Tomisaburō Wakayama — Actor (129)
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Memoir of Japanese Assassins (1969) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
日本暗殺秘録
director: 中岛贞夫 actor: 片冈千惠藏 / Bunta Sugawara …
other title: 日本暗杀秘录 / 日本暗殺秘録 …
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
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Samurai Reincarnation (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
魔界転生
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sonny Chiba / Kenji Sawada …
other title: 魔界転生 / Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
脱獄広島殺人囚
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Hiroki Matsukata / Tatsuo Umemiya …
other title: 脱獄広島殺人囚
Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.
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The Devil's Bouncing Ball Song (1977) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
悪魔の手毬唄
director: 市川昆 actor: 石坂浩二 / 岸惠子 …
other title: 恶魔拍球之歌 / 悪魔の手毬唄 …
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
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Red Peony Gambler (1968) [Movie] NeoDB
緋牡丹博徒
director: 山下耕作 actor: 富司純子 / 高倉健 …
other title: 红牡丹赌徒 / 緋牡丹博徒 …
明治中期，九州赌徒帮派矢野组组长被人暗杀，其独女龙子（藤纯子 饰）解散帮会，以父亲尸体旁遗落的钱包为线索四处寻找凶手。龙子怀揣小太刀，五年间走遍全国各地的赌场，因出色的赌技而赢得“红牡丹阿龙”的绰号。
在岩国某赌场，龙子拆穿庄家作弊手段，引起纠纷，幸得流浪赌徒片桐（高仓健 饰）出手相助。与片桐分手后，龙子得知曾见过杀手容貌的阿新的下落，遂启程寻找，并在道后与熊虎组组长虎吉（若山富三郎 饰）结为兄妹。经熊虎推荐，龙子和阿新前往拜会大阪千成一家第二代首领加仓井（大木实 饰），却偶然在此得知真相……
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
眠狂四郎女妖剣
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Michiko Ai …
other title: Nemuri Kyoshiro 4 La Ballade de Kyoshiro Nemuri / 眠狂四郎女妖剣 …
A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
座頭市千両首
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Shintarō Katsu / Shōgo Shimada …
other title: La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 06 : Mort ou vif / Zatoichi y el cofre de oro …
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
続・座頭市物語
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Shintarō Katsu / Yoshie Mizutani …
other title: La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 02 : Le Secret / La historia de Zatoichi continúa …
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb Douban
眠狂四郎殺法帖
director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Tamao Nakamura …
other title: Nemuri Kyoshiro 1 La statuette de Jade / 眠狂四郎殺法帖
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot. The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
新仁義なき戦い
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Bunta Sugawara / Hiroki Matsukata …
other title: Nouveau combat sans code d'honneur 1 / 新仁義なき戦い …
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
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An Actor's Revenge (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
雪之丞変化 　
director: Masahiro Makino actor: Hashizo Okawa / Chikage Awashima …
other title: 雪之丞変化 　
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for the men responsible for dishonoring his parents' names and leading them to suicide when he was still a child. When he discovers that the mastermind behind those crimes has come to see him act onstage, he begins in earnest to plot his revenge. With the help of a renowned Robin Hood-like thief named Yamitaro, he makes out his first target: the daughter of the man who orchestrated his parents' demise.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
子連れ狼 子を貸し腕貸しつかまつる
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Fumio Watanabe …
other title: Lobo Solitário 1: A Espada da Vingança / Okami - Das Schwert der Rache …
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
子連れ狼 死に風に向う乳母車
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Gō Katō …
other title: Lobo Solitário 3: Contra Os Ventos da Morte / Okami - Japango …
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
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Red Peony Gambler (1968) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
緋牡丹博徒
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura …
other title: 緋牡丹博徒 / Lady Yakuza 1 - La pivoine rouge …
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years old, her father was attacked and killed by a stranger in alley. Ryuko then dissolves her yakuza family, and, carrying the wallet left by the killer, she sets out on a journey to avenge her father's death. Five years later, she wanders the nation, known only as! Red Peony Oryu who has a red peony tattooed on her shoulder and has the defiance and courage of a man. She meets Katagiri - a loner gambler, Kumatora - boss of a family in Shikoku, and Otaka - female boss of the Doman Family in Osaka. With their help, she finally catches up with the man who murdered her father.
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Shogun Assassin (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Shogun Assassin
director: Robert Houston / Kenji Misumi actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Akihiro Tomikawa …
other title: Shogun il giustiziere / Shogun kontra den ensomme ulv …
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵 / Shinobi No Mono 5 Return Of Mist Saizo …
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s forces, “Mist” Saizo tries to save the Sanada Clan, and avenge the death of his lord by assassinating the first Tokugawa Shogun. Following the first four films in this remarkable series, more previously unknown Ninja skills are shown to the world for the first time. The action heats up as Saizo single-handedly attacks the Shogun’s Palace!