juvenile Battle RoyaleNew Juvenile Battle Royale · 2013
New Juvenile Battle Royale
2013
MovieAction
Yoshioka (Tatsuya Nakazawa), imprisoned for killing a yakuza boss, and Kubota (Koki Tora), jailed for murdering his own father, are sent to a prison island where only death awaits. No sooner do they arrive than they are given a hellish “welcome” by the warden, Nakano (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), before being thrown into a communal block filled with dangerous inmates. There, they learn of a brutal underground fighting arena— groin strikes, eye gouging, biting… anything goes. Can the two survive long enough to escape the island alive? A high-octane, brutally real battle movie, where pride and fists collide, is born.
Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team")Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team") · 2022
Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team")
★ 7.02022
MovieActionComedy
Himuro is arrested on suspicion of assault. To prove his innocence, members of the Yamazaki Ichimon scramble to locate Ito—the older man Himuro once helped (Hiroo Otaka), who could serve as a key witness. Meanwhile, Tamura visits a certain hospital, where he is suddenly attacked by a man. After a fierce struggle, Tamura is arrested by police who rush to the scene. With the Kyowakai cornered and both Himuro and Tamura in jeopardy, the Yamazaki Ichimon splits up to continue their desperate search. Their efforts eventually lead them to Naomi (Saki Kiyoi), the daughter of Ito. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that the incident is tied to a gold smuggling operation. Just as the truth begins to surface, Naomi is kidnapped by the smugglers. The shocking mastermind behind the smuggling ring turns out to be an international spy organization. Can the Yamazaki Ichimon rescue Naomi—and clear both Himuro and Tamura of all charges?!

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Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team")Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team") · 2022
Yamazaki Ichimon — Unification of Japan: The Movie (or "The Y-Team")
★ 7.02022
MovieActionComedy
Himuro is arrested on suspicion of assault. To prove his innocence, members of the Yamazaki Ichimon scramble to locate Ito—the older man Himuro once helped (Hiroo Otaka), who could serve as a key witness. Meanwhile, Tamura visits a certain hospital, where he is suddenly attacked by a man. After a fierce struggle, Tamura is arrested by police who rush to the scene. With the Kyowakai cornered and both Himuro and Tamura in jeopardy, the Yamazaki Ichimon splits up to continue their desperate search. Their efforts eventually lead them to Naomi (Saki Kiyoi), the daughter of Ito. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that the incident is tied to a gold smuggling operation. Just as the truth begins to surface, Naomi is kidnapped by the smugglers. The shocking mastermind behind the smuggling ring turns out to be an international spy organization. Can the Yamazaki Ichimon rescue Naomi—and clear both Himuro and Tamura of all charges?!

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Yakuza Without Honor or HumanityYakuza Without Honor or Humanity · 2015
Yakuza Without Honor or Humanity
2015
Movie
The Matsuwaka-gumi, a union formed by consolidating yakuza organizations across 12 prefectures in Eastern Japan. Its executive committee had run amok and become utterly corrupt for their own gain. Concerned by this, Hayashi (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), the Matsuwaka-gumi's second-in-command and chairman of the Tatsumi-kai, rose up alongside Tatsumi-kai's second-in-command, Taito (Kazuki Namioka), to rebuild the Matsuwaka-gumi. Opposing this was the Yamazaki-gumi, the junior group within the Matsuwaka-gumi. Around the same time, Yamazaki-gumi executive Yanagi (Sōsuke Takaoka), released after serving nine years in prison, found himself at odds with his former brother-in-arms, Taidō. Eventually, driven by his own sense of honor, they would clash fiercely. A chivalrous drama has been completed, featuring Kazuki Namioka and Sōsuke Takaoka as young yakuza whose fiery souls collide.

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