Kentarō Shimizu

Acting

Kentarō Shimizu

Born

1952-10-11 (74)

Place of birth

Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 22 titles

Fatal Blade poster
5.3

East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...

Fatal Blade

2000

Road to the Don Theatrical Version poster
NR

A young yakuza experiences various conflicts, tactics, betrayals, rules, etc. in the gangster world, stands out in the organization, and climbs to the top of the organization. The theatrical version of the popular video series adapted from the original work by Murakami Kazuhiko.

Road to the Don Theatrical Version

2003

Blood Brothers poster
5.0

The Dragon Tiger brothers who live as yakuza in the Han Chinese district of Japan. The arm of his brother, Noboru, is engraved with a dragon rising to the sky, and the arm of his brother, Takeshi, is engraved with a tattoo symbolizing himself. After the war, they draw the blood of Sangokujin Wang Haidong, who was killed in a mutiny in abandoned Japan, but has been gratefully serving the leader of the Takeda group who murdered his father. One day the group leader tells them to take over the group. Honda, a young leader who is not convinced by this, partnered with the head of black society, Wang Rei, and began taking over the Han Chinese district and the Takeda group. As a result, brothers Ryu-Tora and Wang Retsu will play a deadly battle without meeting the real brothers who draw Wang Haidong's blood.

Blood Brothers

2002

Otoko Michi 5 poster
NR

The conflict that broke out due to the expansion of the power of the Ninryukai was further intensified of both political and police powers.

Otoko Michi 5

2001

Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea poster
NR

Ryuji Hoshikawa (played by Ken'ichi Endô), the leader of the Hoshikawa group and an executive of the Saito group, a branch of the Asahikawa Sekine Association, grew increasingly distrustful of the group's leader, Shigezo Saito (played by Johnny Okura), after being removed from his role as acting head of the Saito group. As a result, he abandoned his parent organization and his family, ultimately accepting the ceremonial sake cup from Tetsuya Kishimori (played by Kentaro Shimizu), the leader of the Kishimori group, which belongs to the massive Kinjokai organization based in the Kanto region.

Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea

2003

Kanto Yakuza War: Chalice of Shura poster
NR

In this gritty Yakuza drama about the struggles between the Kanto Yakuza forces and Tohoku forces, a newcomer of the Kishimori Group takes on the dangerous task of launching a new office in rival territory.

Kanto Yakuza War: Chalice of Shura

2003

Kibakichi poster
5.9

A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.

Kibakichi

2004

Showa Gamblers poster
NR

The first installment of the Showa Gamblers series. In 1964, as Tokyo buzzes with excitement over the upcoming Olympics, Ginzaki of the Kansai Senba Union approaches Hanamura, the leader of the “Asakusa Union Eight,” who controls the gambling dens in the Asakusa area. He proposes a joint operation for a grand gambling event.

Showa Gamblers

2003

Bullet Explosion poster
10.0

When a lowly thug gets brought into a powerful Yakuza gang by his successful younger brother, he is tasked to take the hit on a rival gang leader.

Bullet Explosion

2004

Road to the Don 16 poster
NR

The sixteenth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 16

2001

Road to the Don 21 poster
NR

The twenty-first 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 21

2002

Road to the Don 24 poster
NR

The twenty-fourth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 24

2005

Road to the Don 13 poster
NR

The thirteenth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 13

2000

Road to the Don 14 poster
NR

The fourteenth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 14

2000

Road to the Don 19 poster
NR

The nineteenth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 19

2001

Road to the Don 18 poster
NR

The eighteenth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 18

2001

Gunball poster
NR

1990. Takizawa, the head of the Hayama group's Takizawa group, ordered the members to shoot and kill Sasamoto, who betrayed the group and tried to join the fifth Sannokai-affiliated Minamiyama group. This triggered the interruption of the "Yamaha War" by Sannokai and Hayama-gumi.

Gunball

2001

Toppamono Taiyouden poster
9.0

In 1974. Shogo was suddenly called back by his father, Haruo Yuge who was the leader of Hakusan-gumi in Wakayama. What awaited him was the crisis of survival of the Hakusan-gumi. The decision Shogo made to get out of this mess was to get out of the yakuza business and get back on his feet.

Toppamono Taiyouden

2000

Showa Gamblers Gaiden poster
NR

The second installment of the Showa Gamblers series. In the mid-1950s, Orin, the daughter of Takashima Tomezō, the 8th-generation leader of the Takashima clan in Jōshū Nitta, seeks out Seijirō Hanamura, an old friend of her father. She hopes to stop the Narita-gumi, who are plotting to take over the main family.

Showa Gamblers Gaiden

2008

Road to the Don 12 poster
NR

The twelfth 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 12

2000

Road to the Don 23 poster
NR

The twenty-third 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don 23

2004

No artwork available
NR

Sequel of Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution

Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution 2

2002

1990s · 22 titles

Confinement Escape poster
5.8

A detective living a happy married life learns that a man he once arrested has escaped from prison. The fugitive commits a string of robberies and rapes, and ultimately takes his former lover as hostage - the same woman who is now the detective's wife. The criminal continues his exploits while evading capture, all while weilding the detective's gun and repeatedly assaulting the detective's wife.

Confinement Escape

1992

Stranger poster
6.7

After serving time for bank fraud, Kiriko now lives a quiet life as a taxi driver working night shifts... but her peace is shattered by a relentless stalker in a Land Cruiser.

Stranger

1991

A Legend of Turmoil poster
7.5

A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.

A Legend of Turmoil

1992

Crime Hunter 3: Killing Bullet poster
6.0

Joe reunites with his ex-lover Serika, unbeknownst that she is the mistress and pawn of Mexican-Japanese crime lord Nicol. Joe’s superiors see Serika as a suspect and a member of Nicol’s gang, so when she disappears, Joe must recruit outside help to get her back. Here a sympathetic female colleague named Sunny and a tearaway member of Nicol’s gang aid him in his search.

Crime Hunter 3: Killing Bullet

1990

Can you collect it? 2 poster
NR

Jin, who has killed is worried about his younger brother Jiro and has returned to the world as a ghost!

Can you collect it? 2

1993

1750 Days of Turbulence poster
8.2

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.

1750 Days of Turbulence

1990

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 poster
NR

Sequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

1998

Shura ga Yuku 7 poster
NR

The 7th gangster action of men who continue to fight bloody battles in Tosa, Shikoku.

Shura ga Yuku 7

1998

Codename K Ready Connection poster
6.0

An action in which a female lone wolf bravely confronts a blood struggle in the underworld of Hong Kong. Kay Himuro, trained as a special intelligence officer, is asked to work in drug trafficking and flies to Hong Kong.

Codename K Ready Connection

1991

Shin Mahjong Demon 3: East-West Mahjong Showdown poster
NR

The strongest professional mahjong syndicate in Kansai, backed by Western Japan's largest illegal organization, sets out to conquer Tokyo! Assigned this special mission, the “Dragon of Minami” uses his speed honed in buu mahjong and his teamwork with his wife, Ritsuko, to defeat one Kanto-based professional after another. Meanwhile, Shoichi Sakurai, visiting the grave of a mahjong player he killed in retaliation for an underground match, encounters former opponent Hiromitsu Nishimura. The Tokyo faction, now in total disarray, had even approached the retired Nishimura to act as their rep player. But, having sworn off mahjong as a promise to Sakurai, Nishimura agonizes. Win the match, die. Lose the match, die. Sensing Nishimura's predicament, Sakurai enters the high-stakes arena alone. The curtain rises on the East-West Mahjong Showdown, the greatest match in Japan!

