Acting

Akira Kuji

Born

1927-07-27 (99)

Place of birth

Kagawa, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Known for

Battle Fever J poster
7.8

Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.

Battle Fever J

1979

Port Arthur poster
7.4

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Port Arthur

1980

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 poster
7.1

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972

Graveyard of Honor poster
6.7

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Graveyard of Honor

1975

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs poster
6.4

Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

1974

Deep Throat in Tokyo poster
4.4

Kumi Taguchi is a model who leaves her boxer boyfriend after he sustains an injury. She meets and quickly marries Hideo, the heir to a corporate empire. Hideo's father, Takehiko, lusts after Kumi. Takehiko sends his son away, ostensibly on a business trip, but actually so that he can be murdered by Takehiko's henchmen. Takehiko seduces Kumi, but is frustrated when she refuses to perform oral sex on him. Angered, Takehiko forces Kumi to undergo surgery in which her clitoris is transferred to her throat, thereby requiring that she engage in oral sex in order to have an orgasm. Hideo, the supposedly murdered son, returns having paid off his assassins. Hideo shoots and kills his father, but Kumi grabs the gun and kills Hideo so that she can inherit the family's fortune

Deep Throat in Tokyo

1975

Film credits

1970s · 26 titles

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 poster
7.1

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972

Graveyard of Honor poster
6.7

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

Graveyard of Honor

1975

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs poster
6.4

Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

1974

Deep Throat in Tokyo poster
4.4

Kumi Taguchi is a model who leaves her boxer boyfriend after he sustains an injury. She meets and quickly marries Hideo, the heir to a corporate empire. Hideo's father, Takehiko, lusts after Kumi. Takehiko sends his son away, ostensibly on a business trip, but actually so that he can be murdered by Takehiko's henchmen. Takehiko seduces Kumi, but is frustrated when she refuses to perform oral sex on him. Angered, Takehiko forces Kumi to undergo surgery in which her clitoris is transferred to her throat, thereby requiring that she engage in oral sex in order to have an orgasm. Hideo, the supposedly murdered son, returns having paid off his assassins. Hideo shoots and kills his father, but Kumi grabs the gun and kills Hideo so that she can inherit the family's fortune

Deep Throat in Tokyo

1975

The Bullet Train poster
6.9

A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.

The Bullet Train

1975

Bodyguard Kiba 2 poster
6.4

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.

Bodyguard Kiba 2

1973

A Kamikaze Cop poster
5.8

An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out.

A Kamikaze Cop

1970

Sister Street Fighter poster
6.6

Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for help in the inevitable battle royale.

Sister Street Fighter

1974

The Bodyguard poster
5.1

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone who is willing to come forward and provide information about the drug lords' activities. He is soon approached by a mysterious woman claiming to have important information and asking for Chiba's protection. She seems to be legitimate, but is she really what she appears to be?

The Bodyguard

1973

The Boxer poster
7.2

In 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

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder poster
6.8

A fearless man confronts a yakuza organization pushing the envelope of extravagant & all sorts of violence.

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder

1972

Violent Streets poster
6.8

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.

Violent Streets

1974

Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu poster
7.0

After serving 10 years in prison for murdering a rival boss, Tetsu is appalled to see his yakuza family overgrown and dysfunctional upon his release.

Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu

1977

Woman His Prey poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Woman His Prey

1972

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police poster
5.9

Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious group of war veterans and gamblers struggle to take control of the Ginza district's underworld with the help of a deranged soldier.

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

1973

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler poster
7.7

Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- martial arts legend Sonny Chiba -- in the role of Nami's loyal friend Ryuji. This time around, Nami is looking for Hoshiden, the man who murdered her father and shattered her once-hopeful childhood. But living under an assumed name, Hoshiden could stay hidden forever.

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

1972

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate poster
6.4

An undercover cop insinuates himself into a yakuza family. Managing to avert an assassination attack on the boss he is assigned to kill a rival boss.

Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

1970

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno poster
5.8

When both a priceless jewel and the daughter of a rich heiress are stolen by a master criminal, Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. But a double-cross leads to a risky high-security bank heist and loads of martial arts mayhem.

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

1974

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? poster
7.0

Yasuaki Kurata plays a masked ring brawler who is out for revenge against an evil, megalomaniac entrepreneur played by Japan's most reliable bad guy of the '70's, Masashi Ishibashi.

Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

1976

Shōwa Gokudōshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shōwa Gokudōshi

1972

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences poster
6.5

Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

1972

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us poster
NR

Detective Hayata's friend is killed by criminals. In order to find the murder, Hayata infiltrate a gang, with the aim of getting closer to the big bosses responsible for the murder

Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us

1971

Violent Fraternity poster
8.0

Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

Violent Fraternity

1974

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers poster
7.0

After the enactment of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the red-light district in Shinjuku lost its allure. Even the gambling den of the Ryūzaki family was always deserted. Ryūzaki, the boss, declared his retirement in response to the changing times. It was thought that Igarashi, who valued righteousness and principles and had the respect of others, would become the second-in-command. However, he was an annoying presence to Ryūzaki...

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers

1970

Delinquent Street poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Delinquent Street

1972

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters poster
5.3

After helping a pregnant girl escape from their reform school and facing the resulting punishment, a clique of delinquent girls eventually reunites a year later in Tokyo to face different challenges in the form of yakuza and… street vendors.

Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters

1970

1960s · 30 titles

Tale of Japanese Burglars poster
7.0

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.

Tale of Japanese Burglars

1965

G-Men in the Pacific poster
6.3

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

G-Men in the Pacific

1962

Greed in Broad Daylight poster
8.0

After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.

Greed in Broad Daylight

1961

Yanagase Blues poster
NR

Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

Yanagase Blues

1967

The Hoodlum Brothers poster
NR

A crime film released in 1965

The Hoodlum Brothers

1965

Life of Hishakaku 3 poster
NR

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

Life of Hishakaku 3

1964

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm poster
6.5

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

1961

Violent Street poster
NR

1963 Toei film

Violent Street

1963

Duel of the Underworld poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Duel of the Underworld

1963

Prison Boss poster
7.7

Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track.

Prison Boss

1968

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley poster
7.0

The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.

Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley

1961

The Private Police poster
7.5

After the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an Ex-Kamikaze pilot, and the two ruffians gather hooligans to join their group. In Ginza, the Togawa gang have taken over Sakurada's territory. After several fights Kijima and Ôba gain control of the territory by chasing out the notorious Togawa Group in the name of Sakurada. But Kijima is arrested for assaulting an American soldier. A few years pass. Kijima has served his prison term and the sears of war have been erased from Ginza. Ôba is now president of a company specializing in collection of bad debts, cheque frauds and everything that means money. People call their organization the “Private Police,” and Kijima begins to work for Ôba. Now the Takegami gang waits a chance to seize the Ginza territory.

The Private Police

1969

The Man of Seven Faces poster
6.3

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

The Man of Seven Faces

1960

A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw poster
6.7

Back after four years, Goro learns his younger brother's been thrown out of the gang and his girlfriend's married another man. It's payback time.

A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw

1969

The Thinking Leaf poster
NR

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

The Thinking Leaf

1962

Police Precinct Part 21 poster
NR

A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage, smashed his face with an oil canister and burned the body, trying to hide the identity of the victim. But the investigation establishes that the victim is a former criminal named Hisashi Sayama. According to Sayama's daughter-in-law, a man named Kitamura got him a job, so he left home with a copy of the family register. Trying to find the killer, the First Investigation Department is investigating all over the country, including Akita, Yokkaichi and Okinawa.

Police Precinct Part 21

1963

Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san poster
NR

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor. Sado Masasaburo, the founder of Sado Masa, one of the oldest lumber merchants in Kiba, has recently become very old and ill, and his tomboyish daughter Nobuko, a native of Edo, cannot stand the methods of Tadayoshi, who has risen to prominence through unscrupulous business practices. In a thrilling period drama in which Hibari plays a chic and stubborn lumberyard girl who, together with her partner Takakura Ken, punishes an evil lumber merchant. A thrilling youth drama that combines familiar songs with the stubbornness and love of Hibari and Takakura.

Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

1961

The Second Bullet is Marked poster
8.0

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

The Second Bullet is Marked

1960

The Harbor Lights poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

The Harbor Lights

1961

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor poster
7.0

Drifting detective Goro Saionji is asked to investigate the sinking of a fishing boat in a port town on the Bōsō Peninsula and runs up against the smuggling gang behind the case.

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

1961

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo poster
7.7

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

1969

Gang vs. G-Men poster
7.5

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.

Gang vs. G-Men

1962

Secret Information poster
9.0

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.

Secret Information

1968

Gang's Upward Strategy poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gang's Upward Strategy

1965

Secret poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Secret

1960

Muteppō shain poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Muteppō shain

1961

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha poster
NR

1963 Japanese movie

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

1963

Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

1962

Challenge Beneath the Waves poster
NR

1960 Toei action film.

Challenge Beneath the Waves

1960

Nerai uchi buraikan poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Nerai uchi buraikan

1962

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