Akira Nishikino

Acting

Akira Nishikino

Born 1948-12-14 · Oita, Oita, Japan

Akira Nishikino (錦野旦) is a Japanese singer of Korean descent.

Acting credits

G.I. Samurai poster
5.8

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.

G.I. Samurai

1979

The Revolt poster
7.0

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...

The Revolt

1980

The Setting Sun poster
4.8

A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.

The Setting Sun

1992

Shura ga Yuku 8 poster
NR

The 8th gangster action that depicts the familiar Hongo-gumi facing the Tokyo Waterfront City Development Project, which is a wide-area gangster in the Kansai region.

Shura ga Yuku 8

1998

The Citizen Police 69 poster
NR

In Tokyo, Japan crime is increasing at an alarming rate. In order to crack down on the rising crime rate, a "citizen police" force is established. The "citizen police" force consists of ordinary people. One day, salaryman Hoichi (Toshiya Sakai) is appointed as the 69th citizen police. Hoichi avoids his first mission. Instead, he stops by a convenience store for work and meets an employee there named Momo (Akari Hayami). Hoichi's fate is changed by the meeting...

The Citizen Police 69

2011

The Okinawa War of Ten Years poster
6.2

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

1978

Japanese Godfather: Ambition poster
7.7

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977

War After Truce poster
NR

Why did Koji Tsuruta face new challenges after the war ended? Have you ever seen a truly outrageous and hilarious performance? Why would a mysterious woman want to kill Shindo Emi? Is Emi Shindo a female spy? The entire film exudes love for compatriots, love of friendship, and deeply moving love between lovers.

War After Truce

1982

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

Human Target poster
4.0

At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.

Human Target

1971

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima poster
NR

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima

1980

Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo poster
5.7

Wild young people kidnap a wealthy woman and she becomes attracted to one of them. When she tells the man that she is the mistress of a religious leader, he and his posse make plans to rob her partner.

Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo

1970

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

Domineering poster
5.4

When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.

Domineering

1982

Manekarezaru Kyaku poster
NR

The prestigious Sonoda family, known for their immense wealth, is suddenly struck by a mysterious incident. Following this event, eerie and bizarre occurrences begin to unfold around the three beautiful sisters left in the household.

Manekarezaru Kyaku

1991

国東物語 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

国東物語

1985

The Man Gang poster
NR

Based on the comic by Tetsu Kariya.

The Man Gang

1975

Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe poster
NR

Eriko Miura, who works at a western goods store in Kobe, dreams of marrying Dracula. At the same time, a man and a woman are killed one after another in the middle of the night in the city of Kobe...

Vampire Dracula appears in Kobe

1979