Acting
Ikuo Nikaido
Acting credits
7.1After 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
7.0When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Youth of the Beast
1963
NRA crime film released in 1962
Song of a Traveller
1962
NRIn 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
NR1962 Japanese movie
君恋し
1962
6.8Shoichi 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
6.5Tajima 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
6.6On 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
6.8When 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
NRA 1960 crime film
The Cards Will Tell
1960
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu
1962
7.2A 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Quick Draw Outlaw: Man of the Great Plains
1961
NRA 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
NRMitsuo 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
5.8Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
The Call of Blood
1964
NRA 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
NRAgainst 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
O-Yae no moguri isha
1959
NRTakuya 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ginza no jirochō
1963
9.0Counterfeit 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
NRKoji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!
Quick Draw Sanshiro
1962