It’s brother against brother and father against son in this all-star yakuza epic. Read More »
Tag Archives: Shigehiro Ozawa
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 Power of Aikido AKA Gekitotsu! Aikidô (1975) Shigehiro Ozawa, Jirô Yabuki, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yôko Koizumi
An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born Read More »
Gambler AKA Bakuchi uchi (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Kyôsuke Machida, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. Read More »
Gambler: Victory Without Death AKA Bakuchi-uchi: Fujimi no shôbu (1967) Shigehiro Ozawa, Hiromi Fujiyama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Michiyo Kogure
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA “Dynamite Tsune” is a talented gambler, but not infallable. Read More »
Kengo tengu matsuri AKA Festival of Swordsmen (1961) Shigehiro Ozawa, Eiji Okada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. Read More »
The Orphan Gambler (1971) Shigehiro Ozawa, Sumiko Fuji, Kôji Tsuruta, Gannosuke Ashiya
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills Read More »
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969) Shigehiro Ozawa, Bin Amatsu, Kanjûrô Arashi, Masaharu Arikawa
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. Read More »
Trials of an Okinawa Village (1971) Shigehiro Ozawa, Junko Fuji, Bunta Sugawara, Michitarô Mizushima, Action, Crime, Drama
A female of a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Read More »
Fudatsuki bakuto / A Wad of Notes (1970) Shigehiro Ozawa, Masahiko Tanimura, Action
A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.
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