Joji Takagi

Acting

Joji Takagi

Born

1936-12-03 (89)

Known for

Acting

Credits

19 titles

Known for

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura poster
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Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura is a Japanese period drama that aired on the TBS network from November 2, 1970 to August 30, 1971 in the "Brother Gekijo" slot. It ran for 44 colour episodes of 30 minutes each. Based on Sohachi Yamaoka's novel "Chiba Shusaku", it depicts the youth of Chiba Shusaku, founder of the Hokushin Itto-ryu school of swordsmanship. A hot-blooded young man who calls himself Shusaku enters the dojo of Asari Matashichiro and, through encounters with all kinds of people, grows rapidly both in swordsmanship and in character. Produced by TBS and Shochiku. Rerun on the Japanese CS channel Jidaigeki Senmon Channel from March 17, 2025.

Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura

1970

The Bodyguard poster
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Sonny Chiba stars as a member of a private bodyguard company.

The Bodyguard

1974

Zatoichi in Desperation poster
6.7

After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972

The Hoodlum Brothers poster
NR

A crime film released in 1965

The Hoodlum Brothers

1965

Rampaging Dragon of the North poster
7.0

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.

Rampaging Dragon of the North

1966

A Charming Devil poster
NR

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

A Charming Devil

1965

Film credits

1970s · 6 titles

1960s · 11 titles

The Hoodlum Brothers poster
NR

A crime film released in 1965

The Hoodlum Brothers

1965

Rampaging Dragon of the North poster
7.0

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.

Rampaging Dragon of the North

1966

A Charming Devil poster
NR

Movie adaptation of the TV series.

A Charming Devil

1965

Uzu poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Uzu

1961

Women of Tokyo poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Women of Tokyo

1961

痛快太郎 poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

痛快太郎

1961

Mahiru no wana poster
NR

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job after a run-in with some punks, but is offered a job by a gangster impressed by his fighting skills. He tries to make amends with the girl he ravished, but becomes caught up in the ways of the underworld...

Mahiru no wana

1960

Gang's Upward Strategy poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gang's Upward Strategy

1965

Temptation by Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Temptation by Night

1967

An Outlaw poster
5.0

Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.

An Outlaw

1964

Fuji Takeshi monogatari: Yamato-damashii poster
10.0

At a bar in Honmoku, Yokohama, several yakuza members, desperate for some spare change, surrounded a pair of bartenders. Just as one of the yakuza was about to attack the blind bartender, a man who had been sitting at the bar turned around and slammed a left straight into the man's face. The man's name was Paul. He would later become Takeshi Fuji.

Fuji Takeshi monogatari: Yamato-damashii

1968

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