Tadao Nakamaru

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motoyoshi Oda
CAST:  Hiroshi Koizumi  •  Setsuko Wakayama  •  Minoru Chiaki  •  Takashi Shimura

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Motoyoshi Oda
CAST:  Hiroshi Koizumi  •  Setsuko Wakayama  •  Minoru Chiaki  •  Takashi Shimura

Kill! (1968)

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Tadao Nakamaru

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Etsushi Takahashi  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Tadao Nakamaru

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Toshirō Mifune

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yūnosuke Itō  •  Toshirō Mifune

The Secret of the Telegian (1960)

Fast paced

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Yoshio Tsuchiya  •  Tadao Nakamaru

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Yoshio Tsuchiya  •  Tadao Nakamaru

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Noboru Andō  •  Kenji Imai  •  Akiko Kudō

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Koji Tsuruta  •  Noboru Andō  •  Kenji Imai  •  Akiko Kudō

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 H-Man (1958)

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Koreya Senda

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Kenji Sahara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Koreya Senda

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Minoru Chiaki  •  Misa Uehara

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Minoru Chiaki  •  Misa Uehara

The Mysterians (1957)

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kenji Sahara  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Momoko Kôchi  •  Akihiko Hirata

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Kenji Sahara  •  Yumi Shirakawa  •  Momoko Kôchi  •  Akihiko Hirata

The Sword of Doom (1966)

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yōko Naitō

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Yūzō Kayama  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Yōko Naitō

What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen  •  Senkichi Taniguchi
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Akiko Wakabayashi  •  Mie Hama  •  John Sebastian

In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to make it revolve around a secret egg salad recipe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen  •  Senkichi Taniguchi
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Akiko Wakabayashi  •  Mie Hama  •  John Sebastian

The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (1979)

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Keizo Kanie  •  Hideko Okiyama  •  Chisako Hara

A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Yūji Honma  •  Keizo Kanie  •  Hideko Okiyama  •  Chisako Hara

Company Executives (1989)

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Yukiyo Toake  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mariko Fuji

A fierce succession battle ignites at a newspaper company when the president passes away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Yukiyo Toake  •  Koichi Sato  •  Mariko Fuji

The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse  •  Yūzō Kawashima
CAST:  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Isuzu Yamada  •  Akira Takarada  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse  •  Yūzō Kawashima
CAST:  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Isuzu Yamada  •  Akira Takarada  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

The Lost Alibi (1960)

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Chisako Hara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Horikawa
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Chisako Hara  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)

An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Yūzō Kayama  •  Jun Tazaki  •  Yukiko Shimazaki  •  Akihiko Hirata

An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Yūzō Kayama  •  Jun Tazaki  •  Yukiko Shimazaki  •  Akihiko Hirata

Two in the Shadow (1967)

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Yūzō Kayama  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Mitsuko Mori

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Yūzō Kayama  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Mitsuko Mori

Beast Alley (1965)

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Junko Ikeuchi  •  Ryō Ikebe  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Keiju Kobayashi

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Junko Ikeuchi  •  Ryō Ikebe  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Keiju Kobayashi

A Keg of Powder (1964)

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent scientist. Edited into Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" along with the 4th film in the series, "Key of Keys".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Makoto Satō  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Tadao Nakamaru

In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent scientist. Edited into Woody Allen's "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" along with the 4th film in the series, "Key of Keys".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Tsuboshima
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Makoto Satō  •  Yuriko Hoshi  •  Tadao Nakamaru

The Weed of Crime (1962)

Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Kumi Mizuno  •  Makoto Satō  •  Mie Hama

Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Kumi Mizuno  •  Makoto Satō  •  Mie Hama
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