Having escaped, Omiya and Arita are sent flying backwards by landmines set by the guerillas. Once again, they must confront their superiors.Read More »
Tokuzô Tanaka
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Tokuzô Tanaka – Zoku heitai yakuza AKA Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (1965)
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Tokuzô Tanaka – Teuchi (1963)
Tokuzô Tanaka1961-1970DramaJapanThe shogun’s vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn’t notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.Read More »
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Tokuzô Tanaka – Yadonashi inu AKA Homeless Dog (1964)
Tokuzô Tanaka1961-1970ActionCrimeJapanFirst movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō TanakaRead More »
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Tokuzô Tanaka – Zatoichi no uta ga Kikoeru AKA Zatoichi’s Vengeance (1966)
1961-1970ActionJapanMartial ArtsTokuzô TanakaSynopsis:
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to “Taichi”. Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that “Taichi” was the man’s young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.Read More » -
Tokuzô Tanaka – Zatoichi Kyojo Tabi AKA Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
1961-1970ActionJapanMartial ArtsTokuzô TanakaSynopsis:
Blind swordsman/masseur Ichi (known as Zatoichi, or “Masseur Ichi”) angers a local yakuza gang when he defeats several of them in a wrestling match. When he finds that his long lost love Tane is nearby and romantically involved with a tough samurai in the employ of the gang, he remains in the village. Meanwhile, the young heir to the leadership is forced to confront his own fear and weakness when the gang insists he fight Ichi.Read More » -
Tokuzô Tanaka – Shin Zatôichi Monogatari AKA New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
1961-1970ActionJapanMartial ArtsTokuzô TanakaSynopsis:
Blind masseur and master swordsman, Zatoichi, is tired of killing. He journeys to his old village looking for peace, but is pursued by the brother of Boss Kanbei, a man he’s killed. Back home, Ichi connects with Banno, his teacher, who seeks prestige and has arranged for his younger sister, Yayoi, to marry into a wealthy samurai family. Ichi and Yayoi realize they are in love, but Ichi’s request for her hand meets with Banno’s derision. Ichi is also drawn into Banno’s plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy man, ostensibly to aid the Mito Goblins, a gang of thieves on the run; but Banno wants to keep the ransom. Ichi wants harmony and love, but can he escape a destiny of violence?Read More » -
Tokuzô Tanaka – Daisatsujin orochi aka The Betrayal (1966)
1961-1970AsianCultJapanTokuzô TanakaSynopsis:
A naively honorable samurai (played by Raizo) comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the understanding that he will be exiled for one year and restored to the clan’s good graces after the political situation dies down. As betrayal begins to heap upon betrayal, he realizes he’ll have to live out his life as a master-less ronin, if not hunted down and killed.
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