Seizaburō Kawazu — Actor (74)
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Glorious Fights (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
地獄の掟に明日はない
director: Yasuo Furuhata actor: Ken Takakura / Rentaro Mikuni …
other title: Il n'y a pas de lendemain dans les lois de l'enfer / 地獄の掟に明日はない
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
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The Big Boss (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
暗黒街の顔役
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Koji Tsuruta / Seizaburō Kawazu …
other title: 暗黒街の顔役 / Ombres dans la nuit
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
戦国群盗傳
director: Toshio Sugie actor: Toshirō Mifune / Koji Tsuruta …
other title: Le scimitarre dei mongoli / 戦国群盗傳
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
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Wild Spirit (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
残侠あばれ肌
director: Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Tatsuo Umemiya / Ryō Ikebe …
other title: 残侠あばれ肌
It has been 5 years since Eijiro Kikukawa of the Asakusa Kaminarimon family killed the head of the Suzaki family. Finally he gets out of prison and comes to the city of Odahama, where he had a mistress, Okei, whom he could not forget. He accidentally helped a man named Hanji from the Kurokane family and was received by the family as a guest. And soon Eijiro is involved in a showdown between the yakuza families.
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf (1966) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
昭和残侠伝　一匹狼
director: Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Ken Takakura / Sumiko Fuji …
other title: 昭和残侠伝　一匹狼 / Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami
The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...
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The Approach of Autumn (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
秋立ちぬ
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Nobuko Otowa / Yōsuke Natsuki …
other title: À l'approche de l'automne / Autumn Has Already Started …
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
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Victory Is Ours (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
港の乾杯　勝利をわが手に
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Kō Mishima / Keiko Amaji …
other title: 港の乾杯　勝利をわが手に / Victory Is Mine
A sailor tries to help his younger brother, a horse-racing jockey, escape from the yakuza after double crossing them in a fixing scam. Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut.
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Satan's Town (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪魔の街
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Seizaburō Kawazu / Ichirō Sugai …
other title: 悪魔の街
A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending. A patch-work production.