Koji Tsuruta — Actor (107)
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A Wad of Notes (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
札つき博徒
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 札つき博徒
A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.
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A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
傷だらけの人生　古い奴でござんす
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Yuko Hama …
other title: 傷だらけの人生　古い奴でござんす
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.
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Gambler: Victory Without Death (1967) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博奕打ち 不死身の勝負
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Kyōsuke Machida …
other title: 博奕打ち 不死身の勝負
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by serving as a pit boss for a struggling coal mine in Kyuushu. Quickly there's trouble with the local mining competition, who doesn't always play a fair game. True to his hot-headed nickname, Tsune only gets into deeper trouble.
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House of Gamblers (1970) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博徒一家
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ken Takakura / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 博徒一家
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time.
Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
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Gambler's Legacy (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
渡世人列伝
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 渡世人列伝
A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader.
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A Scarred Life (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
傷だらけの人生
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 傷だらけの人生
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
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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.
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Gambler (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
博徒
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Hiroki Matsukata …
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.
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Gamblers and Racketeers (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博徒対テキ屋
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Koji Tsuruta …
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.
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Eleven Gangsters (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
暗黒街の顔役　十一人のギャング
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tetsuro Tamba …
other title: 暗黒街の顔役　十一人のギャング
Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.