Acting

Ikuo Nikaido

Acting credits

Tokyo Drifter poster
7.1

After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.

Tokyo Drifter

1966

Youth of the Beast poster
7.0

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

Youth of the Beast

1963

Song of a Traveller poster
NR

A crime film released in 1962

Song of a Traveller

1962

The Shadow of Fear poster
NR

In the backstreets of Ginza, the boss of a hairdressing salon is found dead, killed by strangulation. The detective on the case soon hears rumors about the murder.

The Shadow of Fear

1956

君恋し poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

君恋し

1962

Man Who Causes a Storm poster
6.8

Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.

Man Who Causes a Storm

1957

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! poster
6.5

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

1963

The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass poster
6.6

On summer vacation, university student Shintaro gets involved with a magic troupe as they travel from festival to festival.

The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass

1961

A Chain of Islands poster
6.8

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation uncovers a black market scheme involving counterfeit money, murder, and conspiracy.

A Chain of Islands

1965

The Cards Will Tell poster
NR

A 1960 crime film

The Cards Will Tell

1960

Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu

1962

Red Handkerchief poster
7.2

A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countryside and evades his past for several years, only to return to find the woman he loved married to his former partner. He searches for answers to his troubled past, knowing that his inevitable doomed fate is more or less sealed.

Red Handkerchief

1964

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji

1963

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains

1961

Lunar Eclipse poster
NR

A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, which depicts the image of a group of young people in the agony of mistrust, love and hate with a powerful touch.

Lunar Eclipse

1956

Adventure With Him poster
NR

Mitsuo Hayama, who is preparing for his entrance examinations, secretly plans to take a trip with his classmate Akira, alone and undisturbed. Noriko learns of the trip by chance and tells Mitsuo and his friends that she will join them, and they reluctantly agree. However, on the day of the trip, Akira suddenly decides not to join. Mitsuo and Noriko, a man and a woman, begin their journey together.

Adventure With Him

1965

The Call of Blood poster
5.8

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.

The Call of Blood

1964

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary poster
NR

A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the underground organization of fear. The final work of Asahi Kobayashi's "Ginza Whirlpool Child (Mitsugai)" series.

Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

1963

Joe of Aces: Give and Take poster
NR

Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

1961

O-Yae no moguri isha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

O-Yae no moguri isha

1959

He's the Witness poster
NR

Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People’s Economic Association, and he disguises himself.

He's the Witness

1960

Ginza no jirochō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ginza no jirochō

1963

Bastards Without Borders poster
9.0

Counterfeit Japanese dollars are connected to a large-scale underground drug organization. An action masterpiece with Akira Kobayashi, in the role of an international secret police officer who challenges organizations throughout the world.

Bastards Without Borders

1965

Quick Draw Sanshiro poster
NR

Koji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!

Quick Draw Sanshiro

1962