Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

1970 · 91 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

Directed by Kengo Furusawa

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Japan's No. 1 PlayboyJapan's No. 1 Playboy · 1963
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
★ 9.01963
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The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.
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Japan's No. 1 Braggart
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When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best company in Japan try to triple-jump his way to the top and marry the company model (Mie Hama) in the bargain. The second installment in the "Japan's No. 1" film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
★ 10.01965
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Japan's No. 1 Reckless ManJapan's No. 1 Reckless Man · 1966
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★ 7.01966
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The film depicts Ueki's all-around intelligence and how he manages to do difficult jobs for the company without a fixed salary and how he marries Mie Hamamie, the president's daughter, in a well-told story.
Japan's No. 1 Best ManJapan's No. 1 Best Man · 1967
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
★ 8.01967
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The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Traitor
★ 9.01968
MovieComedy
The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected ManJapan's No. 1 Disconnected Man · 1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
★ 7.01969
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Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
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Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
★ 8.01970
MovieComedy
The ninth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.
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Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
★ 10.01971
MovieComedy
The last (10th) Toho "Crazy film" in the Nippon Ichi series.

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★ 9.01962
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★ 8.11954
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★ 8.01969
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When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.
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★ 8.01956
MovieDrama
In a household of three the husband is a salaryman who lives with his younger sister and wife in Tokyo. He is returning home late in the evenings because he plays go, or a Japanese version of chess, with his boss. The wife and sister are unhappy about this. The man's co-worker advises him to stop the late evenings out with the boss, but the man cares less. His sister works at a foreign firm and speaks English. When a man who had earlier visited her workplace returns and asks her out for dinner, she rejects him by lying about a husband. He had made impolite comments about her in English during his earlier visit not realizing she understands him.
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★ 7.01964
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★ 7.01963
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