Guts Ishimatsu

Yuji Suzuki, known as Guts Ishimatsu or Ishimatsu Suzuki, is a former boxing world champion from Kanumashi, Japan. After retiring from boxing, he has gained popularity as an actor and comedian.

1

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (2003)

After serving a jail sentence, a former leading yakuza (Takaaki Ishibashi) has gone straight. He has married and is now holding a regular job. However, he is continually harrassed by a police inspector who cannot forgive his past. Meanwhile a major gang war erupts. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasushi Akimoto
CAST:  Takaaki Ishibashi  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Tamao Sato  •  Yutaka Matsushige

After serving a jail sentence, a former leading yakuza (Takaaki Ishibashi) has gone straight. He has married and is now holding a regular job. However, he is continually harrassed by a police inspector who cannot forgive his past. Meanwhile a major gang war erupts. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasushi Akimoto
CAST:  Takaaki Ishibashi  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Tamao Sato  •  Yutaka Matsushige

The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor (1980)

Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leiji Matsumoto  •  Chūsei Sone
CAST:  Izumi Hara  •  Yutaka Hayashi  •  Guts Ishimatsu  •  Kiyoshi Maekawa

Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leiji Matsumoto  •  Chūsei Sone
CAST:  Izumi Hara  •  Yutaka Hayashi  •  Guts Ishimatsu  •  Kiyoshi Maekawa

Ninja Hunt (1982)

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only does that, but has created an even better piece. While the original from 1964 starred the great old-time actor Konoe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Yamanouchi
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Kensaku Morita  •  Shizue Abe  •  Mikio Narita

It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only does that, but has created an even better piece. While the original from 1964 starred the great old-time actor Konoe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Yamanouchi
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Kensaku Morita  •  Shizue Abe  •  Mikio Narita

"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2 (1987)

Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Junkyu Moriyama

Sequel to "Guys Who Never Learn".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Masao Kusakari  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Junkyu Moriyama

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

The Skull Soldier (1992)

Narumi, a man out for revenge with the powers he received and a bit of help from the one who saved his life, he creates the persona of Skull Soldier and attempts to discover who really killed his sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kyomoto
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Kenji Ushio  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Yuriko Hamada

Narumi, a man out for revenge with the powers he received and a bit of help from the one who saved his life, he creates the persona of Skull Soldier and attempts to discover who really killed his sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Kyomoto
CAST:  Masaki Kyomoto  •  Kenji Ushio  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Yuriko Hamada

Sazae-san 3 (2011)

A TV special movie aired in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Aya Hirano  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Hisako Sasaki

A TV special movie aired in Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaki Nishiura
CAST:  Arisa Mizuki  •  Aya Hirano  •  Tsurutaro Kataoka  •  Hisako Sasaki

Judgement (2012)

An ex-boxer awakens in an unfamiliar room, chained from escape. His name is Machimura and he's not alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Tsujioka
CAST:  Nori Horikoshi  •  Guts Ishimatsu  •  Hironari Ohshima  •  Kôji Yokokawa

An ex-boxer awakens in an unfamiliar room, chained from escape. His name is Machimura and he's not alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masato Tsujioka
CAST:  Nori Horikoshi  •  Guts Ishimatsu  •  Hironari Ohshima  •  Kôji Yokokawa

The Karate Man and the Spy (1974)

In the beginning of the World War I in 1914, Japan is being invaded spies from Russia and Germany. To eliminate the spies the army hires Sakuragi, a famous Karate and Kempo master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Tamayo Mitsukawa  •  Miwako Onaya  •  Masashi Ishibashi

In the beginning of the World War I in 1914, Japan is being invaded spies from Russia and Germany. To eliminate the spies the army hires Sakuragi, a famous Karate and Kempo master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Tamayo Mitsukawa  •  Miwako Onaya  •  Masashi Ishibashi

A Violent School Revolution (1975)

A Violent School Revolution  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Masato Hoshi  •  Naomi Hase  •  Yûsuke Satô  •  Hiroko Hayashi

A Violent School Revolution  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Masato Hoshi  •  Naomi Hase  •  Yûsuke Satô  •  Hiroko Hayashi

The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Kōji Wada

In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Bunta Sugawara  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Kōji Wada

Dead Angle (1979)

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Mitsuko Oka  •  Edward James Olmos

Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tōru Murakawa
CAST:  Isao Natsuyagi  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Mitsuko Oka  •  Edward James Olmos

Fuckin' Runaway (2007)

Hana, 21-year old, is sent to a mental hospital for attempting a suicide. She suffers from hearing a deep male voice in her head almost everyday that goes, "Twenty yards of linen are worth one coat..." She gradually regains her peace of mind by traveling across ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Motohashi
CAST:  Minami  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Tatsuya Gashûin  •  Guts Ishimatsu

Hana, 21-year old, is sent to a mental hospital for attempting a suicide. She suffers from hearing a deep male voice in her head almost everyday that goes, "Twenty yards of linen are worth one coat..." She gradually regains her peace of mind by traveling across ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keita Motohashi
CAST:  Minami  •  Hisashi Yoshizawa  •  Tatsuya Gashûin  •  Guts Ishimatsu

Kōdō taichō-den ketsumei (2003)

The fate of three men who have lived as brothers since childhood  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Mikio Osawa

The fate of three men who have lived as brothers since childhood  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Yokoi
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Mikio Osawa

 (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigemichi Sugita
CAST:  Kunie Tanaka  •  Hidetaka Yoshioka  •  Tomoko Nakajima  •  Rie Miyazawa

Jesus is My Boss (2001)

 (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Eiji Okuda  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Guts Ishimatsu

 (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Eiji Okuda  •  Hiroyuki Watanabe  •  Guts Ishimatsu

Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon (1978)

Nikkatsu Roman Porno  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Hayashi
CAST:  Reiko Kayama  •  Kahori Takeda  •  Frankie Sakai  •  Hiroshi Gojo

Nikkatsu Roman Porno  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Hayashi
CAST:  Reiko Kayama  •  Kahori Takeda  •  Frankie Sakai  •  Hiroshi Gojo

田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ (1977)

A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yoko Takahashi  •  Etsuko Ichihara

A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Yoko Takahashi  •  Etsuko Ichihara

Mr. Hacchaki's Tokyo Game (1987)

A movie starring Meijin Takahashi, the God of Famicom. Based on the Hacchaki Sensei manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyozumi Fukazawa
CAST:  Honami Suzuki  •  Toshiyuki Takahashi  •  Hajime Hana  •  Yumiko Fujita

A movie starring Meijin Takahashi, the God of Famicom. Based on the Hacchaki Sensei manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyozumi Fukazawa
CAST:  Honami Suzuki  •  Toshiyuki Takahashi  •  Hajime Hana  •  Yumiko Fujita

Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari (2004)

A couple flees Tokyo, their family and friends. The girlfriend is a member of a rock band. She is dating the man, but friends and family are against it compelling her to move away. They stay at an inn in an area in which they know no one. One inn employee finds out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Yuki Yoshinaga  •  Anri Oonuki  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Takashi Shikauchi

A couple flees Tokyo, their family and friends. The girlfriend is a member of a rock band. She is dating the man, but friends and family are against it compelling her to move away. They stay at an inn in an area in which they know no one. One inn employee finds out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōichi Saitō
CAST:  Yuki Yoshinaga  •  Anri Oonuki  •  Chieko Matsubara  •  Takashi Shikauchi
1