Acting

I. George

Born

1933-09-27 (93)

Place of birth

Hong Kong

Known for

Acting

Credits

17 titles

I. George (born Joji Ishimatsu) is a Japanese singer born in Hong Kong on September 27, 1933. His father is Japanese and his mother is Spanish Filipino. In 1959, he became an exclusive singer of 'Club Arrow', the biggest nightclub in Osaka. In December 1959, he became an undercard singer of Trío los Panchos Japanese performances and debuted as Ai Joji. From October 8th to 10th in 1963 he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City making him the first Japanese performer to sing at the venue. He was in a number of Toei and Nikkatsu films in the 1960s.

Known for

7.0

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

10.0

Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.

Eleven Gangsters

1963

7.0

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

1966

8.0

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1965

6.3

Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult. Kazumi's younger and more inexperienced husband Hideo is continually suspicious of her fidelity.

The Second Love

1983

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

A Country Boss

1962

Film credits

1980s · 1 titles

6.3

The Second Love

1983

1970s · 1 titles

7.0

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

1974

1960s · 15 titles

10.0

Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.

Eleven Gangsters

1963

7.0

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

1966

8.0

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1965

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

A Country Boss

1962

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For Love and Money

1963

8.0

A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating a new gang and attempts to pull off a huge ransom score.

League of Gangsters

1963

1962 Japanese movie

Kono ni uruwashi

1962

7.5

Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the scheming Ojika Group.

Code of Ruffians

1965

A big American boss landed in Japan in search of funding sources. A lone wolf trying to stop it ends up fighting against his big brother's organization and emerging powers. A huge gangster story depicting a three-way turf war on a large scale.

Underworld Code

1965

Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai).