While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization Read More »
Tag Archives: Gorô Ibuki
The Hardcore Criminal AKA Sân ike kangôku: kyo akû han (1973) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Jô Shishido, Gorô Ibuki
In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine Read More »
The Pledge AKA Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden (1972) Kôsaku Yamashita, Gorô Ibuki, Nobuo Kaneko, Takuzô Kawatani
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke’s successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins. Read More »
Bodo shimane keimusho / Riot in Shimane Prison (1975) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Gorô Ibuki, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bôhachi bushidô: Poruno jidaigeki / Boachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973) Teruo Ishii, Tetsurô Tamba, Gorô Ibuki, Tatsuo Endô, Action, Drama, Thriller, Erotic
Japanese cult movie guru Teruo Ishii directs this deranged, over-the-top adaptation from the original manga by Kazuo Koike about a privileged samurai gang in charge of recruiting women for prostitution in old Edo’s pleasure quarter. Read More »