Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

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Yoshihiro Ishimatsu

Born June 1, 1932 · Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan

Died November 28, 2025 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

Apartment Wife: Unforgettable NightApartment Wife: Unforgettable Night · 1972
Apartment Wife: Unforgettable Night
7.01972
Movie
A married office lady is assaulted in the dark at a company outing. At work she doesn’t know who to suspect but thoughts of the attack strangely excite her.
Street MobsterStreet Mobster · 1972
Street Mobster
6.81972
MovieCrimeAction
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
Merdeka 17805Merdeka 17805 · 2001
Merdeka 17805
2001
MovieActionDrama
True story of a number of Imperial Japanese Army officers and soldiers who remained in Indonesia to fight off European colonists trying to retake the country after Japan's surrender.
King of the GangKing of the Gang · 1967
King of the Gang
9.01967
MovieCrime
The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's marketing department. Unlike the early entries, which were jazzy capers, this final entry is a prototype jitsuroku yakuza film. Just back from the war, Noboru Ando leads a gang of war vets turned gangster in the US occupied streets of Tokyo. They get into a conflict with a Chinese gang as well as the military police. Tetsuro Tamba appears as a police chief trying to bring peace to the streets; 1st wave pinky violence star Masumi Tachibana is a girl grieving his dead gangster father.
Gateway to GloryGateway to Glory · 1969
Gateway to Glory
8.31969
MovieWar
A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
Quarreling with YakuzaQuarreling with Yakuza · 1973
Quarreling with Yakuza
5.01973
MovieCrime
Set loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most powerful gang in Tokyo's glittering Shibuya ward.
Beijing WatermelonBeijing Watermelon · 1989
Beijing Watermelon
7.01989
MovieDrama
Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.
Internal SleuthInternal Sleuth · 1973
Internal Sleuth
7.51973
MovieActionCrime
When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.

Filmography

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RogueRogue · 1968
Rogue
7.01968
MovieCrimeDrama
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.

Screenplay

The Private PoliceThe Private Police · 1969
The Private Police
7.51969
MovieCrime
After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.

Screenplay