Tetsuro Tamba — Actor (84)
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Yakuza Demon (2003) [Movie] TMDB
鬼哭
director: Takashi Miike actor: Riki Takeuchi / Mickey Curtis …
other title: 鬼哭
Seiji and Yoshifumi are the only members of the Muto branch of the Date Family. The two respect and love their leader, Mr. Muto, like a father and the three share a firm bond. But their fate is sealed when the Family is involved in a conflict. Muto is unable to pay his share of funds for the oncoming battle but tells executives of the Family that he would fight at the front line instead. In the wish to protect Muto, Seiji has him arrested by the police. Ignoring the Family executives' mocks of "Muto escaped to prison", Seiji prepares for the battle and attacks like a demon on behalf of his boss...
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Graveyard of Honor (2002) [Movie] TMDB Douban
新・仁義の墓場
director: Takashi Miike actor: Goro Kishitani / Narimi Arimori …
other title: 新・仁義の墓場 / Takashi Miikes: Graveyard of Honour …
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966) [Movie] TMDB
丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り
director: Hideo Gosha actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Keiko Awaji …
other title: 丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り / Samouraï sans honneur …
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.
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Abashiri Prison (1965) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb
網走番外地
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Ken Takakura / Kôji Nanbara …
other title: 網走番外地 / 网走番外地 …
Abashiri Prison is located in the coldest place in Japan. Two men, handcuffed together have escaped from the prison, one a yakuza, the other a petty criminal, and although they hate each other they must work together if they are to evade capture in this harshest of climates.
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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.
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972) [Movie] TMDB
影狩り　ほえろ大砲 　
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ryôhei Uchida …
other title: 影狩り　ほえろ大砲 　
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no walk in the park, and in order to survive they must face a relentless army of ninjas and female warriors willing to sacrifice their lives to disrupt the delivery and claim the cannon for themselves.
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Samurai from Somewhere (1964) [Movie] TMDB
続・道場破り　問答無用
director: Yasushi Kikuchi / Kôki Matsuno actor: Isamu Nagato / Haruko Wanibuchi …
other title: 続・道場破り　問答無用 / Dojo Challengers 2: Samurai from Somewhere
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. Never offering any explanation, he continues his seemingly unprovoked attacks until he is sent away from his domain.
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Samurai from Nowhere (1964) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
道場破り
director: Seiichirô Uchikawa actor: Isamu Nagato / Shima Iwashita …
other title: 道場破り / Dojo Challengers, Samurai from Nowhere
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!
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Shogun's Samurai (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
柳生一族の陰謀
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Sonny Chiba …
other title: Im Schatten des Shogun / Le Samourai et le Shogun …
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
仁義なき戦い 代理戦争
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Bunta Sugawara / Takeshi Katō …
other title: Battles Without Honor and Humanity - Proxy War / 仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 …
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
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Shogun's Shadow (1989) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban
将軍家光の乱心 激突
director: Yasuo Furuhata actor: Ken Ogata / Sonny Chiba …
other title: 将軍家光の乱心 激突 / Der Schatten des Shogun …
A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.
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Gozu (2003) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭 GOZU
director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Yūta Sone …
other title: 極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭 GOZU / Gozu. El camino a la locura
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban
実録・安藤昇侠道（アウトロー）伝 烈火
director: Takashi Miike actor: Riki Takeuchi / Sonny Chiba …
other title: 実録・安藤昇侠道（アウトロー）伝 烈火 / 実録・安藤昇侠道伝 烈火 …
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
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Silence (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
沈黙 SILENCE
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: David Lampson / Mako …
other title: 沈黙 SILENCE / Silencio
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
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Demon Pond (2005) [Movie] TMDB
夜叉ヶ池
director: Takashi Miike actor: Shinji Takeda / Tomoko Tabata …
other title: 夜叉ヶ池
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken. Conflicts between faith and skepticism, and between social obligation and personal desire drive the narrative toward a dramatic conclusion where the worlds of the real and the surreal inevitabl
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Revenge (1964) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
仇討
director: Tadashi Imai actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Takahiro Tamura …
other title: La Vengeance / Venganza de sangre …
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
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The Wolves (1971) [Movie] TMDB
出所祝い
director: Hideo Gosha actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Noboru Andō …
other title: 出所祝い / Les Loups
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.