In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing Read More »
Tag Archives: Kôji Tsuruta
The Proud Challenge (1962) Hokori takaki chosen
As the film begins, Kuroki, a journalist for a trade paper, is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. Read More »
The Flower, the Storm, and the Gang AKA Hana to arashi to gyangu (1961) Teruo Ishii, Ken Takakura, Kôji Tsuruta, Mamoru Ogawa
This is an important early Toei yakuza film, starring a young Ken Takakura as a wild Read More »
The Sand City in Manchuria AKA Sabaku o Wataru Taiyo (1960) Kiyoshi Saeki, Sô Yamamura, Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta
A young doctor must save townspeople from a threatening plague. Read More »
The Orphan Gambler (1971) Shigehiro Ozawa, Sumiko Fuji, Kôji Tsuruta, Gannosuke Ashiya
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills Read More »
The Last Gunfight (1960) Kihachi Okamoto, Toshirô Mifune, Kôji Tsuruta, Yôko Tsukasa
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Read More »
Unperishable Sword (1960) Yasushi Sasaki, Kôji Tsuruta, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Keiko Fujita
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest Samurai, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Read More »
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Kôji Tsuruta
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. Read More »
The Secret of the Telegian (1960) Jun Fukuda, Kôji Tsuruta, Yumi Shirakawa, Seizaburô Kawazu
Detectives must stop a homicidal madman called the “Telegian” from his killing rampage Read More »