Shin Mahjong Demon 3: East-West Mahjong Showdown

1999

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke poster
NR

Takahashi Hideki stars as Muyonosuke, the one-eyed ronin who makes his living as a bounty hunter who is on a never-ending quest to find the man who murdered his father. The usually aloof Muyonosuke, who never would pause to help the common man winds up befriending an orphan boy and a mysterious woman, and getting involved in a feud between two families, but finds out there is a high power behind the curtain who pulls their strings.

Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke

1990

Road to the Don poster
NR

The first 'Road to the Don' film.

Road to the Don

1998

Mahjong Demon 4: Mahjong Proxy War poster
NR

Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Shoichi Sakurai meets a man who goes to a mahjong parlor from 9am to 5pm and realizes that there is something missing in his mahjong. Next, a soba restaurant owner from Karuizawa who lost his land because of mahjong appears before Sakurai. Sakurai teaches him mahjong when he asks for his help, but...

Mahjong Demon 4: Mahjong Proxy War

1994

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface poster
6.5

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at first, removed from the dealings of the families by his Boss, but slowly he is drawn back into his old ways.

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

1997

Wangan Midnight Final: GTR Densetsu ACT 1 poster
5.2

No synopsis available yet.

Wangan Midnight Final: GTR Densetsu ACT 1

1994

History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

History of Japan's Yakuza — Cry of Honor 2

1999

The Woman Tamer poster
NR

Known as the ‘Woman Tamer’, Ryuji Akishima maintains several mistresses across various circles, skilfully manipulating them with extraordinary erotic techniques to uncover the truth behind incidents using the information he gathers… A member of the Minseito Party was being blackmailed by an unknown party. A colleague investigating the matter met a suspicious death. Sensing the stench of a sinister conspiracy lurking behind it all, Ryuji took over the case for a fee of ten million yen. Armed with information gleaned from all-encompassing sexual encounters with women, Ryuji’s ferocious physical battle began…!!

The Woman Tamer

1995

Shin Mahjong Demon 2: Mahjong Lawless Zone poster
NR

The Kuronuma Group, a huge mahjong organization that controls the political and financial circles of Japan from behind the scenes, has been growing rapidly by taking in underground professionals one after another with the overwhelming strength of the second generation leader, Nishimura Hiromitsu. In the midst of all this, a young pinch-player, Matsuoka, who respects Sakurai Shoichi, faces off against a low-level member, which leads to a confrontation between Sakurai and Nishimura...

Shin Mahjong Demon 2: Mahjong Lawless Zone

1999

Road to the Don 2 poster
NR

The second 'Road to the Don' film

Road to the Don 2

1998

Can You Collect It? poster
NR

Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killed

Can You Collect It?

1992

Ambition Without Honor 3 poster
NR

Third part in the yakuza series.

Ambition Without Honor 3

1998

Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong poster
NR

Shoichi Sakurai, who started his own trading company and is obsessed with business, is approached with a mineral resource deal. However, it is a trap set by a politician who wants Sakurai to play as a substitute. Falling right into the trap, Sakurai is forced to participate in an underground mahjong match held at a certain country's embassy...

Mahjong Demon 3: Extraterritorial Mahjong

1994

1980s · 10 titles

Mermaid Legend poster
6.4

A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.

Mermaid Legend

1984

The Story of a Man Among Men poster
6.0

During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.

The Story of a Man Among Men

1984

The Last True Yakuza poster
5.7

A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.

The Last True Yakuza

1985

Cabaret poster
4.8

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.

Cabaret

1986

Cabaret poster
4.8

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.

Cabaret

1986

The Family Game poster
6.8

A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor proceeds to blow the entire family apart.

The Family Game

1983

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel poster
6.7

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

1984

The Wangan Highway poster
8.0

Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.

The Wangan Highway

1984

Like a Savage poster
6.7

Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.

Like a Savage

1985

Katana poster
3.0

An antique sword exposes tension between three siblings.

Katana

1986

1970s · 6 titles

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