Acting

Heitaro Gori

Acting credits

Vampire Monster Mansion poster
NR

A sequel to "Vampire Dead Beauty Carving", featuring the same members from the previous work, including scriptwriter Koji Takada, director Hideaki Onishi, and cinematographer Shigehira Suzuki.

Vampire Monster Mansion

1961

A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride poster
NR

A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to have some fun and practice. And here he is attacked by a beautiful thief... A light comedy historical drama.

A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride

1960

In Search of Mother poster
6.6

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of rival gangsters is hot on his heels.

In Search of Mother

1962

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza poster
7.2

Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza

1966

The Princess and the Bearded Lord poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

1962

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage poster
6.0

A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescue them.

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage

1960

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights poster
7.5

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

Three Yakuza poster
7.8

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

Three Yakuza

1965

The Flower and the Dragon poster
8.0

A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing a family of longshoreman, centering on their love and struggle.

The Flower and the Dragon

1965

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry poster
7.5

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

1965

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 poster
8.0

The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

1965

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu poster
8.4

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

1965

Ninja Assassins poster
6.0

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Ninja Assassins

1960

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy poster
6.0

Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

1963

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion poster
NR

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion

1962

Fine Man poster
8.0

A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the evil, he becomes a fine man.

Fine Man

1961

Case of Umon: Red Lizard poster
NR

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

1962

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai poster
8.7

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

1963

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall poster
6.8

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions.

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

1964

Seventeen Ninja poster
7.3

As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his youngest son is preparing to storm Edo Castle and name himself Shogun by force of arms. They are to either steal the documents that will eventually give him lawful claim to rulership, or they are to assassinate him. But even before they reach the castle walls, they find their every move countered by a ruthless ninja hunter in the employ of the would-be usurper (Konoe), who not only knows their every tactic but knows the exact make-up of their team thanks to his own spies within Edo Castle. As the Iga Ninja fall one by one, the mission's success or complete failure--where failure will result in a bloody war of succession--comes to hinge on a single young and inexperienced ninja (Kotaro).

Seventeen Ninja

1963

Good Rascals poster
6.0

A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.

Good Rascals

1962

関東遊侠伝 利根の朝焼け poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

関東遊侠伝 利根の朝焼け

1963

間諜 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

間諜

1964

The Protector poster
8.5

Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to continue the five generation long run of the business, Mine is put to the ultimate test when a former gangster sets his sights on closing her down.

The Protector

1966