Kiyoshi Nakajo

Japanese singer, actor, and politician.

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1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Narimi Arimori  •  Tetsuo Ishidate

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Kiichi Nakai  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Narimi Arimori  •  Tetsuo Ishidate

Break Out (1988)

An accidental shooting on the job and a recent divorce take a toll on the personal and professional life of a Japanese detective. Just as it seems he can't go any lower, he is suspended from the force for disregarding orders to halt his criminal investigation of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Yoko Ishino  •  Mikio Narita

An accidental shooting on the job and a recent divorce take a toll on the personal and professional life of a Japanese detective. Just as it seems he can't go any lower, he is suspended from the force for disregarding orders to halt his criminal investigation of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Yoko Ishino  •  Mikio Narita

Sure Death (1984)

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Izumi Ayukawa  •  Kin Sugai

Gedo (2000)

East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Talun Hsu
CAST:  Gary Daniels  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Eric Lutes  •  Victor Rivers

East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Talun Hsu
CAST:  Gary Daniels  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Eric Lutes  •  Victor Rivers

Shinjuku Outlaw (1994)

Shoichi Yomi bravely fights in an attempt to end an underworld battle in Hiroshima and as a result becomes a vegetable. Ten years later, Yomi comes to his senses and visits his former sworn brother, Eto, in Shinjuku. The devious Tagami, Yomi’s old enemy, is well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Ruby Moreno  •  Tatsuo Yamada  •  Yumi Iori

Shoichi Yomi bravely fights in an attempt to end an underworld battle in Hiroshima and as a result becomes a vegetable. Ten years later, Yomi comes to his senses and visits his former sworn brother, Eto, in Shinjuku. The devious Tagami, Yomi’s old enemy, is well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Ruby Moreno  •  Tatsuo Yamada  •  Yumi Iori

Yakuza Ladies: Decision (1998)

Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the boss of their rival yakuza family. She has to make a decision to revenge Nagoshi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the boss of their rival yakuza family. She has to make a decision to revenge Nagoshi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Rino Katase  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (1994)

The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Naomi Kawashima

The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Masumi Miyazaki  •  Hiroyuki Konishi  •  Naomi Kawashima

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den (1984)

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Hikaru Kurosaki  •  Leonard Kuma

Japanese comedy film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Hikaru Kurosaki  •  Leonard Kuma

Mandaraya no Ryôta (1986)

Live-action adaptation of Jun Hatanaka's manga "Mandaraya no Ryota".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinobu Ishiyama
CAST:  Shinsuke Minami  •  Miwa Hayashi  •  Koji Ogiso  •  Satoru Okubo

Live-action adaptation of Jun Hatanaka's manga "Mandaraya no Ryota".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinobu Ishiyama
CAST:  Shinsuke Minami  •  Miwa Hayashi  •  Koji Ogiso  •  Satoru Okubo

Magistrate Toyama: Conspiracy of a Beautiful Woman! Rampage in Kanhashu (1990)

The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and Kunisada Chuji, the yakuza protector of the common man! When a local magistrate is murdered by a group of vagabonds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Esaki
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Shingo Yanagisawa

The meeting of the two greatest legends in Japan - Magistrate Toyama, the crime-fighting official with the cherry blossom tattoo on his shoulder, and Kunisada Chuji, the yakuza protector of the common man! When a local magistrate is murdered by a group of vagabonds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mio Esaki
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Shingo Yanagisawa

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Sonny Chiba

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Noriko Sakai  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Sonny Chiba

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone Wolf's mortal enemy, the evil Lord Yagyu Retsudo, who masterminded Ogami's fall from grace. Brilliant sword actor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Tomisaburō Wakayama  •  Meiko Kaji  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

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

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold (1993)

A man Tetsuo (Kosuke Toyohara) met at a racetrack offered him a job of 100,000 yen per diem, and although he was suspicious, he was urged by the amount of money and decided to take over. What's more, all he has to do is carry a huge cardboard box to the man's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hideyo Amamoto  •  Hōsei Komatsu  •  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

A man Tetsuo (Kosuke Toyohara) met at a racetrack offered him a job of 100,000 yen per diem, and although he was suspicious, he was urged by the amount of money and decided to take over. What's more, all he has to do is carry a huge cardboard box to the man's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hideyo Amamoto  •  Hōsei Komatsu  •  Hiroko Nakajima  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2 (1994)

Tetsuo was suddenly told goodbye by Ginji. As for the farewell, only one of the tables was a real wad of bills and a full trunk. And, in that, there is a letter saying "Replace all this with the real thing!" Tetsuo is at a loss and one day meets Emi who works at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hideyo Amamoto  •  Mika Kaneko  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Kosuke Toyohara

Tetsuo was suddenly told goodbye by Ginji. As for the farewell, only one of the tables was a real wad of bills and a full trunk. And, in that, there is a letter saying "Replace all this with the real thing!" Tetsuo is at a loss and one day meets Emi who works at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shun Nakahara
CAST:  Hideyo Amamoto  •  Mika Kaneko  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Kosuke Toyohara

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

New Third Gangster (1996)

When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts planning ways ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takeshi Caesar  •  Keishiro Kojima  •  Ei Hamura  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts planning ways ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takeshi Caesar  •  Keishiro Kojima  •  Ei Hamura  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo

New Third Gangster II (1996)

Soma goes to Masakis allowed back to his former gang, led by Takeda who asked for his help since he had problems controlling their own men. But one fears how Somas former assistant Kokubu, now second in command of Takeda, should react. Soon Soma assassinated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Keishiro Kojima  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Asami Sawaki  •  Kōji Shimizu

Soma goes to Masakis allowed back to his former gang, led by Takeda who asked for his help since he had problems controlling their own men. But one fears how Somas former assistant Kokubu, now second in command of Takeda, should react. Soon Soma assassinated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Keishiro Kojima  •  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Asami Sawaki  •  Kōji Shimizu

Sure Death 6 (1996)

When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Makoto Fujita  •  Kunihiko Mitamura  •  Kin Sugai  •  Mari Shiraki

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface (1997)

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Miho Nomoto

“Gunro no keifu” is known as “Tale of a Scarface.” It follows the life of Kumoro, a yakuza member, who recently is released from prison after serving 14 years for his Family. Upon his return he finds the various yakuza syndicates on the brink of war. Kumoro is, at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiichi Kudo
CAST:  Kiyoshi Nakajo  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Ken Kaneko  •  Miho Nomoto
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