Hiroki Matsukata takes the lead role in this epic film as a young spirited yakuza Read More »
Tag Archives: Shigeru Amachi
Twilight Saloon AKA Tasogare sakaba (1955) Tomu Uchida, Shigeru Amachi, Korema Arima, Ureo Egawa
In Twilight Saloon a cast of diverse characters spend an eventful evening Read More »
Yellow Line AKA Ôsen chitai (1960) Teruo Ishii, Teruo Yoshida, Yôko Mihara, Shigeru Amachi
A criminal drama told in a semi-documentary fashion. The murder of the chief official of Kobe city’s Customs triggers Read More »
The Lady Vampire AKA Onna kyûketsuki (1959) Nobuo Nakagawa, Shigeru Amachi, Takashi Wada, Junko Ikeuchi
A woman who’s been missing for twenty years suddenly turns up alive, and looking not a day older than when she vanished. Read More »
The Sinners of Hell (1960) Nobuo Nakagawa, Shigeru Amachi, Utako Mitsuya, Yôichi Numata
A graduate-school student has a friend who is pure evil. Read More »
Black Line (1960) Teruo Ishii, Shigeru Amachi, Kyôko Katsura, Yôko Mihara
A reporter investigating a prostitution ring is framed for murder. Read More »
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura, Action, Drama
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei Read More »
The Third Contest / Mondonosuke Sanban Shobu (1965) Tetsuya Yamanouchi, Shigeru Amachi, Kanjûrô Arashi, Gannosuke Ashiya, Drama
When Mondonosuke, a young sword student has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel, he takes it upon himself to return to Edo and see if his teacher needs help. Read More »
Yakuza gurentai / Yakuza Hooligans (1966) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Shigeru Amachi, Kazuko Inano, Action
A bunch of young angry misfits and hoods who aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza, hatch and execute a variety of petty scams. The youngest, a high school student who has a way with women, is approached by a yakuza and asked to spy for them.
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