
Lewd and wild, long-haired karate prodigy Kotaro Shindo wreaks havoc daily at the elite Tsurugamine Academy Read More »
Tag Archives: Shin’ichi Chiba
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 »
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze / Ah, yokaren (1968) Shinji Murayama, Yukiko Anjô, Junzaburô Ban, Shin’ichi Chiba

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in WWII. Read More »
Bullet Train (1975) Shinkansen daibakuha

One of the Japanese Shinkansen “Bullet Trains” is threatened with a bomb Read More »
Here Because of You / Kimitachi ga ite boku ga ita (1964) Ryuichi Takamori, Ushio Akashi, Shigeko Arai, Shin’ichi Chiba

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors 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 »
Samurai Reincarnation / Makai tenshô (1981) Kinji Fukasaku, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces Read More »
The Power of Aikido / Gekitotsu! Aikidô (1975) Shigehiro Ozawa, Jirô Yabuki, Shin’ichi Chiba, Yôko Koizumi

An action movie that illustrates the struggle of Morihei Ueshiba who was born Read More »
Yakuza Wolf – I Perform Murder / Ôkami yakuza: Koroshi wa ore ga yaru (1972) Ryuichi Takamori, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kôji Nanbara, Makoto Satô

The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other. Read More »
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler / Gincho nagaremono mesuneko bakuchi (1972) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Meiko Kaji, Shin’ichi Chiba, Shingo Yamashiro

Nami(played by Meiko Kaji) returns to Tokyo to find the man who killed her father 13 years ago. Read More »
Message from Space / Uchu kara no messeji (1978) Kinji Fukasaku, Vic Morrow, Shin’ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas Read More »
Legend of the Eight Samurai / Satomi hakken-den (1983) Kinji Fukasaku, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba

Eight mysterious crystals from the body of a long-dead princess now identify the eight samurai Read More »
Roaring Fire AKA Hoero tekken (1981) Norifumi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi

Joji learns a dark secret from his dying father; he learns he has a twin brother and a sister. Read More »
Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) Satsuo Yamamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Yûnosuke Itô, Shin’ichi Chiba, Shinjirô Ehara

Hayashida Gisuke is illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during the burglary he becomes a witness of derailment. Read More »
The Masutatsu Oyama Trilogy (1977) Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, Shin’ichi Chiba

This trilogy is comprised of Karate Bullfighter, Karate Bear Fighter, and Karate For Life, each one focusing on a different part Read More »