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Tag Archives: Bunta Sugawara
Domineering (1982) Sadao Nakajima, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Bunta Sugawara

The aftermath of the death of the biggest yakuza family. Read More »
My Grandpa (2003) Yôichi Higashi, Bunta Sugawara, Satomi Ishihara, Tadanobu Asano

Yoichi Higashi’s Watashi No Gurampa (My Granpa) concerns the relationship between ex-convict Kenzo (Bunta Sugawara) Read More »
Great Jailbreak (1975) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Nana Kinomi, Bunta Sugawara

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri Prison. Read More »
Last Days of the Boss (1976) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Isao Bitô, Takeo Chii

Sugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss Read More »
A Lively Geisha (1968) Kôsaku Yamashita, Sumiko Fuji, Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Yumi

Koshizu (Fuji), a young geisha, tries to kill herself but is saved by cook Yukichi (Sugahara). Read More »
Run, Truck Rascal, Run! (1979) Noribumi Suzuki, Bunta Sugawara, Kin’ya Aikawa, Masumi Harukawa

Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet music into the ocean. Read More »
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 4: Police Tactics (1974) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Tatsuo Umemiya

Conflicts between Hirono’s family and Yamamori’s family (and their allies) are made more tense by the ambitious underlings and the police’s efforts to impose a crackdown on the gangs. Read More »
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (1973) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Shin’ichi Chiba, Meiko Kaji

A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up Read More »
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Kunie Tanaka, Crime, Drama

During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses. Read More »