Keisuke Noro — Actor (19)
Danger Pays (1962) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
危いことなら銭になる
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Joe Shishido / Hiroyuki Nagato
other title: 危いことなら銭になる / Les Apprentis faux-monnayeurs
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the idea that they need Sakamoto, the best counterfeiter in Japan. A seesaw game unfolds between the three men as each tries to outdo the other two in handing over Sakamoto for one million yen to Hijikata, the big boss, who intends to make counterfeit money with the stolen paper. A little belatedly, they realize it needs their combined forces to outwit Hijikata and they raid his place together. Outnumbered, however, they are thrown into a basement room and the gas is turned on. Certain death stares them in the face, but the three men are not ones to take things lying down....
The Man with a Shotgun (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
散弾銃の男
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Hideaki Nitani / Izumi Ashikawa
other title: L'Homme à la Mitraillette / 散弾銃の男
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
The Boy Who Came Back (1958) [Movie] TMDB
踏みはずした春
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Sachiko Hidari / Akira Kobayashi
other title: 踏みはずした春 / Le Printemps a manqué son pas
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
Born Under Crossed Stars (1965) [Movie] TMDB
悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Ken Yamauchi / Yumiko Nogawa
other title: 悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも
A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.
Smashing the 0-Line (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
密航0ライン
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Hiroyuki Nagato / Yuji Odaka
other title: 密航0ライン
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
Kanto Wanderer (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
関東無宿
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Akira Kobayashi / Chieko Matsubara
other title: 関東無宿 / Il vagabondo del Kanto
Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
東京の暴れん坊
other title: 東京の暴れん坊 / The Tokyo Mighty Guy
Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district. His culinary skills and dashing good looks bring in the women as well as unwanted trouble, while an explosive political scandal builds around his girlfriend’s business...
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
竜馬暗殺
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Yoshio Harada / Renji Ishibashi
other title: L'assassinat de Ryoma / 竜馬暗殺
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Gate of Flesh (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
肉体の門
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Jō Shishido / Kōji Wada
other title: Le professioniste dell'amore / 肉体の門
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
13号待避線より その護送車を狙え
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Michitarō Mizushima / Mari Shiraki
other title: Assalto al blindato / 13号待避線より その護送車を狙え
A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.
Voice Without a Shadow (1958) [Movie] TMDB
影なき声
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Yôko Minamida / Hideaki Nitani
other title: 影なき声
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.
A Colt Is My Passport (1967) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
拳銃は俺のパスポート
director: Takashi Nomura actor: Jō Shishido / Chitose Kobayashi
other title: 拳銃は俺のパスポート / A colt is my passport
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Retaliation (1968) [Movie] TMDB
縄張はもらった
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Akira Kobayashi / Jō Shishido
other title: 縄張はもらった
Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrated. An ambitious type, he quickly hooks up with another gang who promise him a prominent position if he helps them deal with a rival family. But bonds are made to be broken, and pledges of loyalty soon give way to competition, betrayal and — naturally — retaliation.
Fighting Elegy (1966) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
けんかえれじい
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Hideki Takahashi / Yūsuke Kawazu
other title: Elegia della lotta / Elégie de la bagarre
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
悲愁物語
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Yōko Shiraki / Kyōko Enami
other title: Story of Sorrow and Sadness / 悲愁物語
A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.
A Killer Without a Grave (1961) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
紅の拳銃
director: Yōichi Ushihara actor: Keiichirō Akagi / Reiko Sasamori
other title: 紅の拳銃 / Kurenai no kenjū
Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is looking for an unaffiliated hit-man who is willing to handle some business. Nakata is just the right man for the job.
The Rambling Guitarist (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
ギターを持った渡り鳥
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Joe Shishido
other title: ギターを持った渡り鳥 / The Wandering Guitarist
Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.