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Tag Archives: Hiroki Matsukata
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Nobuo Kaneko

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. Read More »
Suke-san Kaku-san oabare (1961) Tadashi Sawashima, Kin’ya Kitaôji, Hiroki Matsukata, Haruo Tanaka

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun’s uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Read More »
Kairyu daikessen / Battle Of The Dragons (1966)

In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. Read More »
Diaries of the Kamikaze / Â dôki no sakura (1967)

This movie is dedicated to desperate young Japanese pilots, during the Second World War. Read More »
Secret Detective Investigation: Net in Big Edo / Onmitsu dôshin: Ôedo sôsamô (1979) Akinori Matsuo, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsurô Sagawa, Sanae Tsuchida

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Read More »
Gamblers and Racketeers / Bakuto tai tekiya (1964) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Hiroki Matsukata, Sumiko Fuji

It’s brother against brother and father against son in this all-star yakuza epic. Read More »
Shogun’s Samurai / Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (1978) Kinji Fukasaku, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Shin’ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that Read More »
Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics / Jitsuroku gaiden: Osaka dengeki sakusen (1976) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Tatsuo Umemiya, Tsunehiko Watase

There is almost non-stop action and violent brutality guys get cooked Read More »
The Story of a Man Among Men / Shura no mure (1984) Kôsaku Yamashita, Hiroki Matsukata, Wakako Sakai, Shigeru Amachi

Hiroki Matsukata takes the lead role in this epic film as a young spirited yakuza Read More »
Heavenly Sin (1992) Toshio Masuda, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Omar Sharif, Hiroki Matsukata

Elite lawyer Ryoko enlists the help of a foreign mafia in rescuing her son from a criminal who holds grudge against her. Read More »
Okinawa: The Ten-Year War (1978) Akinori Matsuo, Hiroki Matsukata, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yumiko Nogawa

It’s the tale of Iba Choyu and Iba Choichi and their adopted brother Tomoyuki who grow up to be yakuza on the Okinawa Read More »
Festival Champ (1976) Noribumi Suzuki, Hiroki Matsukata, Jirô Sakagami, Etsuko Shihomi

A man working in a fish market is crazy about festivals. 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 »
Hokuriku dairi sensô / Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Mikio Narita, Action, Crime, Drama

In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history Read More »