Masashi Ishibashi

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Dragon Princess (1976)

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Kohira
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Yasuaki Kurata  •  Go Otsuka

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Kohira
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Yasuaki Kurata  •  Go Otsuka

The Street Fighter (1974)

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Goichi Yamada  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Tony Cetera

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Goichi Yamada  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Tony Cetera

Karate Bullfighter (1975)

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Kenji Imai  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Kenji Imai  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Karate Bear Fighter (1975)

Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Karate for Life (1977)

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hideo Murota  •  Masaru Shiga  •  Masashi Ishibashi

The last of the Masutatsu Oyama trilogy. Oyama takes a job as a professional wrestler in Okinawa, but when he discovers that he is expected to take a dive, he quits in disgust. However, when a friend finds herself in desperate need of medical supplies, Oyama steps ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Hideo Murota  •  Masaru Shiga  •  Masashi Ishibashi

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village (1978)

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Sanae Kitabayashi  •  Kuniyasu Atsumi

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ichirō Zaitsu  •  Sanae Kitabayashi  •  Kuniyasu Atsumi

Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974)

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Tamayo Mitsukawa  •  Michiyo Bandô  •  Hisayo Tanaka

Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Tamayo Mitsukawa  •  Michiyo Bandô  •  Hisayo Tanaka

The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)

When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Mitchi Love  •  Akane Kawasaki  •  Miwa Cho

When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Mitchi Love  •  Akane Kawasaki  •  Miwa Cho

Port Arthur (1980)

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Kenji Niinuma  •  Toshirō Mifune

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Kenji Niinuma  •  Toshirō Mifune

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994)

After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Masahiro Takashima  •  Yasuko Sawaguchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Akira Koieyama

After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Masahiro Takashima  •  Yasuko Sawaguchi  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  Akira Koieyama

Fighting Fist (1992)

The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba  •  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Shogo Shiotani  •  Sibelle Hu  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Ken Lo

The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sonny Chiba  •  Casey Chan Lai-Ying
CAST:  Shogo Shiotani  •  Sibelle Hu  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Ken Lo

G.I. Samurai (1979)

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle (2007)

While in the middle of fighting, the Gekirangers and Mere are teleported to Hong Kong, along with Rio and various other martial artists around the world. Just as Rio and Jyan were about to fight, they meet the mysterious Lao Fan before seeing others brought to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shojiro Nakazawa
CAST:  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Mina Fukui  •  Manpei Takagi  •  Hirofumi Araki

While in the middle of fighting, the Gekirangers and Mere are teleported to Hong Kong, along with Rio and various other martial artists around the world. Just as Rio and Jyan were about to fight, they meet the mysterious Lao Fan before seeing others brought to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shojiro Nakazawa
CAST:  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Mina Fukui  •  Manpei Takagi  •  Hirofumi Araki

Roaring Fire (1982)

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Mikio Narita

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Mikio Narita

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983)

The Dynaman must prevent a powerful new gun invented by a friend of Doctor Yumeno from falling into the hands of the Jashinka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shohei Tôjô
CAST:  Satoshi Okita  •  Jun'ichi Haruta  •  Kouji Unogi  •  Yuu Tokita

The Dynaman must prevent a powerful new gun invented by a friend of Doctor Yumeno from falling into the hands of the Jashinka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shohei Tôjô
CAST:  Satoshi Okita  •  Jun'ichi Haruta  •  Kouji Unogi  •  Yuu Tokita

Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! (1984)

Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Masayuki Suzuki  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! is the second movie of Uchuu Keiji Shaider. This movie takes place between episodes 39 and 40, and was released on December 22, 1984.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Tanaka
CAST:  Hiroshi Tsuburaya  •  Naomi Morinaga  •  Masayuki Suzuki  •  Masashi Ishibashi

The Goodbye Girls (1987)

When 22-year-old Ikuko gets fired from her editing internship right before her college graduation instead of getting hired, she turns to her schoolteacher father for advice. Instead, he tells her, "I've decided to become a singer! Sort your own life out!" Confused, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Yuki Saito  •  Hiro Komura  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Riki Takeuchi

When 22-year-old Ikuko gets fired from her editing internship right before her college graduation instead of getting hired, she turns to her schoolteacher father for advice. Instead, he tells her, "I've decided to become a singer! Sort your own life out!" Confused, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuki Ōmori
CAST:  Yuki Saito  •  Hiro Komura  •  Mayumi Asaka  •  Riki Takeuchi

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: the Movie (1989)

The Turboranger must prevent a Boma from unsealing his father in order to utilize his hellfire to burn the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Kenta Satou  •  Yoshiaki Ganaha  •  Keiya Asakura  •  Jun'ichirô Katagiri

The Turboranger must prevent a Boma from unsealing his father in order to utilize his hellfire to burn the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Nagaishi
CAST:  Kenta Satou  •  Yoshiaki Ganaha  •  Keiya Asakura  •  Jun'ichirô Katagiri

Lady Battle Cop (1990)

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihisa Okamoto
CAST:  Azusa Nakamura  •  Kisuke Yamashita  •  Yuki Kitazume  •  Toshiaki Nishizawa

When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihisa Okamoto
CAST:  Azusa Nakamura  •  Kisuke Yamashita  •  Yuki Kitazume  •  Toshiaki Nishizawa

Karate Killer (1973)

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Maki Mizuhara  •  Eiji Gō

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Maki Mizuhara  •  Eiji Gō
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