Acting

Bonta Tōkyō

Born 1939-04-07 · Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

A Comic Storyteller — Uproarious Laughter poster
NR

The third "Comic Storyteller" feature. A comedy set in historic Edo.

A Comic Storyteller — Uproarious Laughter

1967

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9.0

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.

My Hobo

1962

The Shape of Night poster
6.8

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.

The Shape of Night

1964

Fearless Comrades poster
NR

The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...

Fearless Comrades

1966

The Singing Gunman poster
NR

Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend has been killed by the gangsters who held up the bullion transport.

The Singing Gunman

1967

The Reckless One poster
NR

Kosuke Suzuki returns to Hakata's hometown after learning that his best friend Takehara has disappeared. Kosuke is persistently hindered by Hasebe from Omura Sangyo. Kosuke's partner Kumagoro investigates and finds out that Hasebe, who killed the head of the Muraoka clan, made Takehara disappear in order to keep him silent. The third film in the series.

The Reckless One

1967

A Bumpkin of Tokyo poster
NR

Bonta comes to Tokyo with the determination to rule the world, gets a job at a lingerie company, and although he is ridiculed as a country bumpkin, he navigates the ups and downs of the city in this first installment of a new comedy series full of laughs and tears.

A Bumpkin of Tokyo

1967

Immortal Guy poster
NR

Kosuke Suzuki was presumed dead after boss Toseikai Setouchi lynched him and threw him into the sea off the coast of Kobe. However, three months later, Kosuke suddenly appears in Kagoshima and reunites with his partner, the vagrant Kumagoro. However, Kosuke's relief does not last long, he learns from Kumagoro that Toseikai are acting ruthlessly here too.

Immortal Guy

1967

Could I But Live poster
8.0

After receiving a phone call from a woman whose child has contracted polio, government official Masayoshi Sakata decides to do everything he can to eradicate the disease.

Could I But Live

1964