Acting
Tamaki Sawa
Born January 2, 1937 · Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died August 9, 2003 · aged 66
No biography available.
Known For
Shogun's Joy of Torture · 1968Shogun's Joy of Torture
★ 5.61968
MovieHorrorDrama
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Gang vs. G-Men · 1962Gang vs. G-Men
★ 7.51962
MovieCrime
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Passport to Darkness · 1959Passport to Darkness
★ 7.51959
MovieMysteryCrime
A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer.
Nocturnal Lights · 1966Nocturnal Lights
1966
MovieDramaCrime
The Bad Boss · 1968The Bad Boss
1968
MovieDramaCrime
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.
Secret Zone of Tokyo · 1971Secret Zone of Tokyo
1971
MovieDramaCrime
The third installment of the "Night front line" series. An erotic entertainment action in which two young men come to Tokyo and meet face-to-face with a nocturnal organization that controls women with sex and violence.
Secret Information · 1968Secret Information
★ 9.01968
MovieCrime
A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
Black Rain · 1989Black Rain
★ 7.61989
MovieDramaHistory
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Movies
Shogun's Joy of Torture · 1968Shogun's Joy of Torture
★ 5.61968
MovieHorrorDrama
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Gang vs. G-Men · 1962Gang vs. G-Men
★ 7.51962
MovieCrime
Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Passport to Darkness · 1959Passport to Darkness
★ 7.51959
MovieMysteryCrime
A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer.
Nocturnal Lights · 1966Nocturnal Lights
1966
MovieDramaCrime
The Bad Boss · 1968The Bad Boss
1968
MovieDramaCrime
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.
Secret Zone of Tokyo · 1971Secret Zone of Tokyo
1971
MovieDramaCrime
The third installment of the "Night front line" series. An erotic entertainment action in which two young men come to Tokyo and meet face-to-face with a nocturnal organization that controls women with sex and violence.
Secret Information · 1968Secret Information
★ 9.01968
MovieCrime
A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
Black Rain · 1989Black Rain
★ 7.61989
MovieDramaHistory
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Dead Angle · 1979Dead Angle
★ 8.01979
MovieCrimeThriller
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.
Night of the Suspicions · 1959Night 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.
Semi-dokyumento: Zoku nyotai no shinpi · 1975Semi-dokyumento: Zoku nyotai no shinpi
★ 2.01975
Movie
Massacre Gun · 1967Massacre Gun
★ 7.21967
MovieCrimeAction
Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji and aspiring boxer Saburo, the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.
Semi-dokyumento: Shinjû sex go jû-nen-shi · 1975Semi-dokyumento: Shinjû sex go jû-nen-shi
1975
Movie
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator · 1969Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
★ 9.01969
MovieAdventure
Takeo (Kiniya Kitaoji), son of a wealthy car industry executive, is unhappy with his job and goes to Singapore to become a fisherman. At first ridiculed by the local fishermen, he eventually gets their respect but his rebel temper pushes him to find new adventures in Alaska.
Night Guy · 1968Night Guy
1968
MovieDramaCrime
Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-up women decorate the city at night. And then, there are men who live off of these women. This movie depicts the conflict of sex and desire between a procurer, called a "night arranger," and women who live in the neon city seeking money and pleasure.
More Than 10,000 Women But... · 1966More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966
MovieComedy
A newlywed couple moves into an apartment complex where each family faces everyday problems.
Nagasaki Blues · 1969Nagasaki Blues
1969
MovieMusicDrama
Japanese “kayo” film based on the song by Mina Aoe.
Target · 1980Target
★ 10.01980
MovieDramaAction
Two killers revenge a wirepuller of the underworld in Yokohama.
The Bastards of Lawless Town · 1959The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959
Movie
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
Duel in the Storm · 1968Duel in the Storm
★ 10.01968
MovieActionCrime
It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.
Parole · 1967Parole
★ 9.01967
MovieCrime
Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
Playgirl · 2003Playgirl
★ 10.02003
Movie
The teenaged children of various wealthy businessmen are being kidnapped and extorted for huge sums of money. The police have no clues and things are getting desperate. Enter in the elite crime fighting unit "PG"(Private Government) or more affectionately called "Playgirl".


