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Tag Archives: Kôji Tsuruta
The Red Cherry Blossom Family (1972) Masahiro Makino, Sumiko Fuji, Ken Takakura, Kôji Tsuruta
It is almost unheard of for a ninkyô or jitsuroku yakuza to have an even halfway happy ending. Read More »
Rise and Fall of Yakuza (1970) Yasuo Furuhata, Kôji Tsuruta, Kyôsuke Machida, Makoto Satô
A reformed gangster helps a former yakuza member. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 8 – Forbidden Love (1971) Kiyoshi Saeki, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Kôji Tsuruta
The eighth chapter of the “Showa Zankyoden” series. A story of lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty. Read More »
Bloodstained Clan Honor / Chi-zome no daimon (1970) Kinji Fukasaku, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Kôji Tsuruta
It takes place in the sunset days of the yakuza in the 1970s. The postwar turmoil that created the black market Read More »
Theater of Life – Hishakaku (1963) Tadashi Sawashima, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Ken Takakura
Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Read More »
The Loyal 47 Ronin / Chûshingura (1958) Kunio Watanabe
Japan’s timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai Read More »
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) Toshio Sugie, Toshirô Mifune
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. Read More »
The Biggest Gamble / Sengo Saidai no Toba (1969) Kôsaku Yamashita, Kôji Tsuruta, Ken Takakura, Akiko Koyama
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district’s chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible Read More »
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971) Tai Katô, Junko Fuji, Kôji Tsuruta, Katsutoshi Akiyama
The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu Read More »