Shigehiro Ozawa — Director (58)
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女渡世人
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Sumiko Fuji / Koji Tsuruta
other title: 女渡世人
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.
Trials of an Okinawa Village (1971) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
日本女侠伝 激斗ひめゆり岬
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Sumiko Fuji / Minoru Ōki
other title: Trials of an Okinawa village / 日本女侠伝 激斗ひめゆり岬
A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle things.
Three-Headed Tower (1956) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
三つ首塔
other title: 三つ首塔 / Three Headed Tower
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
Eight Men to Kill (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
other title: Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill / 賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.
Gambler (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
博徒
other title: 博徒
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless. Tachibana engages in a fierce battle with villains for the poor.
Gamblers and Racketeers (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博徒対テキ屋
other title: 博徒対テキ屋
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
若さま侍捕物帖 鮮血の晴着
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Kusuo Abe
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖 鮮血の晴着
A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in police custody. This fragmented trail of clues could well be one of the most baffling cases that Young Lord has ever had to solve as he attempts to unravel the mystery and bring the guilty party to justice.
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 二代目襲名
other title: Lady Yakuza 4 - L'Héritière / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 4: Second Generation Ceremony
The industrial revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livelihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.