Hiroyuki Nagato — Actor (89)
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
緋牡丹博徒 仁義通します
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Sumiko Fuji / Bunta Sugawara
other title: Lady Yakuza 8 - Le code Yakuza / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 8: Execution of duty
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. When the family is betrayed from within and the rival family becomes violent, Oryu takes things into her own hands…
The Third Dead Angle (1959) [Movie] TMDB
第三の死角
other title: 第三の死角
Yoshikawa and Kaji are alumni - Yoshikawa leads a life loyal to his company Toho Corporation, whilst Kaji works in the underground world for Aoyama, a fixer trying to buy Toho out. One day, Yoshikawa is ordered to take a look into the information leakage which had resulted in a serious fall of the company stock price. Following his order, Yoshikawa reunites with Kaji but their relationship gets complicated through the presence of Akiko, the daughter of Kubo, chairman of Toho Corporation. There is an obvious financial conspiracy and several men are killed - Who is the true mastermind behind all the plots?
Sukeban Deka (1985) [TV] IMDb TMDB
スケバン刑事
actor: Yuki Saito / Kôji Naka
other title: スケバン刑事
A juvenile delinquent code-named Saki Asamiya is taken in by the government and forced to fight crime to redeem her actions. She is sent to various high schools to infiltrate and neutralize gangs and other forms of crime as a police officer using her metal yo-yo badge as a weapon.
The Domain (1964) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
日本侠客伝
director: Masahiro Makino actor: Ken Takakura / Hiroki Matsukata
other title: La légende des yakuzas / 日本侠客伝
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
The Young Rebels (1980) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
父よ母よ!
director: Keisuke Kinoshita actor: Gō Katō / Junko Mihara
other title: Parents, réveillez-vous ! / 父よ母よ!
A newspaper reporter investigates the lives of juvenile delinquents.
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
古都
other title: Koto / 古都
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.
Endless Desire (1958) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
果しなき欲望
director: Shōhei Imamura actor: Hiroyuki Nagato / Misako Watanabe
other title: Desiderio inappagato / Desejo Insaciável
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
Silence Has No Wings (1966) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
とべない沈黙
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Mariko Kaga / Hiroyuki Nagato
other title: Le Silence sans ailes / El silencio no tiene alas
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
Proof of the Man (1977) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
人間の証明
director: Junya Satō actor: Mariko Okada / George Kennedy
other title: 人間の証明 / Sombras de una guerra
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
Zatoichi Live (2008) [Movie] TMDB
三池崇史×哀川翔 座頭市
director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Ken'ichi Endô
other title: 三池崇史×哀川翔 座頭市
Takashi Miike directs a stage version of Zatoichi, the tale of the blind swordsman.
Ronin-gai (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
浪人街
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Yoshio Harada / Kanako Higuchi
other title: 浪人街 / Rônin-gai
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
スケバン刑事 コードネーム=麻宮サキ
director: Kenta Fukasaku actor: Aya Matsuura / Rika Ishikawa
other title: スケバン刑事 コードネーム=麻宮サキ / Tokyo Girl Cop
Recruited by a clandestine police organization, "K" must stop a plot by student radicals to create anarchy in Japan. Armed with a hi-tech steel yo-yo, and a new name (Asamiya Saki), she must infiltrate an elite high school to find the terrorists but finds an even more sinister plan is about to unfold.
Five Men of Edo (1951) [Movie] TMDB
大江戸五人男
director: Daisuke Itō actor: Tsumasaburō Bandō / Utaemon Ichikawa
other title: 大江戸五人男 / Cinq hommes d'Edo
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
Izo (2004) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb Skybridge
IZO
director: Takashi Miike actor: Kazuya Nakayama / Kaori Momoi
other title: IZO / Izo - The world can never be changed
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.