Yoshitaka Tanba

The Imperial Navy (1981)

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūe Matsubayashi
CAST:  Susumu Fujita  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hiroshi Hasegawa  •  Kenichi Kaneda

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shūe Matsubayashi
CAST:  Susumu Fujita  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Hiroshi Hasegawa  •  Kenichi Kaneda

The Last True Yakuza (1985)

A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Koji Tsuruta  •  Yutaka Enatsu

A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Koji Tsuruta  •  Yutaka Enatsu

The Alaska Story (1977)

A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the gold rush in Alaska. But he does not forget them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Kyoko Mitsubayashi  •  Jō Shishido  •  Eiji Okada

A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the gold rush in Alaska. But he does not forget them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Kyoko Mitsubayashi  •  Jō Shishido  •  Eiji Okada

Night Train (1987)

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hisako Manda  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hisako Manda  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

The Days of No Return (1978)

The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano upon the death of his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Mayumi Asano  •  Kahori Takeda

The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano upon the death of his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Jun Etoh  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Mayumi Asano  •  Kahori Takeda

The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Wakako Sakai  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Masaharu Arikawa

During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with the help and respect of his sworn brothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Wakako Sakai  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Masaharu Arikawa

Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)

A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanobu Deme
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Yukiyo Toake  •  Yuko Asano  •  Kei Satō

A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masanobu Deme
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Yukiyo Toake  •  Yuko Asano  •  Kei Satō

Bloody! Scary Horror! (1992)

A compilation film consisting of 4 episodes of the Japanese TV series "1001 Nightmares".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori  •  Teruyoshi Ishii  •  Tsugumi Kitaura  •  Tomoyuki Imai
CAST:  Kenji Shiokawa  •  Jinya Sato  •  Hiroshi Fukami  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

A compilation film consisting of 4 episodes of the Japanese TV series "1001 Nightmares".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsunori Hattori  •  Teruyoshi Ishii  •  Tsugumi Kitaura  •  Tomoyuki Imai
CAST:  Kenji Shiokawa  •  Jinya Sato  •  Hiroshi Fukami  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

The Third Gangster (1995)

A small yakuza gang is taken to war by a more powerful rival after a violent bar brawl involving members of both gangs. Young boss, Masaki, must decide whether to disband his dwindling gang or fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Takuzō Kawatani  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

A small yakuza gang is taken to war by a more powerful rival after a violent bar brawl involving members of both gangs. Young boss, Masaki, must decide whether to disband his dwindling gang or fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Takuzō Kawatani  •  Yoshiyuki Omori  •  Yoshitaka Tanba

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DIRECTION:  Mikio Koyama
CAST:  Tomio Umezawa  •  Kiyoshi Maekawa  •  Mami Kumagai  •  Toru Kazama

Aoba shigereru (1974)

Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Yukiyo Toake

Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Yukiyo Toake

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai: The Movie (1977)

Ryu obsessively pursues a CRIME agent who steals a powerful new explosive and takes control of a powerful supercar. This is a theatrical presentation of episode 7 of the J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai television series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsuo Okunaka
CAST:  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  Tairayama Ito  •  Mitchi Love  •  Yūsuke Kazato

Ryu obsessively pursues a CRIME agent who steals a powerful new explosive and takes control of a powerful supercar. This is a theatrical presentation of episode 7 of the J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai television series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsuo Okunaka
CAST:  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  Tairayama Ito  •  Mitchi Love  •  Yūsuke Kazato

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai vs. Gorenger (1978)

While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Taguchi
CAST:  Baku Hatakeyama  •  Tairayama Ito  •  Yukio Itô  •  Yūsuke Kazato

While investigating a UFO in the Sky Ace, J.A.K.Q. is caught off guard by the return of Iron Claw, with the Big Four now leading the remnants of Crime and the Black Cross Army.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Taguchi
CAST:  Baku Hatakeyama  •  Tairayama Ito  •  Yukio Itô  •  Yūsuke Kazato

監察医 室生亜季子㉚ 震える顔 (2001)

Kota Mizutani, a 10-year-old boy whose health worsened after he saw a murder, is brought to Akiko's clinic by his mother Mariko. Kota says that two months ago, he witnessed a man in a park strangling a woman with a cord and was chased by the man afterwards. Hamada, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Yuko Hama  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Mariya Yamada  •  Miki Jinbo

Kota Mizutani, a 10-year-old boy whose health worsened after he saw a murder, is brought to Akiko's clinic by his mother Mariko. Kota says that two months ago, he witnessed a man in a park strangling a woman with a cord and was chased by the man afterwards. Hamada, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Yuko Hama  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Mariya Yamada  •  Miki Jinbo

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die (1989)

Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as a spirit. The leading role is Tamba Tetsuro's biological son, Tamba Yoshitaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teru Ishida
CAST:  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  エブリン・ブリンクリー  •  Gin Maeda  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as a spirit. The leading role is Tamba Tetsuro's biological son, Tamba Yoshitaka.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teru Ishida
CAST:  Yoshitaka Tanba  •  エブリン・ブリンクリー  •  Gin Maeda  •  Shigeru Kōyama

Nijūsai no genten (1973)

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DIRECTION:  Kenjirô Ohmori
CAST:  Yuriko Sumi  •  Masaaki Daimon  •  Takeo Chii  •  Mizuho Suzuki

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DIRECTION:  Kenjirô Ohmori
CAST:  Yuriko Sumi  •  Masaaki Daimon  •  Takeo Chii  •  Mizuho Suzuki

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru (1975)

Based on the life of artist Yumeji Takehisa  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Momoko Ikeda  •  Naoko Ohtani

Based on the life of artist Yumeji Takehisa  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Momoko Ikeda  •  Naoko Ohtani