Acting

Takeshige Hatanaka

Born January 8, 1948 · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (age 78)

No biography available.

Known For

VirusVirus · 1980
Virus
★ 6.31980
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion · 1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
★ 7.11972
MovieActionDrama
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
Graveyard of HonorGraveyard of Honor · 1975
Graveyard of Honor
★ 6.71975
MovieCrimeAction
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Samurai ReincarnationSamurai Reincarnation · 1981
Samurai Reincarnation
★ 5.91981
MovieActionFantasy
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
The Bullet TrainThe Bullet Train · 1975
The Bullet Train
★ 6.91975
MovieActionCrime
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
Legend of the Eight SamuraiLegend of the Eight Samurai · 1983
Legend of the Eight Samurai
★ 5.91983
MovieFantasyAdventure
The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.
Karate WarriorsKarate Warriors · 1976
Karate Warriors
★ 6.81976
MovieDramaAction
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
Bodyguard Kiba 2Bodyguard Kiba 2 · 1973
Bodyguard Kiba 2
★ 6.41973
MovieCrimeAction
Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.

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Key HunterKey Hunter · 1968
Key Hunter
★ 7.01968
SeriesDrama
Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".