Gorō Mutsumi

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

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An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Masaaki Daimon  •  Kazuya Aoyama  •  Reiko Tajima  •  Akihiko Hirata

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Masaaki Daimon  •  Kazuya Aoyama  •  Reiko Tajima  •  Akihiko Hirata

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kuroda
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Akihiro Tomikawa  •  Junko Hitomi  •  Gorō Mutsumi

In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Kuroda
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Akihiro Tomikawa  •  Junko Hitomi  •  Gorō Mutsumi

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Tomoko Ai  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Katsumasa Uchida

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Tomoko Ai  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Katsumasa Uchida

The War in Space (1977)

The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
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The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST: 

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Russ Tamblyn  •  Kumi Mizuno  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Nobuo Nakamura

Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Russ Tamblyn  •  Kumi Mizuno  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Nobuo Nakamura

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)

A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Yosui Inoue  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Ken Sanders

A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Yosui Inoue  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Ken Sanders

Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Shigeru Matsuzaki  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Gorō Mutsumi  •  Akiko Nakamura

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Shigeru Matsuzaki  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Gorō Mutsumi  •  Akiko Nakamura

Sweet Trap (1963)

An office worker who dreams of a peaceful happiness with her boyfriend is forced into prostitution by yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Reiko Gosho  •  Kimihiko Takeda  •  Tamaki Katori  •  Gorō Mutsumi

An office worker who dreams of a peaceful happiness with her boyfriend is forced into prostitution by yakuza.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Reiko Gosho  •  Kimihiko Takeda  •  Tamaki Katori  •  Gorō Mutsumi

The Rambler Rides Again (1960)

In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Mari Shiraki

In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Shigeru Amachi  •  Mari Shiraki

ESPY (1974)

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yūzō Kayama

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yūzō Kayama

Red Lion (1969)

Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Minori Terada

Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Shima Iwashita  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Minori Terada

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Tatsuya Nakadai

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Asao Uchida  •  Meiko Kaji

The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Asao Uchida  •  Meiko Kaji

Killer's Mission (1969)

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the hostile Shogun Satsuma. On his mission he meets a cowardly Ronin who becomes his assistant, as well as a female spy and a female warrior...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Bin Amatsu  •  Jūkei Fujioka

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the hostile Shogun Satsuma. On his mission he meets a cowardly Ronin who becomes his assistant, as well as a female spy and a female warrior...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Bin Amatsu  •  Jūkei Fujioka

The Shinjuku Love Story (1987)

Ichijoji is a street punk who stumbles across Mari and her cat. Mari and Ichijoji immediately fall in love but are chased by both yakuza and corrupt cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Mina Ichijôji  •  Izumi Igarashi  •  Kai Ato

Ichijoji is a street punk who stumbles across Mari and her cat. Mari and Ichijoji immediately fall in love but are chased by both yakuza and corrupt cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Nasu
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Mina Ichijôji  •  Izumi Igarashi  •  Kai Ato

Dark Society in the East (1993)

A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex French Foreign Legion soldier and is now a cocaine smuggler and dealer. He is acquainted with Larry, a Japanese American, but he turned out to be an undercover cop from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōkaku Baba
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Jessica Lancelott  •  Sawako Kitahara

A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex French Foreign Legion soldier and is now a cocaine smuggler and dealer. He is acquainted with Larry, a Japanese American, but he turned out to be an undercover cop from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shōkaku Baba
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Jessica Lancelott  •  Sawako Kitahara

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Akiko Koyama  •  Fujio Suga

Sword Devil (1965)

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Kei Satō  •  Ryūtarō Gomi

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Misumi
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiko Sugata  •  Kei Satō  •  Ryūtarō Gomi

Outlaw: Kill! (1969)

Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air. The Iriezaki family and the Kanto Touyu-kai were in the midst of a territorial dispute. Goro was quick to notice, but had no intent to take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Ozawa
CAST:  Tetsuya Watari  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Eiji Gō  •  Kenji Imai

Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air. The Iriezaki family and the Kanto Touyu-kai were in the midst of a territorial dispute. Goro was quick to notice, but had no intent to take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Ozawa
CAST:  Tetsuya Watari  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Eiji Gō  •  Kenji Imai

Brothers of Capones (1970)

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows his first venture to Japan with gangster brothers Frank (Shingo Yamashiro) and Joe (Fumio Watanabe). And being chased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Harada
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Fumio Watanabe  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Graciela Susana

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows his first venture to Japan with gangster brothers Frank (Shingo Yamashiro) and Joe (Fumio Watanabe). And being chased ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Harada
CAST:  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Fumio Watanabe  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Graciela Susana
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