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Tag Archives: Kôji Tsuruta
Saigo no tokkôtai / The Last Kamikaze (1970) Jun’ya Satô, Kôji Tsuruta, Ken Takakura, Shin’ichi Chiba, Drama, War
Saigo no Tokkotai (The Last Kamikaze) is set in the final months of World War II, when it was increasingly obvious that Japan was going to lose the war. Read More »
Ôgon no inu / The Golden Dog (1979) Shigeyuki Yamane, Kôji Tsuruta, Yôko Shimada, Isao Natsuyagi, Drama
Head of Arms Department in the Ministry of Industry and Trade Yukichi Nagayama was caught up in corruption scandal. He puts secret documents onto microfilm and attaches it to the collar of hunting dog Goro…
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Bakuto Kaisan-shiki / Gambler’s Farewell (1968) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Fumio Watanabe, Tetsurô Tanba, Action, Crime
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
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