Chico Lourant — Actor (8)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963) [Movie] TMDB Douban
探偵事務所23 くたばれ悪党ども
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Jō Shishido / Reiko Sasamori
other title: Ufficio investigativo 23: Crepate Bastardi! / Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
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.
Black Sun (1964) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb Douban
黒い太陽
other title: 黒い太陽
Akira, a young, jazz-obsessed drifter, returns to his squat, a ruined church, and finds Gill, a wounded African-American GI, on the run after the death of a white GI. Despite terrible misunderstandings and culture clash, Akira agrees to help Gill escape towards the sea, dodging military police along the way.
Shadow Hunters (1972) [Movie] TMDB
影狩り
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ruriko Asaoka
other title: 影狩り
Set during the declining years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Shadow Hunters details the questionably noble exploits of three ronin who act as "Shadow Hunters". These three ronin are not your normal ornery ruffians who are looking for a drink, a broad and someone to jab a sword into, but are in fact former samurai who, rather than follow their destroyed fiefs and murdered masters into death via seppuku, have dedicated their combined sword prowess to stopping the government from raping its daimyos for valuable resources.
The Street Fighter (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
激突! 殺人拳
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Sonny Chiba / Etsuko Shihomi
other title: Den sorte drage / Der Wildeste von allen
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Genocide (1968) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
昆虫大戦争
director: Kazui Nihonmatsu actor: Keisuke Sonoi / Yūsuke Kawazu
other title: L'allucinante fine dell'umanità / Genocide: Die Killerbienen greifen an
A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic, and convoluted, than they could imagine.
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ノストラダムスの大予言
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Tetsuro Tamba / Toshio Kurosawa
other title: Catastrofe / Weltkatastrophe 1999?
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog clouds, hideously mutated animals, destruction of the ozone layer - rage out of control, the world leaders hurtle blindly toward the final confrontation. The film sparked controversy in Japan and was subsequently pulled out of circulation, with no official video release of the uncut film.