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Tag Archives: Ken Takakura
The Drifting Avenger (1968) Jun’ya Satô, Ken Takakura, Ken Goodlet, Judith Roberts

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Read More »
The Homeless / Yadonashi (1974) Kôichi Saitô, Ken Takakura, Shintarô Katsu, Ichirô Nakatani

The Homeless follows the story of two prisoners released the same day Read More »
The Man from Abashiri Jail Strikes Again / Shin Abashiri Bangaichi (1968) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Hiroyuki Nagato

Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji (Ken Takakura) fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post war period in Japan… Read More »
Patience Has an End / Gorotsuki mushuku (1971) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Yoko Hayama, Mayumi Kajiwara

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo Read More »
The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town / Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Saihate no Nagare-mono (1969) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Takashi Shimura, Kaneko Iwaskura

It’s a battle of good versus evil in the frozen north when former prison inmate Katsuji takes on Boss Tamaru Read More »
The Domain: The Naniwa Story / Nihon Kyokaku-den: Naniwa-hen (1965) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Hideo Murata, Asao Uchida

Osaka, 1920. A sailor returns from several years at sea to see his brother Read More »
The Chivalrous Life / Kyokotsu ichidai (1967) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Sumiko Fuji, Minoru Ôki

This is yet another ninkyô yakuza film that seems to be (unconsciously?) trying to deal Read More »
Prison Boss / Gokuchu no kaoyaku (1968) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Ichirô Ryûzaki, Toshi Amatsu

Ken Takakura stars in yet another bad-ass Prison film, in “Prison Boss”. Read More »
Brothers Serving Time / Chôeki san kyôdai (1969) Kiyoshi Saeki, Bunta Sugawara, Ken Takakura, Kyôsuke Machida

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Read More »