
Acting
Kentarō Shimizu
Born 1952-10-11 · Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
6.7Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.
Like a Savage
1985
7.2In the midst of a match, Hayato, a successful boxer, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked out, and quits boxing, leaving his wife and living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.
The Boxer
1977
5.8A 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
6.7After 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
NRThe 7th gangster action of men who continue to fight bloody battles in Tosa, Shikoku.
Shura ga Yuku 7
1998
6.9A 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
5.3East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...
Fatal Blade
2000
6.4A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.
Mermaid Legend
1984
NRThe 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
8.3After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
7.5A 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
8.0In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
Down with The Big Boss
1979
6.0During 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
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
5.9A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.
Kibakichi
2004
6.7In 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
6.0Joe 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
8.0Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.
The Wangan Highway
1984
10.0The fourth head of the Masashimizu group suddenly died. It was good until his adopted son Haruhiko Ayanokoji, a lawyer, succeeded him, but the gang consisted of only three odd people. Depicts the struggle of Haruhiko, who wears two pairs of straw sandals, a boss and a lawyer. A unique court yakuza story starring Masao Kusakari.
Yakuza Lawyer Haruhiko Ayanokoji
1994
4.8A 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
4.8A 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
NRSequel to 'Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf'
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2
1998
NRThe twenty-third 'Road to the Don' film.
Road to the Don 23
2004
5.7A 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