Acting

Kazuo Ishii

Born 1927-12-25 · Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

姫君一刀流 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

姫君一刀流

1959

Jirocho, the Hunted poster
8.0

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

Jirocho, the Hunted

1953

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow poster
8.0

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

Eight Views of Samurai poster
6.0

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.

Eight Views of Samurai

1958

Her Captive Gamblers poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Her Captive Gamblers

1953

Jirocho's New Year poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jirocho's New Year

1954

Five Paths to Revenge poster
NR

The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.

Five Paths to Revenge

1956

Jirocho's Home-Coming poster
10.0

Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces IV: All Gathered at Shimizu Harbor is the forth installment in the Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces series.

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

Fall of the Shogun's Militia poster
7.0

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.

Fall of the Shogun's Militia

1954

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda poster
NR

A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character and courage, and who became a great commander and ruler, while some called him a great dictator. A film adaptation of the novel by Sohachi Yamaoka.

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

1955

No artwork available
6.2

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.

Samurai Hawk

1961

Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi

1954

Four Swordsmen of Ashura poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Four Swordsmen of Ashura

1955

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life poster
10.0

Jirocho the gambler hits the road.

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953

Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen

1961

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor poster
6.0

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have become household names although their backgrounds and how they came to join the group are mostly lost in the mists of a time gone by. This is the tale of Masa, who arrived in Shimizu Port hungry and down on his luck. His adventures contain some light-hearted moments as he meets up with the other gang members and goes on to join the group and become one of their best swordsmen. A truly exciting tale starring the ever-popular Okawa Hashizo along with all-time great Okochi Denjiro.

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

1960

A Spectacular Showdown poster
6.3

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.

A Spectacular Showdown

1959

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1 poster
NR

The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyokutei Bakin

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1

1954

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat poster
7.0

In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her beloved cat takes revenge by becoming an incarnation of the cat.

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat

1956

Kid Magician Sasuke poster
NR

In this exciting story, Sasuke Sarutobi, known as the bravest child in the world, fulfills the will of his father, growing up strong and correct, and with great success using his ninjutsu skills becomes a servant of Yukimura Sanada.

Kid Magician Sasuke

1958

続変化大名 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

続変化大名

1954

Without Complaint poster
10.0

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

Without Complaint

1975

爆笑天国 とんち教室 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

爆笑天国 とんち教室

1954

Sanada Ten Braves poster
NR

1954 Japanese movie

Sanada Ten Braves

1954